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MovieMail's Review
Tumbledown provoked fury and controversy before and after its airing on BBC in 1989. It is based on the true story of a British soldier, Guardsman Robert Lawrence, who fought in the 1982 Falklands conflict, and whose injuries in the battle at Tumbledown left him disabled for life.
Colin Firth plays the gung ho military man and sees Tumbledown as the film that changed his career. He claimed that Charles Wood's script, written with the full co-operation of the Lawrence family after listening to Lawrence tell his story, was the most exciting one he had ever worked on. Indeed, Wood's genius is to have Lawrence completely unrepentant about his attitudes, so that any judgements are left to us. The play is complemented by Richard Eyre's fine, understated direction. The horror of this war, and any war, just keep quietly piling up on the viewer. This is a terrific piece of work and obviously very relevant right now.
Tumbledown is available separately or in a commemorative set with The Falklands Play, written by Ian Curteis in 1986 but not made until 2002, and which takes a strong pro-Thatcher stance.
A BBC drama based on the experiences of the Royal Scots Guard Lieutenant, Robert Lawrence, covering his military training, the fateful action he saw in the Falklands conflict and the aftermath of the terrible injuries which he sustained. Colin Firth takes the main role in this gripping and emotionally involving film.
