First Among Equals (1986)

Directed by

Brian Mills

Genre

drama television series

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 10 episodes

Rated

15

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The series follows four men who enter Parliament in the 1960s and tracks their political careers and personal lives over two decades. It looks at their rivalries and friendships as they each try to become prime minister.

slow-burndialogue-heavyambitiousmelancholicintimateearnestbittersweetreflective

What happens

First Among Equals is a ten-part serial based on Jeffrey Archer's 1984 novel of the same name, produced by Granada Television for the ITV network and first shown in 1986. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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