Pinochet in Suburbia

The story

In 1998 former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet visits Britain for medical treatment. On being tipped off, Amnesty International seize the chance to bring to justice a man they insist is guilty of multiple human rights violations. The newly-elected Labour government is initially amenable, and soon Pinochet is under house arrest (albeit in a detached house in leafy suburbia) and awaiting extradition to Spain. However, Amnesty are up against the complexities of British law, the vacillations of Home Secretary Jack Straw, Pinochet's former ally Margaret Thatcher - and the Senator's own vast reserves of cunning.

Cast

D Derek JacobiSenator Augusto Pinochet P Phyllida LawLucia Pinochet P Peter CapaldiAndy McEntee A Anna MasseyBaroness Thatcher Y Yolanda VazquezNicole Drouilly D Daniel CerqueiraVictor Jobim J Jessica HynesWPC Broughton P Pip TorrensMichael Caplan T Tim McMullanDi Parfrey S Susan WooldridgePam Harris M Michael MaloneyJack Straw G Gethin AnthonyWilliam Straw

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A Alex BlakeAdam N Natasha WilliamsNurse R Richard ReesSteve H Hugh RossMagistrate S Susan BrownFemale Lawyer S Sally RoweSecond Female Lawyer A Arturo VenegasErnesto J Javier AlcinaTony J John AlbasinyMedia Executive M Martin BallJonathan Powell V Vicki PepperdineInterviewer J Jane HowLocal Resident A Anna NicholasMichelle Drouilly V Vincent Curson SmithAntonio F Fabio CardasciaChilean Officer