Bill Brand

Miniseries

Bill Brand is a new left-wing firebrand MP who gets involved with the political issues of the day (mid 1970s), while experiencing frustration with the remoteness of parliamentary politics and complications with his personal life.

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11 Episodes

  • In
    E1
    InFirst episode of a TV series about a young working-class lecturer with an uncompromising commitment to socialism who is elected to Parliament as a Labour MP.
  • You Wanna Be a Hero, Get Yourself a White Horse
    E2
    You Wanna Be a Hero, Get Yourself a White HorseBrand's first experience of Parliament leaves him feeling betrayed by the party.
  • Yarn
    E3
    YarnBrand defies the Whips and supports a work-in at a local factory, also attracting unwelcome attention in the Sunday papers.
  • Now and in England
    E4
    Now and in EnglandBrand convinces the Minister for Employment to visit the work-in at Bryant's Mill.
  • August for the Party
    E5
    August for the PartyBrand's agent forces him to spend the summer recess working in his constituency to regain his popularity.
  • Resolution
    E6
    ResolutionBrand attends the Annual Conference, and turns down the job of Parliamentary Private Secretary to Minister David Last.
  • Tranquillity of the Realm
    E7
    Tranquillity of the RealmBrand surprises and alarms his colleagues on the standing committee for an anti-terrorism bill by using it as a platform from which to berate the Government.
  • Rabbles
    E8
    RabblesBrand's love story with Alex ends, while he is censured by his constituency over his behaviour on the Prevention of Terrorism Act Committee.
  • Anybody's
    E9
    Anybody'sBrand has agreed to be David Last's right hand man in his bid for party leadership.
  • Revisions
    E10
    RevisionsBrand joins the Fight to Work Campaign, after the election of a new leader from the right of the party.
  • It Is the People Who Create
    E11
    It Is the People Who CreateFinal episode. Brand gravitates increasingly to the fringes of politics to counteract the complacency of his colleagues.

Cast of Miniseries

  • Jack ShepherdBill Brand

 

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