The read
A Balasaur Score of 84 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.5/10. The series ran 1 season across 4 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk. Streaming on Prime and Peacock.
Synopsis
Frustrated at a new moderate Conservative government and deprived of a promotion to a senior position, chief whip Francis Urquhart prepares a meticulous plot to bring down the Prime Minister then to take his place.
Ratings
IMDb8.5/10
164 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Miniseries | 4 ep1990 |
Key crew
- Michael DobbsWriter
- Andrew DaviesWriter
- Paul SeedDirector
Cast
- Ian RichardsonFrancis Urquhart
- Susannah HarkerMattie Storin
- Miles AndersonRoger O'Neill
- Alphonsia EmmanuelPenny Guy
- Malcolm TierneyPatrick Woolton
- Diane FletcherElizabeth Urquhart
- William ChubbJohn Krajewski
- David LyonHenry Collingridge
- Isabelle AmyesAnne Collingridge
- James VilliersCharles Collingridge
- Christopher OwenPeter McKenzie
- Damien ThomasMichael Samuels
Stills
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Themes
based on novel or bookminiseriesbritish politicsbritish prime ministerpolitical intrigue
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