Story :London, England, April 1980. Six terrorists assault the Embassy of Iran and take hostages. For six days, tense negotiations are held while the authorities decide whether a military squad should intervene.
Cast
Jamie BellLCpl. Rusty Firmin
Abbie CornishKate Adie
Mark StrongMax Vernon
Martin ShawJohn Dellow
Emun ElliottRoy
Ben TurnerSalim
Aymen HamdouchiFaisal
Tim Pigott-SmithHome Secretary William Whitelaw
Robert PortalLt. Col. Mike Rose
Colin GarlickLCpl. John Mac
Andrew GraingerRay
Martin HancockBBC Cameraman Bill
Colin MoyMaj. Hector Gullan
Toby LeachPC Trevor Lock
Xavier HoranSAS Soldier Tom Morrell
Te Kohe TuhakaTak
William ChubbMI5 Spokesman
Ronan VibertMI6 Spokesman
John HenshawMetropolitan Police Spokesman
Tim DownieJimmy
Sam SneddenSim Harris
Mia BlakeBetty, Max's Wife
Matthew SunderlandTom Lovett
Emma Campbell-JonesWhitelaw's Aide
Jared TurnerSgt. Tommy Palmer
Calum GittinsTommo
Ryan O'KaneSnapper
Fayssal BazziMakki
Kenneth CollardClive
Nicholas BoultonChris Cramer
Scarlett FeatherstoneMax's Daughter #1
Venice HarrisMax's Daughter #2
Marjan GorganiLead Interpretor
Jeff SzustermanIntelligence Translator
Phil PeletonIntelligence Officer
Kip ChapmanTrevor
AjayshriCaretaker
Scott Michael WagstaffPC Walker
Brady PowellIrish Policeman
Jay SutherlandPoliceman #1
Joel BeckettPoliceman #2
Alan B. McElroyPoliceman #3
Dominic HughesParamedic
David RumneySignaller
Eric ColvinOB Technician
Sara StoneZahra Zomorrodian
Margaret ThatcherHerself (archive footage) (uncredited)