The Man Who Broke Britain

Directed by Gabriel Range
2004    90mDrama, TV Movie
7.2
A devastating terrorist strike wipes out much of Saudi Arabia's oil production; the same day a trader of Saudi origin disappears from UK investment bank Sun First Credit (SFCB). Managers soon discover the missing trader, Samir Badr, has built up crippling debts, multiplied a hundred fold by the attacks in Saudi. SFCB, once the toast of the city, is suddenly heading for bankruptcy, taking a whole raft of other banks down with it. The resulting market crash and banking crisis will push Britain and the US into a 21st Century recession: pension funds are slashed, unemployment soars and the housing market collapses. Following the discovery that Badr has committed suicide, a new Al-Qa'eda tape surfaces, in which Bin Laden appears to claim responsibility for the financial turmoil. Suspicion grows that Badr was an Islamic extremist who deliberately sabotaged the bank. As the authorities and the media launch a massive investigation into the apparent Al-Qaeda assault on the pillars of the Western Economy, an alternative explanation emerges. Could greed and incompetence be the real cause of the collapse of Britain's economy?

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  • Tim Pigott-SmithNarrator (voice)
  • Mansour Abou ChahineSamir Badr
  • Katherine IgoePatricia Badr
  • Mark HydeGordon Marnham
  • George PottsDarren Waring
  • Will AshcroftPhilip Crighton
  • Kirsty DillonKirsty Rogers
  • Roger BarclayJimmy
  • Nigel WilliamsPeter Wickson
  • Caroline LintottLaura Thompson
  • Amani ZainNasreen Hasan
  • Roger ParrottRichard Stewart
  • Aziz Al NaibKhalid Pharoan
  • Lynne VerrallMary Dunbar
  • Mike HaywardGareth Morgan
  • Jeremy BoothTrader
  • Dean KnowsleyArmed Police Officer
  • Jeff RandallSelf
  • Pauline Neville-JonesSelf
  • Adam BoultonSelf

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