Kort na haar aanstelling krijgt Margaret Thatcher al te maken met een zeer moeilijke kwestie: de Falkland eilanden. Argentinië, dat een voormalig bondgenoot van het Verenigd Koninkrijk was, bezette de Falkland eilanden in 1981. Kort daarop verklaarde Thatcher de oorlog aan Argentinië. Na een periode van afwachten, waarin getracht werd het conflict vreedzaam op te lossen, besloten de Britten over te gaan op minder vriendelijke maatregelen. In maart en april 1982 vochten Britse troepen op de eilanden, waarna het spoedig weer Brits grondbezit werd.
Nee, helaas is The Falklands Play nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | Michael Samuels | Director |
| Writing | Ian Curteis | Writer |
| Production | Richard Fell | Executive Producer |
| Production | Rebecca Ferrand | Line Producer |
| Production | Jeremy Howe | Producer |
| Crew | Mark Isaac | Cinematography |
| Camera | Chris Pearce | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Steve Rees | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Kevin Rudge | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Rory Taylor | Cinematography |
| Editing | Martin Sharpe | Editor |
| Production | Carrie Hilton | Casting |
| Art | Melanie Allen | Production Design |
| Art | Madelaine Leech | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jayne Gregory | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sallie Adams | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jane Bevans | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kirsty Herring | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kristy Herring | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Sacha Whitmarsh | Production Manager |
| Directing | Paul Elkins | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Tammy Kempinski | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Holly Watson | Third Assistant Director |
| Art | Colin Bradbury | Property Master |
| Art | Sandy Garfield | Property Buyer |
| Sound | Alan Cridford | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Jason Hopfner | Boom Operator |
| Sound | James Loosemore | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Mario Mooney | Sound Mixer |
| Lighting | Graham Cussell | Electrician |
| Camera | Mark Issac | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Gavin Walters | Gaffer |
| Production | Chuck Douglas | Extras Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Allison Wyldeck | Costume Supervisor |
| Editing | Dominic Aarons | Colorist |
| Editing | Lesley MacKinnon | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Jenny Bowman | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Nicola Pinn | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Vanessa Stoddart | Production Accountant |
| Camera | Rory Taylor | Director of Photography |