The Plot Against Harold Wilson

Overview

When Harold Wilson suddenly resigned as Labour prime minister resigned in 1976, most assumed there was a scandalous explanation. Eventually, rumours began to surface that powerful sections of the Establishment. This eye-opening drama documentary can now reveal how Britain was nearly brought to the brink of a military coup.

Directed by Paul Dwyer

Top cast

John Hurt

Narrator (voice)

James Bolam

Harold Wilson

Elizabeth McKechnie

Marcia Williams

Peter Hamilton Dyer

Roger Courtiour

David Bark-Jones

Barrie Penrose

Harold Wilson

Self (archival footage)

Edward Heath

Self (archival footage)

Colin Wallace

Self

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