
Overview
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.
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Cast

Ian Richardson
Francis Urquhart

Susannah Harker
Mattie Storin

Miles Anderson
Roger O'Neill

Alphonsia Emmanuel
Penny Guy

Malcolm Tierney
Patrick Woolton

Diane Fletcher
Elizabeth Urquhart

William Chubb
John Krajewski
David Lyon
Henry Collingridge

Isabelle Amyes
Anne Collingridge

James Villiers
Charles Collingridge
Christopher Owen
Peter McKenzie

Damien Thomas
Michael Samuels
Nicholas Selby
Lord Billsborough

Kenny Ireland
Ben Landless

Colin Jeavons
Tim Stamper
Kenneth Gilbert
Harold Earle
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Keywords
based on novel or bookminiseriesbritish politicsbritish prime ministerpolitical intrigue
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Added: 5/14/2026Updated: 6/3/2026














