Chance of a Lifetime
1980Play by Robert Holman, about two brothers at a rural comprehensive in Teeside. The older brother, Gordon, joins the army and is killed by the IRA in Northern Ireland. The younger blames his father for letting Gordon join the army.
Acted in
David Daker
as Andy Saville
Martyn Hesford
as Gordon Saville
Richard Tolan
as Phillip Saville
Madelaine Newton
as Jean
David Buck
as Major Ian Anderson
Kenneth MacDonald
as School teacher
Rachel Bell
as School secretary
Stephen Greenwood
as Stephen
Gary Patterson
as Colin
Stuart Teale
as Headmaster
Oliver Maguire
as Stephen Gallagher
J.G. Devlin
as Old Mr. Gallagher
Mollie Maureen
as Old Mrs. Gallagher
Christopher Denham
as Taxi driver
Tony McHale
as Recruiting sergeant
Christopher Reeks
as Recruiting sergeant
Max Hafler
as Army recruit
Norman Scace
as Pathologist
Peter Biddle
as Gardener
Joe Belcher
as Shift worker
Rose Hill
as Old lady
Alison Ambler
as Nurse
Michael Fox
as Schoolboy