Party Games
Political documentary series. In the third episode, Michael Cockerell sees how the traditional three-party system appears to be falling apart at the seams.
In the third episode of this major four-part series, presenter Michael Cockerell sees how the traditional three-party system appears to be falling apart at the seams. Backbench MPs are becoming increasingly rebellious as they confront the dark arts of the whips - the shadowy figures who seek to impose party discipline. Michael follows Lib Dem MP Jenny Willott as she seeks to balance new parenthood with politics. And we follow the clockmakers whose job it is to ensure that all the Commons' 2,000 clocks, from Big Ben downwards, tell exactly the same time.
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A 'division' or vote in the House of Commons
Duration: 02:26
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Michael Cockerell |
| Executive Producer | Anthony Geffen |
| Series Producer | Emma Whitlock |
| Director | Sam Benstead |
| Camera Operator | Sam Benstead |
| Executive Producer | Darren Kemp |
| Participant | David Blunkett |
| Participant | Steve Rotheram |
| Participant | Gavin Callaghan |
| Participant | Jacob Rees-Mogg |
| Participant | Thomas Docherty |
| Participant | Peter Bone |
| Participant | Jenny Bone |
| Participant | Rosie Winterton |
| Participant | Desmond Swayne |
| Participant | Donald Foster |
| Participant | Jenny Willott |
| Participant | Ian Westworth |
| Participant | Paul Roberson |
| Participant | William Hague |
| Participant | Penny Mordaunt |
| Participant | Kate Emms |
| Participant | John Paul Flaherty |
| Participant | Douglas Carswell |
Broadcasts
- Tue 17 Feb 2015 21:00大象传媒 Two except Scotland
- Tue 17 Feb 2015 23:50大象传媒 Two Scotland
- Wed 18 Feb 2015 23:20大象传媒 Two England & HD only
- Wed 18 Feb 2015 23:50大象传媒 Two Northern Ireland
- Thu 19 Feb 2015 00:00大象传媒 Two Wales
- Sat 21 Feb 2015 21:00大象传媒 Two Scotland
- Tue 10 Mar 2015 00:20大象传媒 Two except Scotland
- Tue 10 Mar 2015 00:50大象传媒 Two Scotland
- Sat 15 Oct 2016 17:30大象传媒 Two Scotland
- Sat 15 Oct 2016 18:00大象传媒 Two except Northern Ireland & Scotland
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