iner aries ▁ ▁Ann ual ▁reviews ▁ ▁Play f air ▁Cr icket ▁Ann ual ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁ ▁Wis den ▁Cr ick eters ' ▁Al man ack ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁ ▁Category : English ▁cr icket ▁seasons ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁English ▁Cr icket ▁Season , ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁Cr icket ▁season <0x0A> </s> ▁A ▁Tw ist ▁of ▁Sand ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁British ▁advent ure ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁Don ▁Ch aff ey ▁and ▁st arring ▁Richard ▁Johnson , ▁Jer emy ▁K emp , ▁Honor ▁Black man ▁and ▁Peter ▁V aug han ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁novel ▁by ▁Geoff rey ▁Jenkins . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁A ▁former ▁British ▁naval ▁officer ▁now ▁makes ▁his ▁living ▁by ▁sm ugg ling ▁goods ▁around ▁the ▁Mediter rane an . ▁After ▁being ▁forced ▁to ▁dump ▁his ▁cargo ▁when ▁nearly ▁caught ▁by ▁the ▁authorities ▁in ▁Mal ta , ▁he ▁is ▁eager ▁to ▁rec oup ▁his ▁losses . ▁When ▁a ▁former ▁colle ague ▁appears ▁and ▁tells ▁a ▁wild ▁story ▁about ▁sm ugg ling ▁diam onds ▁out ▁of ▁south - west ▁Africa , ▁he ▁sees ▁his ▁chance ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁money . ▁ ▁In ▁rec urr ing ▁flash back s , ▁the ▁captain ▁rel ives ▁his ▁w art ime ▁experiences ▁as ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁a ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁sub marine , ▁sent ▁to ▁South ▁African ▁waters ▁to ▁destroy ▁an ▁experimental ▁U - Bo at . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Richard ▁Johnson ▁as ▁Geoff rey ▁Peace