Memories of 1970-1991

1979 (Season 1, Episode 10)

TV Episode | 52 min | Documentary

Shah of Iran expelled. Britain's Winter of Discontent. Three Mile Island disaster. US Embassy staff seized in Iran. Murder of Mountbatten.

Writers

Dominic Allan (scripts) | Ian Davis (scripts) | Chris Holker (scripts) | Jane Van Knijff (scripts)

Producer

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Powell Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Italian Job (1969)
Shirley Bassey Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Moonraker (1979)
Leonid Brezhnev Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	O Sport, You Are Peace! (1981)
James Callaghan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Battle of the Bogside (2004)
Jimmy Carter Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The American President (2000)
King Charles III Self (archive footage) (as Prince Charles) Self (archive footage) (as Prince Charles) See fewer	Coronation Street (1960)
Ayatollah Khomeini Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	For Liberty (1979)
Pope John Paul II Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Jeweller's Shop (1988)
Jane Priest Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Life Support (2001)
Queen Elizabeth II Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Civilisation (1969)
Ronald Reagan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Kings Row (1942)
Denis Thatcher Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	ITN News (1955)
Margaret Thatcher Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	SDI Star Wars (1991)
Deng Xiaoping Self (archive footage) (as Xiaoping Deng) Self (archive footage) (as Xiaoping Deng) See fewer	Mr. Deng Goes to Washington (2015)