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House of Cards
Manage episode 380039662 series 2947271
Continuing our series discussing British political dramas of film and TV, host Ciaran is joined by Editors Michael and Sam to discuss House of Cards a 1990 BBC drama centring on the machiavellian rise of Francis Urquhart, the Tory Chief Whip passed over for a promotion to high office after the resignation of Margaret Thatcher. We discuss; what does ethical parliamentary whipping look like? Why has the British House of Cards endured and the American remake aged poorly? And will Sebastian Payne ever win selection for a Tory seat?
95 episodes
Manage episode 380039662 series 2947271
Continuing our series discussing British political dramas of film and TV, host Ciaran is joined by Editors Michael and Sam to discuss House of Cards a 1990 BBC drama centring on the machiavellian rise of Francis Urquhart, the Tory Chief Whip passed over for a promotion to high office after the resignation of Margaret Thatcher. We discuss; what does ethical parliamentary whipping look like? Why has the British House of Cards endured and the American remake aged poorly? And will Sebastian Payne ever win selection for a Tory seat?
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