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A British politician fakes his own death.A British politician fakes his own death.A British politician fakes his own death.
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- TriviaJohn and Barbara Stonehouse are played by real-life husband and wife Matthew Macfadyen and Keeley Hawes.
- GoofsThe exterior of the Houses of Parliament started to be cleaned in 1981. In the 1970s the colour of the building was very much darker than it appears today and as shown.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Real Stonehouse (2023)
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Top notch comedy/drama based on a true life 1970's political scandal
Stonehouse hit the right tone from the off. Its a true story about a crooked politician in Harold Wilson's government but has mischievous fun with its subject matter.
Production values were excellent all round, direction by Jon S Baird was assured, it had a whip-smart script by John Preston (who wrote 'A Very English Scandal') and the score by Rolfe Kent was great.
Viewers under 60 will ask who Stonehouse was - but you don't need background knowledge to enjoy this excellent drama. In a sense Stonehouse represents every entitled politician though the ages who's been caught out and skewered.
So much better than I expected, thoroughly recommended - its entertaining, very funny and Mathew MacFadyen is outstanding as Stonehouse.
Production values were excellent all round, direction by Jon S Baird was assured, it had a whip-smart script by John Preston (who wrote 'A Very English Scandal') and the score by Rolfe Kent was great.
Viewers under 60 will ask who Stonehouse was - but you don't need background knowledge to enjoy this excellent drama. In a sense Stonehouse represents every entitled politician though the ages who's been caught out and skewered.
So much better than I expected, thoroughly recommended - its entertaining, very funny and Mathew MacFadyen is outstanding as Stonehouse.
- JRB-NorthernSoul
- Jan 1, 2023
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