Basil Brookes joins "Captain Bob" - press mogul Robert Maxwell - as financial director and witnesses Maxwell's financial shenanigans as he contests status with fellow mogul Rupert Murdoch and descends into marital and monetary chaos.
Acting
David Suchet devours the screen as a bloated, paranoid Maxwell.
Costume
Shoulder pads and bad suits that scream 'I have a yacht and secrets.'
Director
Colin Barr
David Suchet
Robert Maxwell
Patricia Hodge
Betty Maxwell
Ben Caplan
Kevin Maxwell
Daniela Denby-Ashe
Andrea Martin
Dan Stevens
Basil Brookes
Duncan Bell
Richard Baker
Stuart Organ
Peter Laister
Geoffrey Hutchings
George Wheeler
Arsher Ali
Franklin
Tim Wallers
Nick Davies
Adrian Scarborough
Bob Cole
Jamie Parker
Farquhar
Olga Fedori
Irina
Philip Fox
Trevor Cook
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
David Suchet gained 30 pounds and wore prosthetics for the role, calling Maxwell 'the most unpleasant man I've ever played.' He later said he needed therapy to shake the character.
The real Maxwell's death in 1991 left £400 million in debt and stolen pension funds; his sons Ian and Kevin were later tried for fraud. The Mirror Group scandal reshaped British pension law.
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