
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.

Jamie Bell
LCpl. Rusty Firmin

Mark Strong
Max Vernon

Abbie Cornish
Kate Adie

Martin Shaw
John Dellow

Tim Pigott-Smith
William Whitelaw

Ben Turner
Salim

Emun Elliott
Roy

Aymen Hamdouchi
Faisal

Andrew Grainger
Ray

Colin Moy
Maj. Hector Gullan

Colin Garlick
LCpl. John Mac

Toby Leach
PC Trevor Lock

Martin Hancock
Bill (BBC Cameraman)

Xavier Horan
Tom Morrell

Te Kohe Tuhaka
Tak

Robert Portal
Lt. Col. Mike Rose

William Chubb
MI5 Spokesman

Ronan Vibert
MI6 Spokesman

John Henshaw
Metropolitan Police Spokesman

Tim Downie
Jimmy
Toa Fraser
Glenn Standring
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