"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."
Jamie Bell
as LCpl. Rusty Firmin
Abbie Cornish
as Kate Adie
Mark Strong
as Max Vernon
Martin Shaw
as John Dellow
Emun Elliott
as Roy
Ben Turner
as Salim
Aymen Hamdouchi
as Faisal
Tim Pigott-Smith
as Home Secretary William Whitelaw
Robert Portal
as Lt. Col. Mike Rose
Colin Garlick
as LCpl. John Mac
Andrew Grainger
as Ray
Martin Hancock
as BBC Cameraman Bill
Colin Moy
as Maj. Hector Gullan
Toby Leach
as PC Trevor Lock
Xavier Horan
as SAS Soldier Tom Morrell
Te Kohe Tuhaka
as Tak
William Chubb
as MI5 Spokesman
Ronan Vibert
as MI6 Spokesman
John Henshaw
as Metropolitan Police Spokesman
Tim Downie
as Jimmy
Sam Snedden
as Sim Harris
Mia Blake
as Betty, Max's Wife
Matthew Sunderland
as Tom Lovett
Emma Campbell-Jones
as Whitelaw's Aide
Jared Turner
as Sgt. Tommy Palmer
Calum Gittins
as Tommo
Ryan O'Kane
as Snapper
Fayssal Bazzi
as Makki
Kenneth Collard
as Clive
Nicholas Boulton
as Chris Cramer
Scarlett Featherstone
as Max's Daughter #1
Venice Harris
as Max's Daughter #2
Marjan Gorgani
as Lead Interpretor
Jeff Szusterman
as Intelligence Translator
Phil Peleton
as Intelligence Officer
Kip Chapman
as Trevor
Ajayshri
as Caretaker
Scott Michael Wagstaff
as PC Walker
Brady Powell
as Irish Policeman
Jay Sutherland
as Policeman #1
Joel Beckett
as Policeman #2
Alan B. McElroy
as Policeman #3
Dominic Hughes
as Paramedic
David Rumney
as Signaller
Eric Colvin
as OB Technician
Sara Stone
as Zahra Zomorrodian
Margaret Thatcher
as Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Simon Elrahi
as Imam (uncredited)
Glen Levy
as Jerry (uncredited)
Ghazaleh Golbakhsh
as Nooshin (uncredited)
Andrew Lawrence
as SAS Van Driver (uncredited)
John Ramm
as Tony Crabb (uncredited)
Michael Denkha
as Mustapha Karkouti
Robert Hartley
as Army Technician
Toa Fraser
Director
Glenn Standring
Screenplay
Aaron Morton
Director of Photography
Dan Kircher
Editor
Jacob Tomuri
Stunt Double
Matthew Metcalfe
Producer
Lachlan Anderson
Original Music Composer
Dan Hubbard
Casting
Gabrielle Jones
Makeup & Hair
Prosthetic Designer
Liz McGregor
Costume Designer
George Zwier
Visual Effects Supervisor
David Long
Catherine Madigan
Line Producer
Philip Ivey
Production Design
John Gilbert
James Hayday
Supervising Sound Editor
Norman Merry
Co-Producer
Hamish Gough
First Assistant Director
Second Unit Director
Jill Cormack
Art Direction
Daniel Birt
Set Decoration
Adam Martin
Sound Mixer
Jen Raoult
Still Photographer
Jon Bunker
Paul Paragon