In the Secret State

"A Government Department with data on us all in its computers is not functioning quite as its ex-Head intended. Frank Strange sets out to clear his own name and finds he is investigating a murder."

Cast

Frank Finlay

as Frank Strange

Matthew Marsh

as James Quitman

Geoffrey Chater

as Michael Hatherley

Michael Byrne

as Guy Preger

Thorley Walters

as Johnny Davenport

Ronald Fraser

as Barnaby Tucker

Malcolm Terris

as Cooper

Ken Campbell

as Hoskins

Nicholas Selby

as Sir Gerald Dangerfield

Hilary Minster

as Mayer

Natasha Richardson

as Jilly

Emma Relph

as Liz

Tony Selby

as Mitchell

Roger Brierley

as Minister

Pip Donaghy

as Richard Lister

Noreen Kershaw

as Mrs. Lister

Peter Sproule

as Ellison

Gorden Kaye

as Buff

Derek Holt

as Watcher

Ray Knight

as Watcher

Michael Redfern

as Watcher

Roger Lloyd Pack

as Selser

Christopher Birch

as Police Inspector

Ian Bleasdale

as Directorate Official

Nicholas Boulton

as Schoolboy

Brenda Cavendish

as Nurse

Stephen Churchett

as Directorate Official

Andrew Cuthbert

as Directorate Security

Russell Dixon

as Television Reporter

Stewart Harwood

as Cooper's Security

Kaleem Janjua

as Off-Licence Owner

Jack Lee

as Directorate Security

Wyllie Longmore

as Fenton

Richard May

as Lester's Son

Amanda Neylon

as Lister's Daughter

Nick Orchard

as Junior Reporter

Neville Phillips

as Restaurant Manager

Ivor Salter

as Directorate Security

Shope Shodeinde

as Directorate Official

Gurdial Sira

as Pathologist

Alan Thompson

as Coroner

James Woolley

as Liz's Colleague

Crew

Christopher Morahan

Director

Robert McCrum

Novel

Ann Scott

Producer

Nat Crosby

Cinematography

Dan Rae

Editor

Stuart Walker

Production Designer

Brian Phelan

Writer