A Very British Coup Movie Review 1988

McAnally plays Harry Perkins, a former steelworker who gets involved in British politics. Although a left-wing radical, the charismatic Perkins is actually elected Prime Minister. However, his radical policies cause the entrenched government officials to conspire to bring him down. And you thought American politics were dirty!

Distribution

PBS Home Video, Catalog Fulfillment Center, PO Box 751089, Charlotte, NC 28275-1089, Phone: (800)531-4727, Toll-free: 800-645-4PBS, Email: info@pbs.org, URL: http://www.pbs.org

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 180 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Politics, Great Britain

Screenplay

Alan Plater

Cast

Ray McAnally, Alan MacNaughtan, Keith Allen, Geoffrey Beevers, Jim Carter, Philip Madoc, Tim (McInnerny) McInnery

Cinematography

Ernest Vincze

Director

Mick Jackson

Music

John Keane