The Marchioness Disaster

Synopsis

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The film was due to be broadcast by ITV in 2007 but complaints from some of the families of the victims led to it being withdrawn ahead of transmission.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.

Main Cast

John Benfield

Peter Butcher

Age : 68 | Popularity : 7%

Robert Daws

Cannon John Jeffrey

Age : 64 | Popularity : 3%

Alex McGettigan

Lawrence Dallaglio

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Peter Lorenzelli

Vincent Dallaglio

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Barbara Flynn

Eileen Dallaglio

Age : 75 | Popularity : 5%

John Salthouse

John Perks

Age : 72 | Popularity : 5%

Heather Tobias

Marie Perks

Age : 71 | Popularity : 3%

Sophia Di Martino

Erika Spotswood

Age : 40 | Popularity : 9%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	David Yallop
Directing	Director	Ken Horn
Department	Role	Name

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