| Last December's "Cheriegate" affair did little to abate the rampant public cynicism reserved for politicians - a mistrust evidenced in the turnout at the 2001 general election, which was the lowest for more than 80 years. In this documentary, Michael Cockerell talks to figures including Edwina Currie, Max Clifford, Geoffrey Robinson and Neil Hamilton in an effort to see if spin, sleaze and ministerial failure is to blame, or whether the media's sneering political coverage is most at fault. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 08, 2003 |
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| Genres: | Documentary, TV Movie |
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| Production Companies | BBC |
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Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 04, 2025 Entered: May 12, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Michael Cockerell | Self - Narrator |
| Mohamed Al-Fayed | Self |
| Peter Bazalgette | Self |
| Tim Bell | Self |
| Tony Benn | Self |
| Cherie Blair | Self (archive footage) |
| Tony Blair | Self (archive footage) |
| Ken Clarke | Self |
| Max Clifford | Self |
| Edwina Currie | Self |
| Bernie Ecclestone | Self (archive footage) |
| Ian Greer | Self |
| Christine Hamilton | Self |
| Neil Hamilton | Self |
| Max Hastings | Self |
| Michael Heseltine | Self |
| John Humphrys | Self |
| Oona King | Self |
| Kelvin MacKenzie | Self |
| John Major | Self (archive footage) |
| Peter Mandelson | Self (archive footage) |
| Deborah Mattinson | Self |
| Piers Morgan | Self |
| David Morrissey | Self |
| Michael Portillo | Self |
| Geoffrey Robinson | Self |
| Clare Short | Self |
| Nicholas Soames | Self |
| Name | Job |
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| Stuart Davidson | Editor |
| Steve England | Graphic Designer |
| Rowan Jennings | Sound Mixer |
| Neil Higginson | Camera Operator |
| Jonathan Young | Camera Operator |
| Michael Sanders | Online Editor |
| Libby Hand | Production Coordinator |
| Lisa Soverall | Production Manager |
| Eric Fever | Sound |
| George Kidson | Sound |
| Jon Stapleton | Camera Operator |
| Geoff Hockney | Colorist |
| Bob Bartram | Researcher |
| Gerard Wilkinson | Researcher |
| Name | Title |
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| Eleanor Plowden | Producer |
| Tom Giles | Producer |
| Fiona Stourton | Executive Producer |
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