How to Be Home Secretary (1999)
In the latest how-to-do-it guide, Michael Cockerell films behind the scenes in the normally secretive Home Office. As well as crime, prisons and MI5, the Home Secretary is responsible for nudist beaches, mad dogs and massage parlours. Jack Straw and his predecessors talk candidly about the Cabinet's most dangerous and fascinating job.
Director: Simon Finch
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Michael Cockerell as Self |
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Kenneth Baker as Self |
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Robert Carr as Self |
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Ken Clarke as Self |
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Brian Cubbon as Self |
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Michael Howard as Self |
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Douglas Hurd as Self |
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Roy Jenkins as Self |
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Merlyn Rees as Self |
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Jack Straw as Self |
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David Waddington as Self |
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Richard Wilson as Self |
| Directing | Simon Finch | Director |
| Production | Simon Finch | Producer |
| Production | Anne Tyerman | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Christine Whittaker | Archival Footage Research |
| Editing | Nick Rayner | Editor |
| Production | Kerry Dalton | Production Manager |
| Art | John Salisbury | Title Designer |
| Sound | Trefor Hunter | Sound |
| Crew | Cliff Jones | Mix Technician |
| Crew | Karl Mainzer | Mix Technician |
| Sound | Bob Withey | Sound |
| Camera | Ray Sieman | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Patrick Wood | Music |
| Production | James Giles | Researcher |
| Production | Sarah Zilesnick | Production Secretary |