Westminster's Secret Service (1995)
Whips pride themselves on their secrecy and discretion. Reporter Michael Cockerell uncovers their shadowy world and reveals how they operate. How close to reality is the fictional Chief Whip Francis Urquhart, in the drama series House of Cards? Government Whips can make or break ministers and ensure they know all the secrets of the private lives of their fellow MPs. One Tory MP claims that the Whips are a gestapo, but another says they are democracy's unsung heroes - as necessary for Parliament as sewers are for civilisation.
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Michael Cockerell as Self |
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Rupert Allason as Self |
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Joe Ashton as Self |
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Eric Clarke as Self |
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Geoffrey Dickens as Self |
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Stephen Dorrell as Self |
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Jim Dowd as Self |
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Iain Duncan Smith as Self |
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Tim Fortescue as Self |
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Derek Foster as Self |
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Tristan Garel-Jones as Self |
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Will Howie as Self |
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Nigel Lawson as Self (Archive Footage) |
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David Lightbown as Self |
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John Major as Self (Archive Footage) |
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Gordon McMaster as Self |
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Robert Mellish as Self |
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Michael Neubert as Self |
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Jon Owen Jones as Self |
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Cecil Parkinson as Self |
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Ray Powell as Self |
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John Prescott as Self (Archive Footage) |
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Hugh Rossi as Self |
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Edward Short as Self |
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Norman Tebbit as Self |
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Margaret Thatcher as Self (Archive Footage) |
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William Whitelaw as Self |
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Betty Boothroyd as Self (Archive Footage) |
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Dennis Skinner as Self (Archive Footage) |
| Production | Alison Cahn | Producer |
| Production | Manisha Vadhia | Producer |
| Editing | Anne Tyerman | Editor |
| Production | Kerry Dalton | Production Manager |
| Art | Patrick Bedeau | Graphic Designer |
| Crew | Cliff Jones | Mix Technician |
| Sound | Roger Stamp | Sound |
| Camera | Ray Sieman | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Phil Reynolds | Editor |
| Production | Rebecca Hickie | Researcher |
