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Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
When a gifted ghostwriter is hired to write the memoirs of former British Prime Minister Adam Lang, he quickly finds himself trapped in a web of political and sexual intrigue. Lang is implicated in a scandal over his administration's harsh tactics, and as the ghostwriter digs into the politician's past, he discovers secrets that threaten to jeopardize international relations forever.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
During the period between 1964 and 1977: the royal family mourns the passing of Winston Churchill; the United Kingdom ushers in a new prime minister, the Labour Party's Harold Wilson whom Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth hear might be a Soviet spy; survives the Aberfan disaster; observes the Apollo 11 moon landing; and plans for the Investiture of Prince Charles. While Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon visit the USA, the queen, at the bidding of...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Formats
Description
At the end of the 70s, Charles is still unmarried and England's first female Prime Minister locks horns with the Queen, causing some unrest among the entire country. As Margaret Thatcher leads England into the Falklands war and a prince courts a "commoner", the Lady Diana Spencer, the country may unite under a fairytale ending but the royal family's division grows wider.
Series
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
As a new era begins, Queen Elizabeth struggles to navigate her while preserving both the monarchy and her marriage. Beginning with soldiers in Her Majesty's Armed Forces fighting an illegal war in Egypt , and ending with the downfall of her third Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan after a devastating scandal, the second season bears witness to the end of the age of deference, and ushers in the revolutionary era of the 1960s. This drama follows the political...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
The British Empire is in decline, the political world is in disarray, and a young woman takes the throne ... a new era is dawning. Queen Elizabeth II is a 25-year-old newlywed faced with the daunting prospect of leading the world's most famous monarchy while forging a relationship with legendary Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.
Publisher
Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Formats
Description
A surprising and intimate portrait of Margaret Thatcher, the first and only female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. One of the 20th century's most famous and influential women, Thatcher came from nowhere to smash through barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male-dominated world.
8) Secret state
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
A British deputy prime minister is thrown into a world of political machinations and conspiracy he never knew existed.
9) Hidden
Publisher
BFS Entertainment & Multimedia
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
A taut and gripping four-part conspiracy thriller set in London and Paris at a time when Britain is in a state of political turmoil.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2022].
Description
In times of national emergency, a team of Britain's leading experts, crisis contingency planners and most senior politicians from the corridors of Whitehall to the salons of No. 10 Downing St. assemble under the name COBRA to coordinate the response.
11) The ambassador
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
England's ambassador to Ireland finds herself in the midst of corruption, scandal and crime.
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
As Britain's ambassador to Ireland, Harriet Smith uses both diplomatic skill and common sense to face important issues such as territorial disputes, kidnapping, sabotage and murder, while striving to prevent her personal life from clashing with her professional career and her duty to Britain.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
Prime Minister Robert Sutherland is plunged into chaos when an environmental demonstration meets with grave consequences, just as his popularity is plummeting in light of a controversial police-protest bill. Meanwhile, his home life is in turmoil, and his government is still reeling from a recent cyberwar.
14) Ghost writer
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2010
Description
When a gifted ghostwriter is hired to write the memoirs of former British Prime Minister Adam Lang, he quickly finds himself trapped in a web of political and sexual intrigue. Lang is implicated in a scandal over his administration's harsh tactics, and as the ghostwriter digs into the politician's past, he discovers secrets that threaten to jeopardize international relations forever.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
Ros Pritchard is a charming and honest woman who becomes Prime Minister. She wants to relocates Parliament to make it more accessible to the masses. She introduces "No cars Wednesday" to trackle global warming. At the same time, she juggles the needs and demands of her increasingly frustrated family, which she fears is slipping away from her. With humor and charm, she takes a bold unflinching look at the modern political process, and the toll it can...
Publisher
4 DVD
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
"Black mirror is a drama series from Charlie Brooker consisting of three separate self-contained stories. The National anthem is a political thriller in which the Prime Minister faces a huge dilemma and has to choose between bowing to the pressure of public opinion or following his own moral compass. 15 million merits is a satire on entertainment shows. In this world, the only way to escape drudgery is to enter the "Hot Shot" talent show and just...
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
2011
Description
The story is about England's Ambassador to Ireland, one of the country's most coveted and dangerous Embassy posts. Supported by her Commercial Attach ǎnd MI-6 operative John Stone, Harriet uses both diplomatic skill and common sense to bravely face issues ranging from territorial disputes, kidnapping and cults to sabotage and murder.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
The British Empire is in decline, the political world is in disarray, and a young woman takes the throne ... a new era is dawning. Queen Elizabeth II is a 25-year-old newlywed faced with the daunting prospect of leading the world's most famous monarchy while forging a relationship with legendary Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.
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