First Among Equals
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First Among Equals

★ 7.0/10 TMDB Premiered 1986-09-30 1 season 10 eps

A ten-part serial based on Jeffrey Archer's 1984 novel of the same name, which follows the careers and personal lives of a quartet of fictional Parliament members from 1964 to 1991, with each vying to become Prime Minister.

Last Episode Aired 1986-12-02
S1E10 — Episode 10

Kerslake and Seymour duel for leader of the Conservative party, but one suffers a blow that changes his perspective on politics. A general election is called and two MPs are in the running for prime minister — with the third holding the deciding vote.

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Tom Wilkinson
Tom Wilkinson
Raymond Gould
James Faulkner
James Faulkner
Simon Kerslake
David Robb
David Robb
Andrew Fraser
Jeremy Child
Jeremy Child
Charles Seymour
Joanna David
Joanna David
Elizabeth Kerslake
Jane Booker
Jane Booker
Fiona Seymour
Clive Swift
Clive Swift
Alec Pimkin
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