Inside the Foreign Office Keeping Power and Influence (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 59 min | Documentary

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Inside the Foreign Office

Keeping Power and Influence (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 59 min | Documentary

How can the UK maintain its influence on the world stage and thus protect itself? That is the priority of the top civil servant at the FO. At the UN the UK team juggle multiple roles amid a growing crisis in Burma.

Director

Michael Waldman (series directed by)

Producers

Ali May | Chris O'Donnell (produced by)

Composer

Miguel d'Oliveira (as Miguel D'Oliveira)

Cinematographer

Chris O'Donnell (filmed by)

Editor

Kate Spankie

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 15, 2018

Release date

Nov 15, 2018 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
19 cast members

Name	Known for
Michael Waldman Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Jonathan Allen Self - Deputy Permanent Representative of the UK to the UN Self - Deputy Permanent Representative of the UK to the UN See fewer	Inside the Foreign Office (2018)
Deborah Bronnert Self - Director General, Global Britain Self - Director General, Global Britain See fewer	Arte Journal (1998)
Senay Bulbul Self - Second Secretary, UK Mission (UKMIS) Self - Second Secretary, UK Mission (UKMIS) See fewer	Inside the Foreign Office (2018)
Alistair Burt Self - Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East (as Alistair Burt MP) Self - Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East (as Alistair Burt MP) See fewer	A Week in Politics (1982)
Dan Chugg Self - Her Majesty's Ambassador to Burma Self - Her Majesty's Ambassador to Burma See fewer	Inside the Foreign Office (2018)
Amal Clooney Self - Human Rights Lawyer Self - Human Rights Lawyer See fewer	Forced from Home
Judith Gough Self - Her Majesty's Ambassador to Ukraine Self - Her Majesty's Ambassador to Ukraine See fewer	Granada Reports (1980)
António Guterres Self - Secretary-General of the United Nations Self - Secretary-General of the United Nations See fewer	Stockholm Agreement (2022)
Stephen Hickey Self - Political Counsellor, UK Mission Self - Political Counsellor, UK Mission See fewer	Inside the Foreign Office (2018)
Pavlo Klimkin Self - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ukraine Self - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ukraine See fewer	Dateline (1984)
Simon McDonald Self - Permanent Under-Secretary and Head of the Diplomatic Service (as Sir Simon McDonald) Self - Permanent Under-Secretary and Head of the Diplomatic Service (as Sir Simon McDonald) See fewer	The Queen's Longest Reign: Elizabeth & Victoria (2015)
Harriet O'Brien Self - Second Secretary, UK Mission (UKMIS) Self - Second Secretary, UK Mission (UKMIS) See fewer	Inside the Foreign Office (2018)
Faye O'Connor Self - Head of Development, UK Mission Self - Head of Development, UK Mission See fewer	Inside the Foreign Office (2018)
Karen Pierce Self - Director General Policy, Foreign Office Self - Director General Policy, Foreign Office See fewer	Sky World News (1989)
Mark Power Self - First Secretary Political, UK Mission Self - First Secretary Political, UK Mission See fewer	Inside the Foreign Office (2018)
Matthew Rycroft Self - Permanent Representative of the UK to the UN Self - Permanent Representative of the UK to the UN See fewer	Sky World News (1989)
Ahila Sornarahjah Self - First Secretary, Legal Affairs Self - First Secretary, Legal Affairs See fewer	Inside the Foreign Office (2018)
Boris Johnson Self - Foreign Secretary (uncredited) Self - Foreign Secretary (uncredited) See fewer	Have I Got News for You (1990)