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The Deal (2003)

The Deal

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12

1h 16m

Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller

April 24th, 2007

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The Deal is a 2003 British television film directed by Stephen Frears from a script by Peter Morgan, based in part upon The Rivals by James Naughtie. The film stars David Morrissey as Gordon Brown and Michael Sheen as Tony Blair, and depicts the Blair-Brown deal—a well-documented pact that Blair and Brown made whereby Brown would not stand in the 1994 Labour leadership election, so that Blair could have a clear run at becoming leader of the party and Prime Minister. The film begins on 9 June 1983, as Blair and Brown are first elected to Parliament, and concludes in May 1994 at the Granita restaurant—the location of the supposed agreement—with a brief epilogue following the leadership contest.

The film was first proposed by Morgan in late 2002 and was taken on by Granada Television for ITV. After Frears agreed to direct, and the cast were signed on, ITV pulled out of it over fears that the political sensitivity could affect its corporate merger. Channel 4 picked up the production and filming was carried out for five weeks in May 2003. The film was broadcast on 28 September 2003, the weekend prior to the Labour Party's annual party conference.

The film was critically lauded. Morrissey received considerable praise, winning a Royal Television Society award for playing Brown, and Frears was nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television Movie/Serial by the Directors Guild of Great Britain. The film also nominated for an International Emmy for Best TV Movie/Miniseries. Sheen later reunited with Morgan, Frears, and producer Christine Langan in 2006 to reprise his role as Blair in The Queen, that depicts the death of Princess Diana on 31 August 1997. Sheen reprised his role once again in 2010 in The Special Relationship, that chronicles the "special relationship" between Blair and US President Bill Clinton up until the September 11 attacks, and was broadcast on BBC Two in the United Kingdom and HBO in North America.

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Cast

David Morrissey
Gordon Brown
Matt Blair
Ed Balls
Michael Sheen
Tony Blair
Dexter Fletcher
Charlie Whelan
Philippe De Grossouvre
Waiter
Eilidh Fraser
Returning Officer
Frank Kelly
John Smith
Stuart McQuarrie
Scottish MP 1
Ian Hanmore
Scottish MP 2
Nick Falk
Junior Tory Minister
Full cast & crew

Directors

Stephen Frears
Full cast & crew

Producers

Lucy Bedford
assistant producer
Sue Calverley
line producer
Andy Harries
executive producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Peter Morgan
written by
James Naughtie
based on the book by
Full cast & crew

Keywords

based on true story
prime minister
based on book
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Languages

English

Release Dates

April 24th, 2007 (Germany)
October 12th, 2007 (Netherlands)
June 27th, 2007 (Sweden)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

The Deal (original title)
Sopimus (Finland) (alternative title)
The Deal (Finland)
All Alternative Titles

Running Times

76 min (United States of America) ((HBO Print))
90 min

Sound Mixes

Stereo

Production Companies

Granada Television

Distribution Companies

ARTE (Germany)
A-Film Home Entertainment (Netherlands)
4dvd (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

On Set Location Services (facilities vehicles)
The Offline Editing Company (II) (post-production facilities)
Compuhire (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (computer and video playback)
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