A Very British Coup
Working-class, left-leaning Harry Perkins is elected PM. As he works to implement social change via democratic process, the conservatives and their allies quietly begin working to remove him. Perkins' goals include nuclear disarmament, the dissolution of newspaper monopolies, open government and the closure of all US military bases on UK soil. While many members of the govnerment oppose him, he finds some support in Home Secretary Joan Cook and key members of his staff.
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Ray McAnally
Harry Perkins · 3 eps
Tim McInnerny
Fiennes · 3 eps
Keith Allen
Thompson · 3 eps
Christine Kavanagh
Liz · 3 eps
Clive Merrison
T.V. Interviewer · 3 eps
Hugh Martin
Sampson · 3 eps
Harmage Singh Kalirai
Patel · 3 eps
Stephanie Fayerman
Editor · 3 eps
David McKail
Robertson · 3 eps
Philip Madoc
Fison · 3 eps
Geoffrey Beevers
Wainwright · 3 eps
Oliver Ford Davies
Tweed · 3 eps
Alan MacNaughtan
Browne · 3 eps
Jeremy Young
Alford · 3 eps
Philip O'Brien
President of the U.S.A. · 3 eps
Bernard Kay
Inspector Page · 3 eps
Marjorie Yates
Cook · 3 eps
Shane Rimmer
Secretary of State · 3 eps
