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Chance of a Lifetime

10.019801h 15mMovieDramaTV Movie

Play by Robert Holman, about two brothers at a rural comprehensive in Teeside. The older brother, Gordon, joins the army and is killed by the IRA in Northern Ireland. The younger blames his father for letting Gordon join the army.

DirectorGiles Foster
WriterRobert Holman
ProducerRichard Eyre

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Cast · Directed by Giles Foster

DDDavid Daker
David Daker
Andy Saville
MH
Martyn Hesford
Gordon Saville
RT
Richard Tolan
Phillip Saville
MN
Madelaine Newton
Jean
DBDavid Buck
David Buck
Major Ian Anderson
KMKenneth MacDonald
Kenneth MacDonald
School teacher
RBRachel Bell
Rachel Bell
School secretary
SG
Stephen Greenwood
Stephen
GP
Gary Patterson
Colin
ST
Stuart Teale
Headmaster
OMOliver Maguire
Oliver Maguire
Stephen Gallagher
JDJ.G. Devlin
J.G. Devlin
Old Mr. Gallagher

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Chance of a Lifetime — streaming FAQ

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Is Chance of a Lifetime on Netflix?

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Chance of a Lifetime hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around February 21, 1980. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.