House of Cards (1990)

He had Number 10 Downing Street in his hand!

Frustrated at a new moderate Conservative government and deprived of a promotion to a senior position, chief whip Francis Urquhart prepares a meticulous plot to bring down the Prime Minister then to take his place.

House of Cards

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Ian Richardson
Ian Richardson
as Francis Urquhart
Susannah Harker
Susannah Harker
as Mattie Storin
Malcolm Tierney
Malcolm Tierney
as Patrick Woolton
Alphonsia Emmanuel
Alphonsia Emmanuel
as Penny Guy
Diane Fletcher
Diane Fletcher
as Elizabeth Urquhart
William Chubb
William Chubb
as John Krajewski
Isabelle Amyes
Isabelle Amyes
as Anne Collingridge
Nicholas Selby
Nicholas Selby
as Lord Billsborough
David Lyon
David Lyon
as Henry Collingridge
Colin Jeavons
Colin Jeavons
as Tim Stamper
Miles Anderson
Miles Anderson
as Roger O'Neill
Damien Thomas
Damien Thomas
as Michael Samuels
James Villiers
James Villiers
as Charles Collingridge
Kenny Ireland
Kenny Ireland
as Ben Landress
Christopher Owen
Christopher Owen
as McKenzie
Kenneth Gilbert
Kenneth Gilbert
as Harold Earle
Angela Rippon
Angela Rippon
as Newsreader
John Arnatt
John Arnatt
as Sir Jasper Grainger
Tommy Boyle
Tommy Boyle
as Stephen Kendrick
John Hartley
John Hartley
as Greville Preston
Hugh Dickson
Hugh Dickson
as Dr. Christian
Richard Braine
Richard Braine
as Kevin Spence
Sally Faulkner
Sally Faulkner
as Junior Health Minister
Raymond Mason
Raymond Mason
as Stoat
Robert Ashby
Robert Ashby
as Presenter
Frank Williams
Frank Williams
as Treasurer
Jeff Nuttall
Jeff Nuttall
as Biggman
David Blake Kelly
David Blake Kelly
as Charles Goodman
Colin Dudley
Colin Dudley
as Speaker
Henrietta Voigts
Henrietta Voigts
as Secretary
Tariq Yunus
Tariq Yunus
as Jhabwala
Gertan Klauber
Gertan Klauber
as Blackhead
Nadim Sawalha
Nadim Sawalha
as Bank Manager
Michael Tomlinson
Michael Tomlinson
as Constable
Alex Leppard
Alex Leppard
as Commissionaire
Delaval Astley
Delaval Astley
as Political Secretary
Peter Gale
Peter Gale
as Political Secretary
Geoffrey Bateman
Geoffrey Bateman
as Interviewer
Justine Francesca Glenton
Justine Francesca Glenton
as P.R. Girl
Bill Wallis
Bill Wallis
as Prestatyn Powell
Subash Singh Pall
Subash Singh Pall
as Waiter
Ian Collier
Ian Collier
as Man at Clinic
Vivienne Ritchie
Vivienne Ritchie
as Stephanie Woolton
Eric Allan
Eric Allan
as Adrian Shepherd
Robin Wentworth
Robin Wentworth
as Sir Humphrey Newlands
Kenneth Hadley
Kenneth Hadley
as Chauffeur
John Pirkis
John Pirkis
as Young Man at No. 10 (as John Duval)
Janis Winters
Janis Winters
as Mckenzie's Assistant (as Jan Winters)
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