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  1. Movies
  2. The Man Who Broke Britain

The Man Who Broke Britain

2004
1h 30m
Drama
TV Movie

Status

Released

Release

2004

Runtime

1h 30m

Storyline

A devastating terrorist strike wipes out much of Saudi Arabia's oil production; the same day a trader of Saudi origin disappears from English investment bank Sun First Credit (SFCB). Managers soon discover the missing trader, Samir Badr, has built up crippling debts, multiplied a hundred-fold by the attacks in Saudi. SFCB, once the toast of the city, suddenly heads for bankruptcy, taking a whole raft of other banks down with it. The resulting market crash and banking crisis will push Britain and the US into a 21st century recession. Will Britain be able to recover?

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Dec 9, 2004
Languages
English
Director
Gabriel Range
Gabriel Range
Production
Wall to Wall
Wall to Wall
BBC
BBC
Production Countries
United Kingdom

Top Cast

28 Cast Members

Tim Pigott-Smith

Tim Pigott-Smith

Narrator (voice)

Mansour Abou Chahine

Samir Badr

Katherine Igoe

Patricia Badr

Mark Hyde

Mark Hyde

Gordon Marnham

George Potts

George Potts

Darren Waring

Will Ashcroft

Philip Crighton

Kirsty Dillon

Kirsty Dillon

Kirsty Rogers

Roger Barclay

Roger Barclay

Jimmy

Nigel Williams

Peter Wickson

Caroline Lintott

Laura Thompson

Amani Zain

Nasreen Hasan

Roger Parrott

Richard Stewart

Aziz Al Naib

Khalid Pharoan

Lynne Verrall

Mary Dunbar

Mike Hayward

Gareth Morgan

Jeremy Booth

Jeremy Booth

Trader

Dean Knowsley

Armed Police Officer

Jeff Randall

Self

Pauline Neville-Jones

Pauline Neville-Jones

Self

Adam Boulton

Adam Boulton

Self

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