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House of Cards Trilogy, Vol. 1 - House of Cards [VHS] VHS Tape

NR (Not Rated) :: BBC Warner :: Released: 2000-07-19

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Michael Dobbs, ex-Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party, wrote the novel upon which House of Cards was based, but it was Andrew Davies' skillful adaptation which brought it to the attention of Ian Richardson. A classical actor who had never worked in TV before, Richardson was hooked as soon as he read the script, and went on to give a mesmerizing performance as the manipulative politician Francis Urquhart. Richardson's interpretation of the role drew noticeably on classical roles such as Richard III, and the relationship between Urquhart and his wife has obvious touches of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, particularly in the opening episodes. Richardson's practice of turning to the camera to deliver asides and soliloquies is intensely involving - an extremely effective way of bringing the classical technique to television. Superb supporting performances came from Susannah Harker as the young journalist Mattie Storin and Diane Fletcher as Elizabeth Urquhart. Colin Jeavons was memorably loathsome as the Deputy Party Whip Tim Stamper, lurking ambiguously in Urquhart's shadow. The series was extremely popular on its release in 1990 - the show began with the premise that Margaret Thatcher's career as the leader of the Conservative Party had just ended, which seemed a remote contingency when the novel was written, and the adaptation filmed, but which occurred almost simultaneously with the show's release. It instantly acquired cachet as an "insider political drama", and even members of the Cabinet later admitted that they had watched it eagerly. Francis Urquhart's phrase "You might choose to think that, but I couldn't possibly comment", which appears repeatedly in the script, became a permanent fixture in the vocabulary of British politics.

Techincal Details Cast: Ian Richardson, Miles Anderson, Alphonsia Emmanuel, Malcolm Tierney
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Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Running Time: mins
UPC: 794051129338
Binding: VHS Tape
Studio: BBC Warner
Release Date: 2000-07-19
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Specs: Closed-captioned, NTSC

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