Defence of the Realm

A reporter named Mullen 'stumbles' onto a story linking a prominent Member of Parliament to a KGB agent and a near-nuclear disaster involving a teenage runaway and a U.S. Air Force base. Has there been a Government cover-up? Mullen teams up with Vernon Bayliss, an old hack, and Nina Beckam, the MP's assistant, to find out the truth.

Cast

Gabriel Byrne

as Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen

Greta Scacchi

as Nina Beckman

Denholm Elliott

as Vernon Bayliss

Ian Bannen

as Dennis Markham

Fulton Mackay

as Victor Kingsbrook

Bill Paterson

as Jack Macleod

David Calder

as Harry Champion

Frederick Treves

as Arnold Reece

Robbie Coltrane

as Leo McAskey

Steven Woodcock

as Steven Dyce

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