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The Deal is a 2003 British television film directed by Stephen Frears from a script by Peter Morgan, based in part upon The Rivals by James Naughtie. The film depicts the Blair–Brown deal , a well-documented pact that Tony Blair and Gordon Brown made, whereby Brown would not stand in the 1994 Labour leadership election so that Blair could ...
Nov 8, 2007 · The Deal: Directed by Stephen Frears. With David Morrissey, Matt Blair, Michael Sheen, Dexter Fletcher. Follows the rise to power of Tony Blair, and his friendship and rivalry with his contemporary, Gordon Brown.
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Sep 28, 2003 · British director Stephen Frears' political docudrama The Deal was originally broadcast on Channel 4. The film is based on the real-life events that elevated Tony Blair to the seat of Prime Minister.
It is approaching an election in the UK when the leader of the Labour party, John Smith, suffers another in a line of heart attacks and dies. With the leadership campaign about to start the clear choice appears to be Gordon Brown, a stanch Scotsman.
The Deal. In the early 1980s, Margret Thatcher's Conservative regime is in full effect. Gordon Brown (David Morrissey), a new recruit in Parliament, meets Tony Blair (Michael Sheen), another ...
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Aug 13, 2008 · The Deal. In screenplays, teleplays, and plays like The Queen, Last King Of Scotland, Longford, and Frost/Nixon, Peter Morgan … By. Nathan Rabin. Published August 13, 2008. Comments ( 6) Follows...
The Deal is a 2003 British television film directed by Stephen Frears from a script by Peter Morgan, based in part upon The Rivals by James Naughtie. The film depicts the Blair–Brown deal, a well-documented pact that Tony Blair and Gordon Brown made, whereby Brown would not stand in the 1994 Labour leadership election so that Blair could have ...
