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Mr. White Goes to Westminster

  • TV Movie
  • 1997
  • 1h 15m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Mr. White Goes to Westminster (1997)
ComedyDrama

Fed-up with modern politics, journalist Ben White stands as an independent candidate at the 1997 General Election, thus getting himself involved in a scandal with a former, now married, flam... Read allFed-up with modern politics, journalist Ben White stands as an independent candidate at the 1997 General Election, thus getting himself involved in a scandal with a former, now married, flame, who also happens to be an MP.Fed-up with modern politics, journalist Ben White stands as an independent candidate at the 1997 General Election, thus getting himself involved in a scandal with a former, now married, flame, who also happens to be an MP.

  • Director
    • Guy Jenkin
  • Writer
    • Guy Jenkin
  • Stars
    • Bill Paterson
    • Josephine Butler
    • John Bowler
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    42
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    • Director
      • Guy Jenkin
    • Writer
      • Guy Jenkin
    • Stars
      • Bill Paterson
      • Josephine Butler
      • John Bowler
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Bill Paterson
    Bill Paterson
    • Ben White
    Josephine Butler
    Josephine Butler
    • Liz White
    John Bowler
    John Bowler
    • CBN Editor
    Adam Kotz
    Adam Kotz
    • CBN Cameraman
    Robert Duncan
    Robert Duncan
    • Paul Madison
    Celia Imrie
    Celia Imrie
    • Victoria Madison
    Matilda Ziegler
    Matilda Ziegler
    • Labour Fixer
    Guy Lankester
    • Labour Man
    Annabel Mullion
    Annabel Mullion
    • Labour Woman
    Terence Harvey
    Terence Harvey
    • CBN Newsreader
    Akbar Kurtha
    • TV Reporter
    Moray Hunter
    • Solicitor
    Richard Albrecht
    • Returning Officer
    Antony Carrick
    Antony Carrick
    • Clerk of the House
    Jasper Jacob
    • MP
    Samantha Bond
    Samantha Bond
    • Helen Nash
    Paula Jacobs
    • Speaker
    Andy Hamilton
    • Comet Editor
    • Director
      • Guy Jenkin
    • Writer
      • Guy Jenkin
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    • Trivia
      The characters played by Bill Paterson, Robert Duncan and Celia Imrie are plainly based respectively on journalist turned independent MP Martin Bell, disgraced Tory Neil Hamilton and his wife Christine Hamilton.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Comedy Connections: Drop the Dead Donkey (2006)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 31, 1997 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Hat Trick Productions
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 15m(75 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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