Lord of Misrule (1996)
Comedy drama. Retired Lord Chancellor Bill Webster decides to sell his memoirs to a tabloid newspaper in order to save his crumbling Cornish house. The Prime Minister wants to stop him as he believes the government will fall if his book is published. One of Bill's old girlfriends, now the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, is sent to try and stop him, but also on his trail is a tabloid journalist who senses a scoop.
Director: Guy Jenkin
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Richard Wilson as Bill Webster |
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Emily Mortimer as Emma |
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Stephen Moyer as Olly |
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Andy Hamilton as Editor |
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Jeff Rawle as Derek |
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Clive Russell as Arthur |
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James Fleet as Prime Minister |
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Prunella Scales as Shirley |
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Martin Clunes as Minister of Defence |
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Mark Benton as Antler Man |
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Rob Brydon as Cornish Policeman |
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Peter Sullivan as Dr. Glanville |
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Rosemary Martin as Janie |
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Patricia Hayes as Ethel |
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Brian Bovell as Tim |
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Jimmy Gardner as Dad |
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Lisa Palfrey as Dr. Amy Clarke |
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Briony Glassco as Director |
| Writing | Guy Jenkin | Writer |
| Production | Jimmy Mulville | Producer |
| Directing | Guy Jenkin | Director |
| Production | David M. Thompson | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Matthew Scott | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Rex Maidment | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Roy Sharman | Editor |
| Production | Sarah Trevis | Casting |
| Art | Graeme Story | Production Design |
| Art | Heather Gibson | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jo Thompson | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marella Shearer | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Mary Selway | Casting |
| Production | Denise O'Donoghue | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Stephen Woolfenden | First Assistant Director |