
A Very British Coup
A dry, quietly gripping political thriller that simmers with paranoia and institutional menace rather than action.
- Created by
- Alan Plater
- Genres
- War & politics, Drama
- Starring
- Ray McAnally, Tim McInnerny, Keith Allen
- Overview
- Working-class, left-leaning Harry Perkins is elected PM. As he works to implement social change via democratic process, the conservatives and their allies quietly begin working to remove him. Perkins' goals include nuclear disarmament, the dissolution of newspaper monopolies, open government and the closure of all US military bases on UK soil. While many members of the govnerment oppose him, he finds some support in Home Secretary Joan Cook and key members of his staff.
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- Created by
- Alan Plater
- Genres
- War & politics, Drama
- Starring
- Ray McAnally, Tim McInnerny, Keith Allen












