Season 1 • Episode 11
LatestFinal episode. Brand gravitates increasingly to the fringes of politics to counteract the complacency of his colleagues.
Following the death of the sitting Labour Party Member of Parliament, Bill Brand is selected as Labour candidate for a Lancashire textile constituency.
Writing
Trevor Griffiths' unflinching dialogue on socialist failure.
Acting
Jack Shepherd's exhausted authenticity as a man drowning.
Creator
Trevor Griffiths
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Written during Wilson and Callaghan's Labour government, the series captures left-wing disillusionment before Thatcher made it irrelevant.
Griffiths later adapted his own material into the play 'Comedians'; Bill's parliamentary meltdown directly informed that work's exploration of performed authenticity.
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