Ray McAnally
Prime Minister Harry Perkins
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Foreign Secretary Tom Newsome, feigning illness, embarks on a secret tour of Algeria, Libya and Iraq, securing £10,000,000,000 in standby credit in support of Labour's policies of the removal of American military bases and the creation of a Palestinian homeland.
A Very British Coup is a 1988 British political serial adapted from Chris Mullin 's 1982 novel A Very British Coup in 1988 by screenwriter Alan Plater and director Mick Jackson. Starring Ray McAnally, the series was first screened on Channel 4 and won Bafta and Emmy awards, and was screened in more than 30 countries.
A Very British Coup: With Ray McAnally, Marjorie Yates, Geoffrey Beevers, Keith Allen. Disaster befalls the UK under a seemingly corrupt Conservative government. The Labour Party is elected - but committed to radical change, under a firmly left-wing leader.
Based on the novel by Chris Mullin, this political thriller stars Ray McAnally as the newly elected left-wing prime minister Harry Perkins, who soon finds himself...
A Very British Coup. Harry Perkins is a radically left-wing politician who, on the strength of a radical manifesto, wins a general election to become Prime Minister.
Jan 14, 2010 · The classic political thriller. Against the odds, former steel worker Harry Perkins has led the Labour party to a stunning victory. Now he's going to dismantle Britain's nuclear warheads, bring finance under public control and dismantle the media empires.
- Chris Mullin
Jan 1, 1982 · A Very British Coup is an early '80s version from the UK. Written at the start of the Thatcher era, it foresees a dreadful future under Tory rule. When the story begins in 1990, the country is in financial ruin thanks to a decade of Conservative policies.
