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S01E03 - "Part 3"
Aired on Jul 3, 1988, 8:00 PM
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Harry Perkins, Labour MP and self-confessed third generation socialist, is elected Prime Minister of the UK. With stated policies of unilateral nuclear disarmament, neutrality and open government, his enemies quickly accumulate, from the US administration, to those much closer to home, such as the right-wing press and the security services. It is this disparate group who will unite in the hopes of ousting a democratically-elected leader in a very British coup...
Episodes (1 Season · 3 Episodes)
E1
Part 1
Harry Perkins, an ex steel worker from Sheffield, is elected Prime Minister by a landslide victory. The establishment, however, is none too pleased with him and set out to stop him in his tracks.
Jun 19, 1988
60 min
E2
Part 2
As a result of his controversial views on subjects such as nuclear disarmament, the Prime Minister finds himself battling against an establishment determined to maintain the status quo.
Jun 26, 1988
60 min
E3
Part 3
Financial crises, sex scandals and industrial unrest are at their most prevalent, as the storm clouds continue to plague Harry Perkins.
Jul 3, 1988
60 min
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