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Plot

Frustrated at a new moderate Conservative government and deprived of a promotion to a senior position, chief whip Francis Urquhart prepares a meticulous plot to bring down the Prime Minister then to take his place.

Cast

Ian Richardson as Francis Urquhart
Ian Richardson

as Francis Urquhart

Susannah Harker as Mattie Storin
Susannah Harker

as Mattie Storin

Malcolm Tierney as Patrick Woolton
Malcolm Tierney

as Patrick Woolton

Alphonsia Emmanuel as Penny Guy
Alphonsia Emmanuel

as Penny Guy

Diane Fletcher as Elizabeth Urquhart
Diane Fletcher

as Elizabeth Urquhart

William Chubb as John Krajewski
William Chubb

as John Krajewski

Isabelle Amyes as Anne Collingridge
Isabelle Amyes

as Anne Collingridge

Nicholas Selby as Lord Billsborough
Nicholas Selby

as Lord Billsborough

David Lyon as Henry Collingridge
David Lyon

as Henry Collingridge

Colin Jeavons as Tim Stamper
Colin Jeavons

as Tim Stamper

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Network

Status

  • Ended

First Aired Date

  • November 18, 1990

Last Aired Date

  • December 9, 1990

Production Companies

    Type

    • Miniseries

    Number of Season

    • 1

    Number of Episodes

    • 4

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    As political dramas go, they just don't come any better than this - and Ian Richardson proves a master as an epitome of an ambitious schemer that even Machiavelli would have been proud of. He is "Urquhart", the chief whip of a government under new leadership. It's "Collingwood" (David Lyon) who takes the top job, but when he decides against promoting this local secret-keeper, he makes quite a mis…

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    1990|4 Episodes

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