House of Cards
He had Number 10 Downing Street in his hand!
Created by Andrew Davies
On BBC One
A taut, darkly witty British political thriller built on a single protagonist's calculated manipulation, delivered with direct address and sustained suspense across four episodes.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Ian Richardson
Francis Urquhart
Susannah Harker
Mattie Storin
Miles Anderson
Roger O'Neill
Alphonsia Emmanuel
Penny Guy
Malcolm Tierney
Patrick Woolton
Diane Fletcher
Elizabeth Urquhart
William Chubb
John Krajewski
David Lyon
Henry Collingridge
Isabelle Amyes
Anne Collingridge
James Villiers
Charles Collingridge
Christopher Owen
Peter McKenzie
Damien Thomas
Michael Samuels
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