Overview
Political satire closely mirroring real-life British politics of the time - a self-serving Conservative minister "crosses the floor" to join the opposition Labour Party, at a time when the Conservative Party has a majority in Parliament of just one seat. Sequel to A Very Open Prison.
Cast
- Tom Wilkinson as David Hanratty
- Neil Pearson as Tom Peel
- Diana Kent as Alison Hanratty
- Helen Baxendale as Ruth Clarke
- Douglas Henshall as Clive Colville
- James Fleet as Prime Minister
- Clive Russell as Mick Boyd
- Meera Syal as Reporter
- Jonathan Cullen as Michael Hilton
- James Ellis as Andrew Carson