• Air date: 19 Jun '88 3 episodes
      A Very British Coup is a British political thriller series based on the novel by Chris Mullin. It stars Ray McAnally as the newly elected left-wing prime minister Harry Perkins, who soon finds himself up to his neck in conspiracy.
  • List of Episodes (3)
    • 1. Part 1

      19 Jun '88
      Harry Perkins, a Labour MP from Sheffield, is elected British Prime Minister, having stood on a platform promising huge social change. The election of Perkins, however, has caused uproar amongst the Establishment, and Perkins is soon under fire from the right-wing press, the US administration, and even the British Security Services.
    • 2. Part 2

      26 Jun '88
    • 3. Part 3

      03 Jul '88