A Very British Coup: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Harry Perkins, Labour MP and self-confessed third generation socialist, is elected Prime Minister of the UK. With stated policies of unilateral nuclear disarmament, neutrality and open government, his enemies quickly accumulate, from the US administration, to those much closer to home, such as the right-wing press and the security services. It is this disparate group who will unite in the hopes of ousting a democratically-elected leader in a very British coup...

Series details

• Title: A Very British Coup
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1988-06-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 1988-07-03
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Channel 4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 35878
• IMDb ID: tt0094576
• TVDB ID: 83223

Cast and credited roles

• Ray McAnally — Harry Perkins
• Alan MacNaughtan — Sir Percy Browne
• Keith Allen — Fred Thompson
• Geoffrey Beevers — Lawrence Wainwright
• Philip Madoc — Sir George Fison
• Tim McInnerny — Fiennes
• Marjorie Yates — Joan Cook
• Jim Carter — Tom Newsome

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1988-06-19; final listed air date 1988-07-03; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from A Very British Coup on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.