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The multi-award-winning British political miniseries
"A classic tale of power and corruption" --The Independent (U.K.)
"A triumph" --Daily Telegraph (U.K.)
It begins innocently enough: a politician calls a strike, and the headmaster of a local school inadvertently sabotages it. Soon the men are caught in a power struggle of epic proportions. Robert Lindsay (Horatio Hornblower) is brilliant as the corrupt, egomaniacal Labour party leader Michael Murray. Michael Palin (Monty Python) is superb as the principled, mild-mannered Jim Nelson. They are unlikely but inexorable foes, and as their conflict escalates, so do the risks. Nelson suffers from debilitating anxiety attacks. Murray hides a tormented past, and the arrival of a beautiful woman (Lindsay Duncan, Rome) further complicates matters.
With a BAFTA-winning soundtrack by Elvis Costello and Richard Harvey, this richly woven, acclaimed British satire skewers its Thatcher-era setting. Veering from drama to farce, it’s a darkly humorous tale of good versus evil, the progress of madness, and the ultimate cost of revenge. "Blisteringly funny and painfully tragic" --The Scotsman (U.K.).
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DVD information
| Release Date (USA): | 2010-02-23 |
| Rating (USA): | NA |
| Release Date (UK): | - |
| Rating (UK) : | NA |
| Director: | - |
| Producer: | - |
| Studio: | Acorn Media |
| Writer/s: | - |
Cast
| Robert Lindsay | |
| Michael Palin |
DVD Features
Episode 1 commentary by Robert Lindsay, Michael Palin, and Peter Ansorge Interview with writer Alan Bleasdale (24 min.) Biography of Elvis Costello Cast filmographies |
