"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."
Ian Richardson
as Francis Urquhart
Susannah Harker
as Mattie Storin
Miles Anderson
as Roger O'Neill
Alphonsia Emmanuel
as Penny Guy
Malcolm Tierney
as Patrick Woolton
Diane Fletcher
as Elizabeth Urquhart
William Chubb
as John Krajewski
David Lyon
as Henry Collingridge
Isabelle Amyes
as Anne Collingridge
James Villiers
as Charles Collingridge
Christopher Owen
as Peter McKenzie
Damien Thomas
as Michael Samuels
Nicholas Selby
as Lord Billsborough
Kenny Ireland
as Ben Landless
Colin Jeavons
as Tim Stamper
Kenneth Gilbert
as Harold Earle
Ken Riddington
Producer
Gordon Lester
Sound Recordist
Michael Narduzzo
Sound Mixer
Jonathan Rowdon
Sound Editor
Barrie Tharby
Lionel Strutt
ADR Mixer
Tina Maskell
Stunts
Gareth Milne
Stunt Coordinator
Richard Wood
Gaffer
James Grimes
Grip
Anne Henderson
Casting
Hayley Murt
Lesley Williams
Location Manager
Richard Bissill
Musician
Ellen Fraser
Script Editor
Karen Savage
Production Assistant
Katharine Gatt
Chris Ferriday
Property Buyer
Michael Dobbs
Writer
Novel
Andrew Davies
Jeremy Gwilt
Associate Producer
Jim Parker
Music
Jim Fyans
Director of Photography
Ian Punter
Howard Billingham
Editor
Ken Ledsham
Production Design
Rosalind Ebbutt
Costume Design
Helen Barrett
Makeup Designer
Nigel Taylor
First Assistant Director
Paul Seed
Director
Rosemary Turner
Graphic Designer
Dave Gray
Construction Manager
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