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A Very British Coup - Episodes & Seasons Summaries | Recap-TV
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A Very British Coup

1988

Drama

Harry Perkins, Labour MP and self-confessed third generation socialist, is elected Prime Minister of the UK. With stated policies of unilateral nuclear disarmament, neutrality and open government, his enemies quickly accumulate, from the US administration, to those much closer to home, such as the right-wing press and the security services. It is this disparate group who will unite in the hopes of ousting a democratically-elected leader in a very British coup...

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Cast

Ray McAnally

Ray McAnally

as Harry Perkins

Alan MacNaughtan

Alan MacNaughtan

as Sir Percy Browne

Keith Allen

Keith Allen

as Fred Thompson

Geoffrey Beevers

Geoffrey Beevers

as Lawrence Wainwright

Philip Madoc

Philip Madoc

as Sir George Fison

Tim McInnerny

Tim McInnerny

as Fiennes

Marjorie Yates

Marjorie Yates

as Joan Cook

Jim Carter

Jim Carter

as Tom Newsome

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