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S01 E011988-06-19 / 55 MIN
PART 1
The Labour Party leader Harry Perkins, a working class, fervent socialist and former trade union leader becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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RAY MCANALLYHarry Perkins
TIM MCINNERNYFiennes
KEITH ALLENThompson
CHRISTINE KAVANAGHLiz
CLIVE MERRISONT.V. Interviewer
A VERY BRITISH COUP
19887.9 RATING1 SEASON3 EPISODESWAR & POLITICS
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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S01 E021988-06-26 / 55 MIN
PART 2
Harry Perkins finds numerous enemies ranged against him, and they are in possession of a secret from his past.
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S01 E031988-07-03 / 55 MIN
PART 3
Harry is faced with political ruin, but bests his enemies in a way no-one can anticipate.
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