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Bill Brand(TV show/series, 1976)

1h per episode | Genre: Drama

Mini series in 1 season with 11 episodes

Bill BrandRating: 3.3/5 (with 1 vote)
Bill Brand is a British television drama series produced by Thames Television for the ITV network which was shown in the summer of 1976. Written by Trevor Griffiths, the series charts the political progress of the eponymous Brand, who becomes a Labour Party member of parliament for a Lancashire constituency after retaining the seat at a by-election with a small majority. A former Liberal Studies lecturer at a local Technical college, Brand finds the demands of his career at odds with his left-wing convictions. Produced as one series of eleven episodes, Bill Brand stars Jack Shepherd in the title role. Arthur Lowe appeared as the Prime Minister, Arthur Watson (a character loosely based on Harold Wilson). Alan Badel played a left-wing Cabinet minister, David Last (a character based on Michael Foot), connected with The Journal, a thinly disguised Tribune newspaper. The decline of the textile industry, a major employer in Brand's constituency, is a secondary theme of the series. Geoffrey Palmer and Nigel Hawthorne were cast as moderate Trade ministers; the latter meets a delegation including Brand because his superior is engaged at a "City junket". Cherie Lunghi played Alex, a young woman w... ()
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About Bill Brand

Following the death of the sitting Labour Party Member of Parliament, Bill Brand is selected as Labour candidate for a Lancashire textile constituency.

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Bill Brand Seasons and Episodes

06/07/1976Season 1 - 11 episodes
#1 | 06/07/1976In
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
First episode of a TV series about a young working-class lecturer with an uncompromising commitment to socialism who is elected to Parliament as a Labour MP.
#2 | 06/14/1976You Wanna Be a Hero, Get Yourself a White Horse
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Brand's first experience of Parliament leaves him feeling betrayed by the party.
#3 | 06/21/1976Yarn
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Brand defies the Whips and supports a work-in at a local factory, also attracting unwelcome attention in the Sunday papers.
#4 | 06/28/1976Now and in England
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Brand convinces the Minister for Employment to visit the work-in at Bryant's Mill.
#5 | 07/05/1976August for the Party
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Brand's agent forces him to spend the summer recess working in his constituency to regain his popularity.
#6 | 07/12/1976Resolution
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Brand attends the Annual Conference, and turns down the job of Parliamentary Private Secretary to Minister David Last.
#7 | 07/19/1976Tranquillity of the Realm
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Brand surprises and alarms his colleagues on the standing committee for an anti-terrorism bill by using it as a platform from which to berate the Government.
#8 | 07/26/1976Rabbles
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Brand's love story with Alex ends, while he is censured by his constituency over his behaviour on the Prevention of Terrorism Act Committee.
#9 | 08/02/1976Anybody's
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Brand has agreed to be David Last's right hand man in his bid for party leadership.
#10 | 08/09/1976Revisions
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Brand joins the Fight to Work Campaign, after the election of a new leader from the right of the party.
#11 | 08/16/1976It Is the People Who Create
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Final episode. Brand gravitates increasingly to the fringes of politics to counteract the complacency of his colleagues.

Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 1 language: English (EN)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 06/07/1976
Last episode released on: 08/16/1976

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:21288, Added: 05/16/2018, Last updated: 03/01/2024