Seasons & Episodes
S1.E0 ∙ The Nearly Man
Television play, later developed into a series, about a Labour member of parliament who never quite makes it to the top.
S1.E1 ∙ Opportunity: March 1975
Christopher Collinson entered Parliament in 1958 as a talented, ambitious young man. Now, frustrated and cynical after s
S1.E2 ∙ Power Base: April 1975
Collinson seeks out the political limelight, but Alice finds his renewed political ambition difficult to come to terms w
S1.E3 ∙ Millie: May 1975
As Collinson concentrates on the intensifying Common Market campaign, he is almost taken unawares by events in his const
S1.E4 ∙ Reshuffle: June 1975
While Collinson awaits the outcome of a cabinet reshuffle that will decide his political future, Alice, living apart fro
S1.E5 ∙ Confrontation: July 1975
It's more than two months since Chris and Alice Collinson have seen each other ; a long standing engagement now brings t
S1.E6 ∙ Casualties: August 1975
Bernard King, local party chairman, attempts to heal the growing rift between Collinson and his opposition. Criticism of
S1.E7 ∙ Options
"My error has been my scepticism. I've not actually believed in politics as a way of life" An admission that recently le
