The Television Serie | House of Cards In this thriller, adapted from the novel by Michael Dobbs, senior politicians jostle to become Prime Minister. A tale of vaulting political ambition, betrayal and murder, it was played as a very black comedy with the main character, Francis Urquhart, transformed into a contemporary Richard III, using soliloquies to the camera to confide in and seduce the audience. It spawned two sequels - To Play the King, and The Final Cut - as well as a memorable catchphrase, 'You might think that, I couldn't possibly comment.
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 Number of episodes in regular seasons: 3
First Aired: 1991, January
Episode run time: 60 min
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| House of Cards episode list | Michael Dobbs has carved out a unique niche as the country's leading political thriller writer. His first immensely successful novel, House of Cards, has been followed by a string of bestsellers: Wall Games, Last Man to Die, To Play the King, The Touch of Innocents and, The Final Cut His most famous creation. So far, only the Urquhart trilogy has been televised. The character of Francis Urquhart, has been immortalized by Ian Richardson in three awardwinning BBC TV series.
A BBC TV series
Producer: Ken Riddington
Director: Paul Seed
Writer: Andrew Davies, Michael Dobbs
Original Music by: Jim Parker
House of Cards (1/91)
This year's A Very British Coup. Absolutely top-notch entertainment from beginning to end with Ian Richardson pulling everyone's strings in order to become Prime Minister.
To Play The King (2/94)
Davies, once again, shows a level of cynicism that Dobbs merely hints at. Urquhart was working against a deadline for a general election before a major scandal would break.
The Final Cut (3/96)
The third and final chapter in the "Francis Urquhart" saga ran on "Masterpiece Theatre", with the evil Prime Minister (deliciously played as always by Ian Richardson) finally getting his comeuppance. |
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