The Plot Against Harold Wilson (2006)
When Harold Wilson suddenly resigned as Labour prime minister resigned in 1976, most assumed there was a scandalous explanation. Eventually, rumours began to surface that powerful sections of the Establishment. This eye-opening drama documentary can now reveal how Britain was nearly brought to the brink of a military coup.
- Date of release
- 2006-03-16
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Documentary, Drama
- Director
- Paul Dwyer
Casting
- John Hurt — Narrator (voice)
- James Bolam — Harold Wilson
- Elizabeth McKechnie — Marcia Williams
- Peter Hamilton Dyer — Roger Courtiour
- David Bark-Jones — Barrie Penrose
- Harold Wilson — Self (archival footage)
- Edward Heath — Self (archival footage)
- Colin Wallace — Self
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