Episode #1.3 (3 Jul. 1988)

Director:

Mick Jackson

Writers:

Chris Mullin (novel), Alan Plater (screenplay)

Stars:

Ray McAnally, Marjorie Yates, Geoffrey Beevers

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Ray McAnally	...	The Cabinet - Harry Perkins
Marjorie Yates	...	The Cabinet - Cook
Geoffrey Beevers	...	The Cabinet - Wainwright
Hugh Martin	...	The Cabinet - Sampson
Keith Allen	...	The Staff - Thompson
Oliver Ford Davies	...	The Staff - Tweed
Bernard Kay	...	The Staff - Inspector Page
Alan MacNaughton	...	The Public Servants - Browne (as Alan MacNaughtan)
Tim McInnerny	...	The Public Servants - Fiennes
Christine Kavanagh	...	The Public Servants - Liz
David McKail	...	The Public Servants - Robertson
Oscar Quitak	...	The Public Servants - Kowalsky
Michael Godley	...	The Public Servants - Gibbon
Shane Rimmer	...	The Americans - Secretary of State
Philip O'Brien	...	The Americans - President

Storyline

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Release Date:

3 July 1988 (UK)

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Quotes

The Cabinet - Harry Perkins: In South America, they'd call this a coup d'état.
The Public Servants - Browne: But no firing squad, no torture or retribution. No bloodshed. A very British coup, wouldn't you say?

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