Based on a play, the story details the dramatic negotiations between UK, France, Poland, Nazi-Germany and USSR from the day Czechoslovakia fell, until Britain's declaration of war on Germany caused by Hitler's invasion of Poland.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Ian McKellenAdolf Hitler | Adolf Hitler |
 Michael AldridgeNeville Chamberlain | Neville Chamberlain |
 Tony BrittonSir Nevile Henderson | Sir Nevile Henderson |
 John WoodvineJoachim von Ribbentrop | Joachim von Ribbentrop |
 Peter VaughanHermann Goering | Hermann Goering |
 Michael CulverHalifax | Halifax |
 Anthony BateSimon | Simon |
 Lee MontagueHore-Belisha | Hore-Belisha |
 Jonathan CoyButler | Butler |
 Ronnie StevensPhipps | Phipps |
| JJack GallowayMacDonald | MacDonald |
 Richard HefferWallace | Wallace |
| JJohn ElmesColvin | Colvin |
 Bernard GallagherGreenwood | Greenwood |
| DDavid SwiftDaladier | Daladier |
 Robert AshbyBonnet | Bonnet |
| BBernard BrownCorbin | Corbin |
 Alex NortonStalin | Stalin |
 Michael CroninMolotov | Molotov |
 James LaurensonCiano | Ciano |
 Barrie RutterMussolini | Mussolini |
 Stephen MooreBeck | Beck |
| BBill StewartLipski | Lipski |
 John StrattonHacha | Hacha |