The Plot Against Harold Wilson

20061h 30m

Production

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When Harold Wilson suddenly resigned as Labour prime minister resigned in 1976, most assumed there was a scandalous explanation. Eventually, rumours began to surface that powerful sections of the Establishment. This eye-opening drama documentary can now reveal how Britain was nearly brought to the brink of a military coup.

Cast

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John Hurt

Narrator (voice)

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James Bolam

Harold Wilson

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Elizabeth McKechnie

Marcia Williams

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Peter Hamilton Dyer

Roger Courtiour

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David Bark-Jones

Barrie Penrose

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Harold Wilson

Self (archival footage)

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Edward Heath

Self (archival footage)

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