Keyword: british politics

The Crown

9.1

2016

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The Crown focuses on Queen Elizabeth II as a 25-year-old newlywed faced with the daunting prospect of leading the worlds most famous monarchy while forging a relationship with legendary Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill. The British Empire is in decline, the political world is in disarray, and a young woman takes the throne....a new era is dawning. Peter Morgans masterfully researched scripts reveal the Queens private journey behind the public facade with daring frankness. Prepare to be welcomed into the coveted world of power and privilege and behind locked doors in Westminster and Buckingham Palace....the leaders of an empire await.

The Thick of It

8.7

2005

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The Minister for Social Affairs is continually harassed by Number 10s policy enforcer and dependent on his not-so-reliable team of civil servants.

Yes Minister

9

1980

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The Right Honorable James Hacker has landed the plum job of Cabinet Minister to the Department of Administration. At last he is in a position of power and can carry out some long-needed reforms, or so he thinks.

Spitting Image

7.4

1984

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A satire show using puppets that are caricatures of major public figures.

House of Cards

8.5

1990

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The schemes of a ruthlessly ambitious British politician who will stop at nothing to get to the top.

The World Wars

7.9

2014

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A look at both World Wars and what the biggest names in history did during each war and the time in between.

A Very English Scandal

7.7

2018

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British Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe is accused of conspiracy to murder his gay ex-lover and forced to stand trial in 1979.

Apocalypse: World War I

8.8

2014

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Colorized historical footage in ascending order of World War 1. Not only the relatively known Flanders and France battles, but also the generally unknown Italian-Austrian, German-Polish-Russian, Japanese-German, Ottoman Empire- Allied and African German Colonies, and other unknown or forgotten fronts and battles. Original French production retold in English for National Geographic channel as: World War 1: The Apocalypse

Roadkill

5

2020

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Politician Peter Laurences private life is falling apart. Shamelessly untroubled by guilt or remorse, he seeks to further his own agenda whilst others plot to bring him down. Can he out-run his own secrets to win the ultimate prize?

G.B.H.

8.6

1991

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Michael Murray is an ambitious and charismatic politician, Jim Nelson is a much loved headmaster of a local school for disturbed children. When the paths of these two men cross, things are destined never to be the same again for either of them.

The Politician's Husband

7.1

2013

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Political drama series about a marriage between two politicians, and what happens when the wifes career starts to overshadow her husbands.

Inside the Commons

8.6

2015

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A documentary series which shows the work done by Members of Parliament, both behind the scenes and in public proceedings in the House of Commons.

Darkest Hour

7.7

2017

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In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.

The Eagle Has Landed

6.9

1976

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A German plot to kidnap Sir Winston Churchill unfolds at the height of World War II.

National Theatre Live: Nye

8.1

2024

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Confronted with death, Aneurin Nye Bevans deepest memories lead him on a mind-bending journey back through his life; from childhood to mining underground, Parliament and fights with Churchill.

The Iron Lady

6.4

2011

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An elderly Margaret Thatcher talks to the imagined presence of her recently deceased husband as she struggles to come to terms with his death while scenes from her past life, from girlhood to British prime minister, intervene.

National Theatre Live: This House

8.5

2013

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This House is a play by James Graham, based on true events that occurred in the 1970s British Parliament.

Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley

6.3

2008

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A light hearted look at future Prime Minister Margaret Thatchers rise from research chemist in 1949 to becoming MP for Finchley in 1959, encompassing her early relationship and marriage to oil millionaire Denis Thatcher.

An Ideal Husband

6.9

1999

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London 1895: Cabinet minister, Sir Chiltern, and bachelor, Lord Goring, are victims of scheming women.

Winston Churchill: A Giant in the Century

7.6

2015

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Carefully remastered, colorized visual archives uncover a wider view of the private and public man. Contrasting chapters of his existence reveal a new perspective on Churchills colorful, puzzling, paradoxical and captivating personality.

The Journey

6

2016

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During the 2006 Northern Ireland peace talks, Sinn Féin leader Martin McGuinness (Colm Meaney) and Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley (Timothy Spall) are forced to travel by car together.

Young Winston

6.7

1972

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Complex family relationships, as well as a combat experience, form the personality of the future world-known politician.

Churchill's Secret

6.8

2016

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British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill (Sir Michael Gambon) suffers from a stroke in the summer of 1953, which is consequently kept a secret from the rest of the world.

Shadow World

7.5

2016

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Based on the book of The Shadow World, this feature length documentary is an investigation into the multi-billion dollar international arms trade.