A Very British Coup
1988•PG•1 Seasons•3 Episodes•7.9•Ended
War & PoliticsDrama
Working-class, left-leaning Harry Perkins is elected PM. As he works to implement social change via democratic process, the conservatives and their allies quietly begin working to remove him. Perkins' goals include nuclear disarmament, the dissolution of newspaper monopolies, open government and the closure of all US military bases on UK soil. While many members of the govnerment oppose him, he finds some support in Home Secretary Joan Cook and key members of his staff.
Creator
Alan Plater
Network
Channel 4
Origin
GB
Cast
Ray McAnally
Harry Perkins
Tim McInnerny
Fiennes
Keith Allen
Thompson
Christine Kavanagh
Liz
Clive Merrison
T.V. Interviewer
Hugh Martin
Sampson
Harmage Singh Kalirai
Patel
Stephanie Fayerman
Editor
David McKail
Robertson
Philip Madoc
Fison
Geoffrey Beevers
Wainwright
Oliver Ford Davies
Tweed
Alan MacNaughtan
Browne
Jeremy Young
Alford
Philip O'Brien
President of the U.S.A.
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