Crossing the Floor
6.7
70 minutes
10/5/1996
Overview
Political satire closely mirroring real-life British politics of the time - a self-serving Conservative minister "crosses the floor" to join the opposition Labour Party, at a time when the Conservative Party has a majority in Parliament of just one seat. Sequel to A Very Open Prison.
Cast List
Tom Wilkinson
as David Hanratty
Neil Pearson
as Tom Peel
Diana Kent
as Alison Hanratty
Helen Baxendale
as Ruth Clarke
Douglas Henshall
as Clive Colville
James Fleet
as Prime Minister
Clive Russell
as Mick Boyd
Meera Syal
as Reporter
Jonathan Cullen
as Michael Hilton
James Ellis
as Andrew Carson
Rosemary Martin
as Janet Pearce
Andy Hamilton
as Daily Comet Editor
Paula Jacobs
as Madam Speaker
Geoffrey Whitehead
as Asst. Chief Constable Turpin
Julian Fellowes
as Sir Mortimer Fawkes
Norman Bird
as Grandfather
Tony Gardner
as TV Interviewer
Moray Hunter
as Down and Out
Carolyn Pickles
as Returning Officer
Helena McCarthy
as Old Lady
Bill Wallis
as Local Party Leader
Bill Thomas
as Boozer McGill
Mark Benton
as Ambulance Man
Sophie Dix
as Ambulance Woman
Jonathan Stratt
as Policeman
Jasper Jacob
as Liberal Democrat