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  • Performance Message for Posterity (Season 4, Episode 1)
  • TV Episode | 97 min | Drama

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Message for Posterity (Season 4, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 97 min | Drama

A Parliamentary committee decides to commission a portrait as a memorial to an ageing Conservative, wartime ex-Prime Minister, Sir David Browning. Bizarrely, they choose anarchic, anti-establishment and equally ageing artist James Player, ...See moreA Parliamentary committee decides to commission a portrait as a memorial to an ageing Conservative, wartime ex-Prime Minister, Sir David Browning. Bizarrely, they choose anarchic, anti-establishment and equally ageing artist James Player, who appears to stand for the very opposite values and positions to his prospective sitter. During sittings the two men find many opportunities to score political and social points off each. Screened with an with an introduction by Brian Walden, a contemporary of writer Dennis Potter at Oxford and an old Oxford political sparring partner. Written by Anonymous See less
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John Corby (camera)
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Updated Oct 29, 1994

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Oct 29, 1994 (United Kingdom)

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19 cast members
Name Known for
Patrick Godfrey
1st Conservative MP 1st Conservative MP   See fewer
Nicholas Selby
2nd Conservative MP 2nd Conservative MP   See fewer
Annette Crosbie
1st Labour MP 1st Labour MP   See fewer
Tony Haygarth
2nd Labour MP 2nd Labour MP   See fewer
Edward Petherbridge
Liberal MP Liberal MP   See fewer
Eric Porter
James Player James Player   See fewer
Sophie Thompson
Gillian Player Gillian Player   See fewer
Ben Walden
Miles Miles   See fewer
Bruce Alexander
Thompson Thompson   See fewer
John Neville
Sir David Browning Sir David Browning   See fewer
Bev Willis
Barnes Barnes   See fewer
Steven Crossley
TV Newsreader TV Newsreader   See fewer
Stephen Moore
Hawkins Hawkins   See fewer
Ronald Pickup
Richard Browning Richard Browning   See fewer
Brian Sewell
Art Critic (voice) Art Critic (voice)   See fewer
Joe Jones
Policeman Policeman   See fewer
Abigail Cruttenden
Clara Browning Clara Browning   See fewer
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