Fame Is the Spur (1982)
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 1 season, 8 episodes
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man starts his career as a socialist firebrand but drifts from his principles as he gains power and influence. The story follows his personal and political life over many years in early 20th century Britain.
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What happens
Fame Is the Spur is a British television mini-series consisting of 8 episodes which first aired on the BBC in 1982. It was based on the 1940 novel Fame Is the Spur by Howard Spring. It depicts a socialist politician who betrays his early beliefs as he grows older, and was believed to be based upon the Labour Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald. It had previously been adapted as a film Fame Is the Spur by the Boulting Brothers in 1947. The series starred Tim Pigott-Smith as Hamer Shawcross, prior to his success in The Jewel in the Crown. Joanna David played Shawcross's wife and George Costigan co-starred as Tom Hannaway. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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