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A Very British Coup (1988) (TV)
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19 June 1988 (UK) morePlot:
Socialists (like the fictional Harry Perkins) believe in promoting social change through the democratic system... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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6 wins & 4 nominations moreUser Comments:
Well Made and Absorbing moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Ray McAnally | ... | Harry Perkins |
| Alan MacNaughton | ... | Browne |
| Keith Allen | ... | Thompson |
| Geoffrey Beevers | ... | Wainwright |
| Jim Carter | ... | Newsome |
| Philip Madoc | ... | Fison |
 | Tim McInnerny | ... | Fiennes |
| Marjorie Yates | ... | Cook |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Robert Arden | ... | Ambassador |
| Roger Brierley | ... | Andrews |
| Jessica Carney | ... | Maureen |
| Dennis Creaghan | ... | Head of CIA |
| Gabrielle Daye | ... | Mum |
| Zulema Dene | ... | Vision Mixer |
| Erin Donovan | ... | Chambers |
 | Stephanie Fayerman | ... | Editor |
| Oliver Ford Davies | ... | Tweed |
| Julian Fox | ... | Porter |
| Bert Gaunt | ... | Returning Officer |
| Michael Godley | ... | Gibbon |
| Caroline John | ... | Annette |
| Terry John | ... | Photographer |
| Berwick Kaler | ... | Smith |
 | Harmage Singh Kalirai | ... | Patel |
| Christine Kavanagh | ... | Liz |
| Bernard Kay | ... | Inspector Page |
| Preston Lockwood | ... | Lord Fain |
| Kika Markham | ... | Helen |
| Hugh Martin | ... | Sampson |
| David McKail | ... | Robertson |
| Clive Merrison | ... | TV Interviewer |
 | Philip O'Brien | ... | President |
| Clive Panto | ... | Producer |
| Oscar Quitak | ... | Kowalsky |
| Shane Rimmer | ... | Secretary of State |
| George Rossi | ... | Photographer |
| Jeremy Young | ... | Alford |
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I'd like to think that this isn't particularly credible, but, allowing for that, this is a well made and gratifying piece of television drama.
It's all built around a towering performance from Ray McAnally, who simply doesn't put a foot wrong. The blend of kindness and steel we see in his portrayal of Harry Perkins is perfect. He is ably supported by a cast of British stalwarts, of whom Keith Allen and Marjorie Yates deserve special mention.
Whatever your politics, it's impossible not to be swept along in the sheer exhilaration of the opening twenty minutes or so as Perkins wins a landslide victory in a General Election and becomes Prime Minister at the head of a radical Labour government. After that, the pleasure comes mainly in some clever scripting and interesting use of Mozart's music.
The conclusion is pleasingly ambiguous. Too many dramas these days wrap up everything neatly, giving us nothing to think about. That's not the case here.
Excellent effort all round then. Rating: 8/10.