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ITV Sunday Night Theatre

Lay Down Your Arms (Season 2, Episode 36)
TV Episode | 78 min | Drama

Dennis Potter used his own background as a Russian language clerk in the War Office when writing this play for ITV's SATURDAY NIGHT THEATRE series. At the time of the 1956 Suez Crisis and the Russian invasion of Hungary, Private Bob Hawk ...See moreDennis Potter used his own background as a Russian language clerk in the War Office when writing this play for ITV's SATURDAY NIGHT THEATRE series. At the time of the 1956 Suez Crisis and the Russian invasion of Hungary, Private Bob Hawk reports to the London Intelligence Office where the strength of Soviet troops is under scrutiny. Written by Bhob Stewart See less
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May 23, 1970 (United Kingdom)
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23 cast members
Name Known for
Nikolas Simmonds
Pvt. Robert Hawk Pvt. Robert Hawk   See fewer
Leonard Trolley
Lt. Col. Jack Bateman Lt. Col. Jack Bateman   See fewer
Peter Cellier
Major Gerald Hisscock Major Gerald Hisscock   See fewer
John Warner
Major Freddy Wilson Major Freddy Wilson   See fewer
Graham Armitage
Major William Timps Major William Timps   See fewer
Ken Wayne
Col. Ulysses S. Feather Col. Ulysses S. Feather   See fewer
Julia Jones
Mrs. Hawk Mrs. Hawk   See fewer
Joby Blanshard
Mr. Hawk Mr. Hawk   See fewer
George Layton
Corporal May Corporal May   See fewer
Tim Hardy
Trepliov Trepliov   See fewer
John Bloomfield
American Tourist American Tourist   See fewer
Tucker McGuire
American Tourist's Wife American Tourist's Wife   See fewer
Will Stampe
Londoner Londoner   See fewer
John Foley
First Person in Theatre (uncredited) First Person in Theatre (uncredited)   See fewer
Rosemary Turner
Second Person in Theatre (uncredited) Second Person in Theatre (uncredited)   See fewer
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