National Theatre Live: This House - 2013

It's February 1974. Ted Heath's Conservative government has been ousted. But only just. In the hung Parliament, Labour manages to form a minority government by sending its whips out wheeling and dealing with the Liberals, Scottish Nationalists and Northern Irish politicians. But this fragile alliance lasts only until October, when another election is called. This time, Labour win with a tiny majority of just three. Now things get tougher as old cross-Party agreements break down and even sick and dying MPs are wheeled into the chamber to cast their votes! James Graham's acclaimed new play whisks us back to the days of the UK's previous hung Parliament, when politics got really dirty in the battle for power.

159min
2013
12A
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.9/10

Cast

Vincent Franklin profile pictureVincent FranklinMichael Cocks
Phil Daniels profile picturePhil DanielsBob Mellish
Julian Wadham profile pictureJulian WadhamHumphrey Atkins
Charles Edwards profile pictureCharles EdwardsJack Weatherill
Reece Dinsdale profile pictureReece DinsdaleWalter Harrison
David Hounslow profile pictureDavid HounslowJoe Harper
Gunnar Cauthery profile pictureGunnar CautheryClockmaker / Peebles / Redditch / Birmingham Perry Barr
Christopher Godwin profile pictureChristopher GodwinWoolwich West / Batley & Morley / Western Isles
Andrew Havill profile pictureAndrew HavillWalsall North / Serjeant at ArmsAct 1 / Speaker Act 2 / Plymouth Sutton
Helena Lymbery profile pictureHelena LymberyRochester & Chatham / Welwyn & Hatfield / Coventry South West / Lady Batley
Matthew Pidgeon profile pictureMatthew PidgeonPaddington South / Chelmsford / South Ayrshire / Henley
Rupert Vansittart profile pictureRupert VansittartEsher / Belfast West

About National Theatre Live: This House

National Theatre Live: This House Overview

It's February 1974. Ted Heath's Conservative government has been ousted. But only just. In the hung Parliament, Labour manages to form a minority government by sending its whips out wheeling and dealing with the Liberals, Scottish Nationalists and Northern Irish politicians. But this fragile alliance lasts only until October, when another election is called. This time, Labour win with a tiny majority of just three. Now things get tougher as old cross-Party agreements break down and even sick and dying MPs are wheeled into the chamber to cast their votes! James Graham's acclaimed new play whisks us back to the days of the UK's previous hung Parliament, when politics got really dirty in the battle for power.

Age Rating: 12A
Runtime: 159min

Extra details

Original Title: National Theatre Live: This House
Original Language: English
Directed By: Jeremy Herrin
Production Companies
National Theatre