First Among Equals (1986)

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.

First Among Equals

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as Raymond Gould

as Simon Kerslake

as Andrew Fraser

as Charles Seymour

as Elizabeth Kerslake

as Fiona Seymour

Diana Hardcastle

Diana Hardcastle

as Louise Fraser

as Robert Atkinson

as Ronnie Nethercote

as Henry Lindsay

Paola Dionisotti

Paola Dionisotti

as Hilary Turner

as Kate Hamilton

as Alexander Dalglish

Peter Cartwright

Peter Cartwright

as Christopher Morland

as Douglas Stewart

as Owen Jenkins

as Kenneth Hollander

as Clive Reynolds

as George Bainbridge

Harriet Bagnall

Harriet Bagnall

as Amanda Wallace as Amanda Seymour

as Sir Duncan Fraser

as Leslie Anderson

as Denis Carson

as Robin Oakley as Chairman of the 1922 Committee

as Dennis Thomas

as Hugh McKenzie

as Alison McKenzie

Olive Pendleton

Olive Pendleton

as Joan Bainbridge

Bethan Rhys Wiliam

Bethan Rhys Wiliam

as Civil Servant

as American Diplomat

Wilfred Harrison

Wilfred Harrison

Robert MacKinnon

Robert MacKinnon

as Cabinet Member

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Seasons

Season 1

Miniseries

Episodes season 1

1x1

Episode 1
1x2

Episode 2
1x3

Episode 3
1x4

Episode 4
1x5

Episode 5
1x6

Episode 6
1x7

Episode 7
1x8

Episode 8
1x9

Episode 9
1x10

Episode 10

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