A Very British Coup
by Mick Jackson
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Actor: Alan MacNaughton, Geoffrey Beevers, Jim Carter, Keith Allen, Ray McAnallyDirector: Mick Jackson
Cinematographer: Ernest Vincze
Editor: Don Fairservice
Producer: Ann Skinner
Producer: Peter Ansorge
Producer: Sally Hibbin
Writer: Alan Plater
Writer: Chris Mullin
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 153 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-08-12
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Acorn Media
Movie Reviews of A Very British Coup
Movie Review: The Best of the Best Political Thrillers EVER ON TV!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the very best of the best of political thrillers on television. I saw it back when it first was on PBS years and years ago. I am thrilled it is now available on DVD. I always hoped it would show again on PBS and was disappointed that it did not win the viewers' favorite they had on television last year. Perhaps that was because they only voted on Masterpiece Theatre? But I thought this was on Masterpiece Theatre. Then again, it could have shown on Mystery. Anyway, it is fantastic and those who don't enjoy it show that they are hopelessly right-wing and therefore contemptible.
Summary of A Very British Coup
A VERY BRITISH COUPThe taut, powerful, all-too-plausible story about a democracy attacked from within When plain-spoken, charismatic former steelworker Harry Perkins becomes prime minister in a landslide Labour Party victory, his socialist agenda horrifies the entrenched ruling class and the right-wing media. As Perkins presses ahead with plans to close down U.S. military bases, break up newspaper monopolies and dismantle British nuclear weapons, the establishment and its American allies conspire in a brutal back-room struggle to regain control. Starring Ray McAnally (A Perfect Spy, My Left Foot), this PBS Masterpiece Theatre miniseries won an International Emmy Award, three top British television awards and the Banff Television Festival grand prize.
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE
. interview with author Chris Mullin
. full-color insert with character glossary
. cast and crew filmographies
Yet another astonishing example of the daring and intelligence of British television, A Very British Coup imagines what might have happened if, during the latter days of the cold war, a left-wing prime minister had launched reforms that seriously threatened the interests of the establishment--including the United States. While the initial barrage of political details may confuse American viewers, the complexity soon clears and this miniseries becomes a gripping, dazzling feast of government machinations, media deviousness, and internal power struggles--leading up to murder, blackmail, and extortion. A Very British Coup cunningly displays the tooth and claw of real politics, how personality and policy meld into action and subterfuge. Ray McAnally is fascinating as Prime Minister Harry Perkins, leading a fantastically skilled cast. This superb thriller is based on the book of the same name by Chris Mullin, a former reporter who became himself a member of British Parliament. --Bret Fetzer
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