How to Be Prime Minister (1996)

0.0/10 • 49 min • Documentary TV Movie

Overview

It begins with cheers but almost always ends in tears. Yet, as the election looms, competition for the top job grows ever more intense. Why? The hours are terrible, money so-so, job security non-existent. On the plus side, there's free accommodation in central London and probably more power over your country than any other leader in the western world. With the help of the present and previous incumbents, Michael Cockerell offers the first "how to" guide to the job of prime minister.

Cast

Michael Cockerell

Self - Narrator

John Major

Margaret Thatcher

Harold Macmillan

Self (archive footage)

Harold Wilson

Self (archive footage)

Edward Heath

James Callaghan

Shirley Williams

Douglas Hurd

Tony Benn

Charles Powell

Self

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