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It's February 1974. Ted Heath's Conservative government has been ousted. But only just. In the hung Parliament, Labour manages to form a minority government by sending its whips out wheeling and dealing with the Liberals, Scottish Nationalists and Northern Irish politicians. But this fragile alliance lasts only until October, when another election is called. This time, Labour win with a tiny majority of just three. Now things get tougher as old cross-Party agreements break down and even sick and dying MPs are wheeled into the chamber to cast their votes! James Graham's acclaimed new play whisks us back to the days of the UK's previous hung Parliament, when politics got really dirty in the battle for power.

Top Cast

  • Vincent Franklin

    Vincent Franklin

    Michael Cocks

  • Phil Daniels

    Phil Daniels

    Bob Mellish

  • Lauren O'Neil

    Lauren O'Neil

    Ann Taylor

  • Julian Wadham

    Julian Wadham

    Humphrey Atkins

  • Charles Edwards

    Charles Edwards

    Jack Weatherill

  • Reece Dinsdale

    Reece Dinsdale

    Walter Harrison

  • David Hounslow

    David Hounslow

    Joe Harper

  • Gunnar Cauthery

    Gunnar Cauthery

    Clockmaker / Peebles / Redditch / Birmingham Perry Barr

  • Christopher Godwin

    Christopher Godwin

    Woolwich West / Batley & Morley / Western Isles

Overview

It's February 1974. Ted Heath's Conservative government has been ousted. But only just. In the hung Parliament, Labour manages to form a minority government by sending its whips out wheeling and dealing with the Liberals, Scottish Nationalists and Northern Irish politicians. But this fragile alliance lasts only until October, when another election is called. This time, Labour win with a tiny majority of just three. Now things get tougher as old cross-Party agreements break down and even sick and dying MPs are wheeled into the chamber to cast their votes! James Graham's acclaimed new play whisks us back to the days of the UK's previous hung Parliament, when politics got really dirty in the battle for power.

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