Directed by:
Paul SeedScreenplay:
Andrew DaviesComposer:
Jim ParkerCast:
Ian Richardson, Susannah Harker, David Lyon, Miles Anderson, Alphonsia Emmanuel, Diane Fletcher, James Villiers, Colin Jeavons, Nicholas Selby, Damien Thomas (more)Episodes(4)
Plots(1)
Adapted for the screen by Andrew Davies, House of Cards is a spell-binding dissection of naked ambition, greed and rampant hypocrisy in the corridors of power. The series documents in thrilling detail the rise of Tory Chief Whip Francis Urquhart (Ian Richardson), a man with unwavering contempt for those with "no background, no bottom.” With the downfall of Margaret Thatcher, a bitter internecine power struggle ensues within the Conservative Party. Urquhart schemes more devilishly than Iago to depose Thatcher's colorless John Major-style successor. And even Machiavelli would baulk at Urquhart's methods. Any and every act - including murder - is legitimate and the ends very much justify the means. (BBC)
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