Francis Urquhart is the chief whip of the Conservative party. When Margaret Thatcher resigns as leader, he remains neutral and after a general election where the conservatives are returned with a reduced majority, he fully expects the new Prime Minister, Henry Collingridge, to give him his just reward: a senior Cabinet post. When he's informed that he is to stay in his current position, he devises a plot to unseat Collingridge and ensure his own election as party leader which would make his Prime Minister.

Starring:

Alphonsia Emmanuel, Angela Rippon, Christopher Owen, Colin Jeavons, Damien Thomas, David Lyon, Diane Fletcher, Hugh Dickson, Ian Richardson, Isabelle Amyes, James Villiers, John Arnatt, John Hartley, Kenneth Gilbert, Kenny Ireland, Malcolm Tierney, Miles Anderson, Nicholas Selby, Richard Braine, Susannah Harker, Tommy Boyle, William Chubb

Genre:

Drama