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The State of the Nation (1981)

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Film details

Featuring

Sarah Hogg Hugh Stephenson Peregrine Worsthorne
Country

United Kingdom
Year

1981
Genre

Current affairs
Type

Television
Category

Non Fiction

Alternative titles

Inside the Cabinet Alternative

Synopsis

On the eve of the 1981 budget, ten journalists - Sarah Hogg, Hugh Stephenson, Peregrine Worsthorne, Mark Schreiber, Adam Raphael, Simon Jenkins, Fred Emery, Malcolm Dean, Malcolm Rutherford and Christopher Huhne - each representing a key member of the cabinet, reconstruct the arguments up to January 1981, particularly over economic policies, that have divided the cabinet into the "hawks" and the "wets".

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Mrs Thatcher
    
    Sarah Hogg
  - Sir Geoffrey Howe
    
    Hugh Stephenson
  - William Whitelaw
    
    Peregrine Worsthorne
  - Sir Keith Joseph
    
    Mark Schrieber
  - James Prior
    
    Adam Raphael
  - cast member
    
    Simon Jenkins
  - cast member
    
    Fred Emery
  - cast member
    
    Malcolm Dean
  - cast member
    
    Malcolm Rutherford
  - cast member
    
    Christopher Huhne
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Director
    
    John Blake
  - Production Company
    
    Granada Television
  - Executive Producer
    
    Brian Lapping
  - Producer
    
    Norma Percy
  - Producer
    
    Norman Percy
  - Studio Director
    
    Patricia Pearson
  - Researcher
    
    David Jenkins
  - Photography
    
    Mike Rainer
  - Photography
    
    Graham Berry
  - Photography
    
    Humphry Trevelyan
  - Editor
    
    John Carr

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