A Very British Coup
starring: Ray McAnally, Alan MacNaughton, Keith Allen, Geoffrey Beevers, Jim Carter
directed by: Mick Jackson
directed by: Mick Jackson
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781569386170
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 156938617X
Label: Acorn Media
Manufacturer: Acorn Media
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Acorn Media
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 12, 2003
Running Time: 153 minutes
Sales Rank: 54966
Studio: Acorn Media
Theatrical Release Date: 1989
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Editorial Review:
Description:
A VERY BRITISH COUP
The 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
Amazon.com:
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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- Taut thrillerThis is a great political thriller with an emphasis on "political" - an alternative history of the UK suggesting ... Read More
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