True account of the six men held hostage by religious extremists in Beirut during the Reagan-Bush era.
Acting
Firth and Hinds turning captivity into psychological warfare.
Writing
Kathy Bates as the relentless advocate Peggy Say.
Director
David Wheatley
Kathy Bates
Peggy Say
Colin Firth
John McCarthy
Ciarán Hinds
Brian Keenan
Natasha Richardson
Jill Morrell
Jay O. Sanders
Terry Anderson
Josef Sommer
Tom Sutherland
Harry Dean Stanton
Frank Reed
Stephen Dillane
Chris Pearson
Tony Doyle
Badraig Murphy
Colin Stinton
Mike Mulholland
Rosaleen Linehan
Brenda Gilham
Ruth McCabe
Elaine Spence
Conrad Asquith
Terry Waite
Colin Bruce
Robie Burke
Colum Convey
Art Agnew
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real John McCarthy and Jill Morrell married in 1999 after their ordeal; this was filmed while he was still processing captivity.
This aired during peak 'hostage drama' era — between Midnight Express and Argo — when Western captivity narratives dominated prestige television.
US
