Defence Of The Realm

Gabriel Byrne and Greta Scacchi star in this British thriller set during the Cold War. While investigating the link between M. P. Dennis Markham (Ian Bannen) and an East German agent, young journalist Nick Mullen (Byrne) realises that he is being set up by the authorities.

After his colleague, Vernon Bayliss (Denholm Elliott), is killed in suspicious circumstances, Mullen teams up with Bayliss' secretary Nina (Scacchi) to try and find out the truth and reach the bottom of the conspiracy.