Masterpiece Episode: "A Very British Coup"

Season 18, Episode 10
Episode Synopsis: In Part 1 of the two-part political thriller "A Very British Coup," a socialist (Ray McAnally) is elected Prime Minister and names a Cabinet of mostly fellow leftists and a "token moderate" (Geoffrey Beevers). Thompson: Keith Allen. Newsome: Jim Carter. Original Air Date: Jan 15, 1989
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Premiered: January 10, 1971, on PBS
Rating: TV-PG
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