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To Kill the Cabinet

1986 · 36 min

A sober, procedural account of a real investigation, more informative than gripping, best for viewers curious about the facts.

Directed by
Martyn Gregory
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Bill Hamilton, George Hebblewhite, Ken Maginnis
Overview
BBC documentary on the police investigation that led to the capture of Patrick Magee: the man responsible for the Brighton Bomb. On 12 October 1984, Magee made an audacious attempt to kill Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her cabinet by exploding a bomb at the Grand Hotel in Brighton during the Conservative Party Conference. The Prime Minister was unharmed but five people were killed in the attack and many more injured.

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Directed by
Martyn Gregory
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Bill Hamilton, George Hebblewhite, Ken Maginnis
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    • politics
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    • crime
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    contemporary
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    adult
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    • true story
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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Martyn Gregory
    Starring
    Bill Hamilton, George Hebblewhite, Ken Maginnis, Danny Morrison, Willian O'Dwyer, Dennis Palmer, Jack Reece, Peter Sherry
    Runtime
    36 min
    Languages
    English

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