First Among Equals
by Sarah Harding, John Gorrie, Brian Mills
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Actor: Anita Carey, David Robb, John Breslin, Jonathan Bridge, Tom WilkinsonDirector: Brian Mills, John Gorrie, Sarah Harding
Brand: WILKINSON,TOM
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 494 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-09-16
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Acorn Media
Movie Reviews of First Among Equals
Movie Review: Sex, backstabbing, relationships, and more in this British political saga
Summary: 5 Stars
New Scottish MP, Andrew Fraser, is joined by new MP, mid class lawyer Raymond Gould, on the Labor party side of government. New MPs, wealthy Charles Seymour and his personal rival, Simon Kerslake, both sit on the Tory side. It is British politics as its finest, or worst as the moment dictates. It doesn't take a lot of former knowledge of how the government from the islands works to enjoy this 10-part series.
The story is more about how the 4 new MPs work and connive to further their ambition of becoming Prime Minister. Only one will succeed. Who? How? Well, I'll not tell who, but the how is through 20-plus years of political and personal manipulation of people and events. Each man seems willing to use almost anything and anyone at times to get to the desired office. It's not unlike American politics and the Presidential quest.
There is sex and prostitutes (models they call themselves) willing to bare all (and do onscreen) to help, and also to get what they want. Wives are sacrificed, or used, or replaced, or relied on at times. The debates and bickering that take place on the floor of legislature brings many a chuckle as each attempts to put the opposition in its place--but using the most delicate of language, in the stiff, polite, British fashion.
You'll find yourself booing one man, then applauding the same ambitious fellow in the next segment. One thing for sure, you won't want to pause between the 10 episodes.
Money, sex, power, fighting, killing, mystery, drama, laughs, and London all packaged into this powerful Parliament political package.
Summary of First Among Equals
"The ring of authenticity is genuine" -- The New York Times
Sex, money, and power in the halls of Parliament
No one knows political intrigue better than Jeffrey Archer, the internationally bestselling author and erstwhile British politician who has seen his share of scandal firsthand. This 10-part adaptation of Archer?s blockbuster novel exposes the sex, money, and power within the hallowed halls of government. Beginning in 1964, the tense drama follows the careers of four members of Parliament from their backbench days through 20-plus years of alliances and betrayals, triumphs and reversals. Each man aims to become prime minister -- but only one will succeed.
Two-time Oscar®-nominee Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton, In the Bedroom), James Faulkner (The Bank Job), David Robb (Treasure Island), and Jeremy Child (Amnesia) head a fine ensemble cast as the ambitious -- and occasionally unscrupulous -- MPs. Crackling with realism, First Among Equals takes you through the wood-paneled clubs, well-appointed drawing rooms, dingy offices, and secret love nests where deals get done and marriages, careers, and lives are undone.
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE Jeffrey Archer bio and cast filmography.
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