Rent The Nearly Man: Series (1975)
4.0 of 5 from 46 ratings
6h 54min
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- Synopsis:
Tony Britton won a BAFTA nomination for his central performance in this finely observed drama about a veteran Labour back-bencher who risks the remains of his career when he re-engages in the grass-roots politics of his northern working-class constituency. Starting life as a single 'ITV Playhouse' drama which won the Broadcasting Press Guild's award for Best Single Play in 1975, 'The Nearly Man' follows the events of seven months in a critical year for Christopher Collinson - a public-school MP with the perfect credentials for a candidate in the forthcoming general election. The series charts his uneasy relationship with party activists, the intrigues and aggression of politics - and the impact of Collinson's renewed ambition upon his marriage. - Actors:
- Tony Britton, Wilfred Pickles, Ann Firbank, Michael Elphick, David Wilkinson, John Leyton, Ian McCulloch, Ian East, Gwen Taylor, Kate Fahy, Steven Grives, Josie Lane, Jon Morrison, Pamela Manson, Philip Moore, Graham Rigby, Tim Barlow, Betty Baskcomb, Ronnie Bihuniak, Wenda Brown
- Directors:
- John Irvin, Alan Grint
- Producers:
- Jonathan Powell
- Creators:
- Arthur Hopcraft
- Writers:
- Arthur Hopcraft
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Classics, TV Dramas, TV Political
