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The Men Who Stare at Goats

Comedy. Reporter Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) thinks he may have a scoop when he learns about the New Earth Army, an experimental US military unit with unparalleled psychic powers.

Comedy. Reporter Bob Wilton is in search of his next big story when he encounters Lyn Cassady, a shadowy figure who claims to be part of an experimental US military unit. According to Cassady, the New Earth Army is changing the way wars are fought. A legion of Warrior Monks with unparalleled psychic powers can read the enemy's thoughts, pass through solid walls, and even kill a goat simply by staring at it. Now, the programme's founder, Bill Django, has gone missing and Cassady's mission is to find him.

1 hour, 26 minutes

Last on

Sun 28 Mar 202123:00
BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD

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Music Played

  • Supergrass

    Alright

Credits

Lyn Skip CassadyGeorge Clooney
Bob WiltonEwan McGregor
Bill DjangoJeff Bridges
DirectorGrant Heslov
Larry HooperKevin Spacey
Brigadier General Dean HopgoodStephen Lang
Todd NixonRobert Patrick
Mahmud DaashWaleed Zuaiter
Gus LaceyStephen Root
Major HoltzGlenn Morshower
Scotty MercerNick Offerman
Debora WiltonRebecca Mader
ProducerGeorge Clooney
ProducerGrant Heslov
AuthorJon Ronson
WriterPeter Straughan
Tim KootzTim Griffin
ProducerPaul Lister

Broadcasts

  • Sun 9 Jan 201122:00
    BBC HD & BBC Two
  • Sat 23 Feb 201323:30
    BBC HD & BBC Two England & Wales only
  • Sun 24 Feb 201300:30
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Tue 5 Nov 201323:30
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & Wales
  • Wed 6 Nov 201300:00
    BBC One Wales HD & Wales only
  • Thu 14 Nov 201300:35
    BBC One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
  • Sun 28 Mar 202123:00
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Scotland

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