The Ploughman's Lunch

An age of deceit... A man of our times

As the UK begins its military engagement in the Falklands, a BBC news journalist attempts to climb up from his working-class roots, at any cost, lying to those around him to get what he wants, only to discover that he is the recipient of a deception far more clever than his own.

Director

Richard Eyre

Writer

Ian McEwan

Released

May 30, 1983

Language

English