The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty Kingmaker (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-14
TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary, Biography

The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty

Kingmaker (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-14

TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary, Biography

Kingmaker meets Rupert Murdoch in 1995, a pivotal year that sees him presiding over two important dilemmas - who he wants to be Britain's next prime minister and which of his children he wants to take over his business. This episode charts...See moreKingmaker meets Rupert Murdoch in 1995, a pivotal year that sees him presiding over two important dilemmas - who he wants to be Britain's next prime minister and which of his children he wants to take over his business. This episode charts the growing relationship between Rupert Murdoch and Tony Blair, and the Murdoch press and Blair's Labour Party - a relationship that becomes almost uncomfortably close. Critics claim that Murdoch's organisation cultivated too much influence over the British government - lobbying for war in Iraq, enjoying open access to the prime minister and favourable treatment when it comes to business. Supporters, however, claim that this is how business works, not least when you are as influential as Rupert Murdoch. Murdoch's family dynamic is rocked when he marries a woman 37 years his junior, polarising the children and jeopardising Murdoch's plans for succession. Just as Murdoch is approaching the peak of his powers and influence in the UK, cracks begin to appear that point to deeper, darker problems within his Empire. See less

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21 cast members

Name	Known for
Kate Fleetwood Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Rupert Murdoch Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Gallipoli (1981)
Ken Auletta Self Self See fewer	Googled
Tony Blair Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Force of Nature (2022)
Alastair Campbell Self Self See fewer	A Very British Coup (1988)
Nick Davies Self Self See fewer	Captain Jack (1999)
Sarah Ellison Self Self See fewer	Page One (2011)
Nigel Farage Self Self See fewer	Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and Paul (2007)
Roy Greenslade Self Self See fewer	The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty (2020)
Les Hinton Self Self See fewer	ABC News Breakfast (2008)
Graham Johnson Self Self See fewer	Black Market with Michael K. Williams (2016)
John Major Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Major Years (1999)
Piers Morgan Self Self See fewer	Entourage (2015)
James Murdoch Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Australian Story (1996)
Lachlan Murdoch Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The 7.30 Report (1986)
Andrew Neil Self Self See fewer	Parting Shots (1998)
Peter Oborne Self Self See fewer	Dispatches (1987)
John Prescott Self Self See fewer	Gavin & Stacey (2007)
Donald Trump Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Apprentice (2004)
Neil Wallis Self Self See fewer	The Sundays (1998)
David Yelland Self Self See fewer	The Rock Pile (2025)