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