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The TV version of A Very British Coup won four Bafta Awards in 1989 – for Best Actor (Ray McAnally), Best Drama Series, Best Film Editor (Don Fairservice) and Best Film Sound – and a 1988 International Emmy Award for Best Drama.
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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1982. Publisher. Hodder & Stoughton. 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
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Sep 24, 2015 · By Vincent Dowd. Arts reporter, BBC News. In 1982, Chris Mullin published a political thriller about what might happen if a radical Socialist took the leadership of the Labour party and became...
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.
Watch Now. A Very British Coup (1988) NR War & Politics , Drama. User. Score. What's your Vibe ? Overview. 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. View More.
Episode #1.1. The Labour Party leader Harry Perkins, a working class, fervent socialist and former trade union leader becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. 7.9/10. Rate. Seasons. Years. Top-rated. 1988. Top-rated.
