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A Very British Coup (1988)

A Very British Coup

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2h 28m

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June 19th, 1988

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A Very British Coup is a British political thriller series based on the novel by Chris Mullin. It stars Ray McAnally as the newly elected left-wing prime minister Harry Perkins, who soon finds himself up to his neck in conspiracy.

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Cast

Ray McAnally
The Cabinet - Harry Perkins
Marjorie Yates
The Cabinet - Cook
Geoffrey Beevers
The Cabinet - Wainwright
Keith Allen
The Staff - Thompson
Oliver Ford Davies
The Staff - Tweed
Bernard Kay
The Staff - Inspector Page
Alan MacNaughtan
The Public Servants - Browne
Tim McInnerny
The Public Servants - Fiennes
Christine Kavanagh
The Public Servants - Liz
David McKail
The Public Servants - Robertson
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Directors

Mick Jackson
(3 episodes, 1988)
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Producers

Sally Hibbin
producer
(3 episodes, 1988)
Ann Skinner
producer
(3 episodes, 1988)
Peter Ansorge
commissioning editor
(unknown episodes) (uncredited)
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Writers

Chris Mullin
novel
(3 episodes, 1988)
Alan Plater
screenplay
(3 episodes, 1988)
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Keywords

social commentary
based on novel
socialist
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Country of Origin

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Languages

English

Release Dates

June 16th, 1989 (Japan)
January 8th, 1989 (Netherlands)
June 19th, 1988 (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

Alternative Titles

A Very British Coup (original title)
Ena poly vretaniko praxikopima (Greece) (transliterated title)
To timima tis exousias (Greece) (video title)
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Locations

UK

Running Times

148 min (3 parts)

Sound Mixes

Stereo

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

Skreba Films

Distribution Companies

Channel 4 Television Corporation
Home Cinema Group (Australia)
Nea Kinisi Video (Greece)
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British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (Albania) (archive material)
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