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Hodder & Stoughton. Publication place. United Kingdom. Media type. Print. OCLC. 455822994. A Very British Coup is a 1982 novel by British Labour politician Chris Mullin. The novel has twice been adapted for television; as A Very British Coup in 1988 and as Secret State in 2012.
- Chris Mullin
- 1982
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.
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Jan 1, 1982 · That is the beginning of A Very British Coup, Chris Mullin's 1982 novel that later inspired the first rate miniseries of the same name produced six years later. The novel is a cautionary tale of left wing British Prime Minister Harry Perkins whose radical policies lead to members of the right wing establishment trying to bring him down.
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A Very British Coup is a 1988 TV mini series about a socialist prime minister facing a coup. See the episode titles, dates, ratings and watch options on IMDb.
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A Very British Coup. Season 1. Harry Perkins is a radically left-wing politician who, on the strength of a radical manifesto, wins a general election to become Prime Minister. Despite his popularity with the public, Harry soon realises that everyone - from the media and the civil service, to the armed forces and the Americans - wants to stop ...