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The Cabinet - Harry Perkins
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Marjorie Yates | ... |
The Cabinet - Cook
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Geoffrey Beevers | ... |
The Cabinet - Wainwright
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Hugh Martin | ... |
The Cabinet - Sampson
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| Keith Allen | ... |
The Staff - Thompson
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| Oliver Ford Davies | ... |
The Staff - Tweed
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| Bernard Kay | ... |
The Staff - Inspector Page
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Alan MacNaughton | ... |
The Public Servants - Browne
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| Tim McInnerny | ... |
The Public Servants - Fiennes
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Christine Kavanagh | ... |
The Public Servants - Liz
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David McKail | ... |
The Public Servants - Robertson
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| Shane Rimmer | ... |
The Americans - Secretary of State
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| Philip O'Brien | ... |
The Americans - President
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Clive Merrison | ... |
The Media - TV Interviewer
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Philip Madoc | ... |
The Media - Fison
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Jeremy Young | ... |
The Media - Alford
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| Stephanie Fayerman | ... |
The Media - Editor
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| Harmage Singh Kalirai | ... |
The People - Patel
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| Jim Carter | ... |
The Cabinet - Newsome
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Roger Brierley | ... |
The Cabinet - Andrews
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| Erin Donovan | ... |
The Americans - Chambers
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Robert Arden | ... |
The Americans - Ambassador
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Clive Panto | ... |
The Media - Producer
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Zulema Dene | ... |
The Media - Vision Mixer
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Terry John | ... |
The Media - Photographer
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| George Rossi | ... |
The Media - Photographer
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Jessica Carney | ... |
The People - Maureen
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The People - Annette
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Berwick Kaler | ... |
The People - Smith
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Preston Lockwood | ... |
The People - Lord Fain
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Socialists (like the fictional Harry Perkins) believe in promoting social change through the democratic system, whereas communism is opposed to democracy. Perkins is only referred to in the film as "communist" by some of those who oppose him, and the actual quote in the film is "Harry Perkins from Sheffield, steel worker and third generation socialist" When Harry Perkins, a third-generation socialist, becomes Britain's Prime Minister, he sends shockwaves through the government, both at home and abroad. Nuclear disarmament and open government are just two of the things he wants to accomplish. US interests combine with the old boys network to try and defeat Perkins with spies, tabloids, tapes: quiet, behind-the-scenes tools to accomplish a very British coup. Written by Kathy Li
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19 June 1988 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
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Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (as Mozart)
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra & The London Symphony Chorus
Conducted by Colin Davis
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"Great Mass in C Minor"Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (as Mozart)
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Conducted by Colin Davis
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The quality of the acting is very high. The pacing is excellent, there are no slow moments. It is interesting to watch the interplay between the Americans and the British, especially regarding the Blair government's position on Iraq, even in light of the famous Downing Street memorandum. One must listen to the interview with the author of the original book, who now serves in the UK government, to see how chilling this story is. I would rank it along side the excellent film The Siege, which was a prescient view of NYC under attack pre-9/11. Several years later there were BBC/Masterpiece Theatre stories about UK politics which starred Ian Richardson. This work ranks with those productions. American films, like The Manchurian Candidate or Seven Days in May have some of the same power but seem much simpler in their construction. One could make a fascinating film about the 1968 Chicago Democratic convention, or the 2000 Florida recount drama.