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.
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Jamie Bell as LCpl. Rusty Firmin
Abbie Cornish as Kate Adie
Mark Strong as Max Vernon
Martin Shaw as John Dellow
Emun Elliott as Roy
Ben Turner as Salim
Aymen Hamdouchi as Faisal
Tim Pigott-Smith as Home Secretary William Whitelaw
Robert Portal as Lt. Col. Mike Rose
Colin Garlick as LCpl. John Mac
Andrew Grainger as Ray
Martin Hancock as BBC Cameraman Bill
Colin Moy as Maj. Hector Gullan
Toby Leach as PC Trevor Lock
Xavier Horan as SAS Soldier Tom Morrell
Te Kohe Tuhaka as Tak
William Chubb as MI5 Spokesman
Ronan Vibert as MI6 Spokesman
John Henshaw as Metropolitan Police Spokesman
Tim Downie as Jimmy
Sam Snedden as Sim Harris
Mia Blake as Betty, Max's Wife
Matthew Sunderland as Tom Lovett
Emma Campbell-Jones as Whitelaw's Aide
Jared Turner as Sgt. Tommy Palmer
Calum Gittins as Tommo
Ryan O'Kane as Snapper
Fayssal Bazzi as Makki
Kenneth Collard as Clive
Nicholas Boulton as Chris Cramer
Scarlett Featherstone as Max's Daughter #1
Venice Harris as Max's Daughter #2
Marjan Gorgani as Lead Interpretor
Jeff Szusterman as Intelligence Translator
Phil Peleton as Intelligence Officer
Kip Chapman as Trevor
Ajayshri as Caretaker
Scott Michael Wagstaff as PC Walker
Brady Powell as Irish Policeman
Jay Sutherland as Policeman #1
Joel Beckett as Policeman #2
Alan B. McElroy as Policeman #3
Dominic Hughes as Paramedic
David Rumney as Signaller
Eric Colvin as OB Technician
Sara Stone as Zahra Zomorrodian
Margaret Thatcher as Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)