The Marchioness Disaster
2008·Movie·1h 35m
TV Movie
A factual reconstruction of the events leading up to, during and after the Marchioness was struck by the Bow Belle Dredger on the river Thames in August 1989, which killed over 50 people. The film was due to be broadcast by ITV in 2007 but complaints from some of the families of the victims led to it being withdrawn ahead of transmission. It has never been broadcast in the UK, but has been screened in France.
- Directed by
- Ken Horn
- Original language
- English
- Released
- 1 November 2008
Where to Watch
Availability in the US · Subtitle and audio track data
Cast
John Benfield
Peter Butcher
Robert Daws
Cannon John Jeffrey
- AM
Alex McGettigan
Lawrence Dallaglio
- PL
Peter Lorenzelli
Vincent Dallaglio
Barbara Flynn
Eileen Dallaglio
John Salthouse
John Perks
Heather Tobias
Marie Perks
Sophia Di Martino
Erika Spotswood
Ellen Thomas
Linda Hunt
Charley Speed
Stephen Perks
- AP
Amy Perfect
Frances Dallaglio
- JR
James Roache
Matthew Thompson