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The Mayfair Set: Story, Cast and Series Facts

The Mayfair Set (1999): Series details, synopsis and season dates from TVmaze.

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Story and premise

The Mayfair Set is a series of programmes produced by Adam Curtis for the BBC. The program looked at how buccaneer capitalists of hot money were allowed to shape the climate of the Thatcher years, focusing on the rise of Colonel David Stirling, Jim Slater, James Goldsmith, and Tiny Rowland, all members of The Clermont club in the 1960s. It received the BAFTA Award for Best Factual Series or Strand in 2000.

Series details

  • Title: The Mayfair Set
  • Format: Documentary
  • Language: English
  • Premiere date: 1999-07-18
  • Final broadcast date listed: 1999-08-08
  • Status in TVmaze: Ended
  • Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
  • Network country: United Kingdom
  • Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
  • TVMaze ID: 20462
  • IMDb ID: tt0283201
  • TVDB ID: 81170

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

  • Season 1: premiered 1999-07-18; final listed air date 1999-08-08; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Mayfair Set 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.

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