House of Cards

Limited Series

1990

55m

TV-14

BBC One

1 Season

4 Episodes

Episode Guide

English

War & Politics, Comedy, Drama

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Frustrated at a new moderate Conservative government and deprived of a promotion to a senior position, chief whip Francis Urquhart prepares a meticulous plot to bring down the Prime Minister then to take his place.

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House of Cards

TV-14

Limited Series

1990

55m

English

BBC One

War & Politics, Comedy, Drama

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1 Season

4 Episodes

Episode Guide

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December 9th 1990

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December 2nd 1990

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November 25th 1990

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November 18th 1990

Cast

Francis Urquhart

Mattie Storin

Patrick Woolton

Penny Guy

Elizabeth Urquhart

John Krajewski

Anne Collingridge

Lord Billsborough

Henry Collingridge

Tim Stamper

Roger O'Neill

Newsreader

Charles Collingridge

Sir Jasper Grainger

Junior Health Minister

Ben Landress

Michael Samuels

McKenzie

Harold Earle

Stoat

Stephen Kendrick

Presenter

Treasurer

Biggman

Charles Goodman

Directed By: Paul Seed (4 Episodes)

Written By: Michael Dobbs (4 Episodes), Andrew Davies (4 Episodes)

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thomas.a.roche says...

8 years ago

Even if the show is now over 25 years old, it is a master piece, Ian Richardson pills a hell of a performance. So much of the US show can be found in it, and at the same time the quality of both are equals in so many ways. Loved it. The only down side is how short the season are.

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Dave81 says...

12 years ago

Ian Richardson's interpretation of Francis Urquhart is terrific!!!

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Edwardthebear says...

one year ago

Absolute genius writing and performing in this, and in all the chaos in British politics of the last decade, you could easily imagine someone like Urquhart behind the scenes pulling strings for their own gain. Be sure to catch the follow-up series "To Play the King" and "The Final Cut" as well.

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Chamsae says...

3 years ago

This show is a masterpiece. I saw it first when I was too young to understand everything (around 8 yo, and I watched it in English without subtitles when I wasn't yet fluent in English) and rewatched it multiple times since then, but even the first time, it drew me in. Ian Richardson performance was perfect.

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rnhaas

8/10 one year ago

I watched this earlier than I planned in part in getting impatient for the American season 3 to start, and in part because I heard rumours of no more BBC programming on Netflix. Watching both series is very illustrative.

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CinemaSerf

8 months ago

As political dramas go, they just don't come any better than this - and Ian Richardson proves a master as an epitome of an ambitious schemer that even Machiavelli would have been proud of. He is "Urquhart", the chief whip of a government under new leadership. It's "Collingwood" (David Lyon) who take More

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