
Paul, a former miner, writes a hard-hitting screenplay about his own experiences of the 1984 miners' strike. However, the Hollywood production company that gets hold of his script turns it into a ludicrously sensationalist and anachronistic action film, starring Al Pacino as Arthur Scargill, and Meryl Streep as his wife.

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as Meryl Streep as Mrs Scargill

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as Adrian/Slim/Policeman

as Film Exec/Camp Actor 2/Celebrity

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as Prime Minister

as Tammy

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as Gerry/2nd Man/Picketer

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