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Silkwood
Disturbing drama based on the true story of Karen Silkwood, a worker in an Oklahoma nuclear plant who finds her life in danger when she discovers a serious safety breach. Meryl Streep gives an Oscar-nominated performance in a role which echoes Jack Lemmon's in The China Syndrome.
Last on
Sun 2 Nov 201401:00
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Karen Silkwood | Meryl Streep |
| Drew Stephens | Kurt Russell |
| Dolly Pelliker | Cher |
| Director | Mike Nichols |
| Winston | Craig T Nelson |
| Angela | Diana Scarwid |
| Morgan | Fred Ward |
| Paul Stone | Ron Silver |
| Earl Lapin | Charles Hallahan |
| Max Richter | Josef Sommer |
| Thelma Rice | Sudie Bond |
| Quincy Bissell | Henderson Forsythe |
| Gilda Schultz | E Katherine Kerr |
| Wesley | David Strathairn |
| Walt Yarborough | M Emmet Walsh |
| Los Alamos Doctor | James Rebhorn |
| Linda Dawson | Tess Harper |
| Writer | Nora Ephron |
| Writer | Alice Arlen |
| Producer | Michael Hausman |
| Producer | Mike Nichols |
| Composer | Georges Delerue |
| Director of photography | Miroslav Ondricek |
Broadcasts
- Mon 24 Mar 200823:55BBC Two except East, Wales & Yorkshire
Wed 26 Jan 201123:35BBC One except Northern Ireland & Wales- Thu 27 Jan 201100:05BBC One Wales
- Fri 1 Feb 201300:20BBC One except Northern Ireland
- Fri 1 Feb 201323:55BBC One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
- Mon 24 Feb 201400:45BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sun 2 Nov 201401:00BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
