The artist's personal commentary on the decline of his country in a language closer to poetry than prose. A dark meditation on London under Thatcher.
Director
Derek Jarman
Tilda Swinton
The Maid
Spencer Leigh
Soldier / Various roles
Gerrard McArthur
Various roles
Jonny Phillips
Various roles (as Jonathan Phillips)
Nigel Terry
Narrator (voice)
Himself (uncredited)
Clip from The Last of England (1987, sub ENG)