A Very British Coup (TV series)
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A Very British Coup is a 1988 British political serial adapted from Chris Mullin's 1982 novel A Very British Coup in 1988 by screenwriter Alan Plater and director Mick Jackson. Starring Ray McAnally, the series was first screened on Channel 4 and won Bafta and Emmy awards, and was screened in more than 30 countries.
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A Very British Coup | |
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Genre | Political drama |
Based on | A Very British Coup by Chris Mullin |
Written by | Alan Plater |
Directed by | Mick Jackson |
Starring | Ray McAnally Alan MacNaughtan Keith Allen Geoffrey Beevers Marjorie Yates Jim Carter |
Theme music composer | John E. Keane |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 3 |
Production | |
Producers | Ann Skinner Sally Hibbin |
Cinematography | Ernest Vincze |
Editor | Don Fairservice |
Running time | 3 × 1 hour (Including ad breaks) |
Production companies | Skreba Films Parallax Pictures |
Original release | |
Network | Channel 4 |
Release | 19 June (1988-06-19) – 3 July 1988 (1988-07-03) |
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The 2012 four-part Channel 4 series Secret State was "inspired" by the same novel.[1] It starred Gabriel Byrne and was written by Robert Jones.[2]