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The Alan Clark Diaries
2004 · 1 season, 6 episodes · miniseries
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Seasons and episodes The Alan Clark Diaries
Season 1
2004 · 6 episodes · about 3h
1. March of the Grey Men30 min
Arrogant, snobbish, and an inveterate womanizer, Alan Clark is returned to Parliament as a Tory MP in 1983 and becomes a Cabinet Minister.
2. The Lady30 min
Clark seeks the favor of the PM, but seems unable to prevent himself from annoying her — and everyone else.
3. Foreign Parts30 min
Clark's visits to foreign parts put a strain on his already fragile marriage to the long-suffering Jane.
4. Defence of the Realm30 min
Clark finds he has more enemies inside his own party than elsewhere, and realizes that even the PM's position is far from safe.
5. Into the Wilderness30 min
Clark decides to leave the political arena — a move he soon regrets.
6. Leaving Home30 min
Five years out of Parliament, Clark decides to return and is re-elected, but soon finds he is seriously ill.
Season summaries1 season, 6 episodes
Season 1
2004 · 6 episodes · about 3h
A dramatisation of the colourful diaries of controversial British Conservative politician Alan Clark.
1 season, 6 episodes, about 3h in total, from January 15, 2004 to February 19, 2004. Episodes run about 30 min.
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What is it about? The Alan Clark Diaries
The Alan Clark Diaries is a television serial dramatising the colourful diaries of controversial British Conservative politician Alan Clark. The six-episode series was transmissioned from 15 January to 19 February 2004 on BBC Four.
Genres: comedy, drama. Themes: british politics, historical drama, member of parliament, personal diary, house of commons.
Cast and crew The Alan Clark Diaries
AllCreators
- Created byJon Jones
- Based onAlan Clark
- CinematographyIan Moss
- EditingSue Wyatt
- NetworkBBC Four
Full cast24 cast members across all seasons
Cast:
- John Hurt · Alan Clark · 6 ep.
- Jenny Agutter · Jane Clark · 6 ep.
- Hugh Fraser · Tristan Garel-Jones · 5 ep.
- Nicholas Jones · Peter Morrison · 5 ep.
- Jeremy Clyde · Jonathan Aitken · 5 ep.
- Peter Blythe · Tom King · 4 ep.
- Paul Brooke · Ian Gow · 3 ep.
- Louise Gold · Margaret Thatcher · 3 ep.
- Julian Wadham · Julian Scopes · 2 ep.
- Eric Richard · Dave · 3 ep.
- Mark Tandy · Donald Derx · 2 ep.
- Mel Martin · Valerie Harkess · 2 ep.
- Rosie Fellner · Joel Harkess · 1 ep.
- Julia Davis · Jenny Easterbrook · 2 ep.
- Terence Harvey · Charles Powell · 2 ep.
- Jeremy Swift · Nigel Lawson · 1 ep.
- Jan Francis · Barbara Lord · 1 ep.
- William Armstrong · Michael Branford · 1 ep.
- Timothy West · Robert Armstrong · 1 ep.
- Julian Firth · Peter Rost · 1 ep.
- Mark Spalding · Labour MP · 1 ep.
- Roger Brierley · John Biffen · 1 ep.
- Arthur Cox · Badge Messenger · 1 ep.
- Lars Arentz-Hansen · Finnish Man · 2 ep.
Crew:
- Ian Moss · Director of Photography
- Jon Jones · Director
- Sue Wyatt · Editor
- Phillippa Giles · Executive Producer
- Richard Fell · Executive Producer
- Kate Lewis · Producer
- Laura Mackie · Executive Producer
- Jon Jones · Writer
- Alan Clark · Book
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Details The Alan Clark Diaries

- First episode
- January 15, 2004
- Last episode
- February 19, 2004
- Status
- miniseries
- Network
- BBC Four
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English
- Studio
- BBC
Frequently asked questions
How many seasons does The Alan Clark Diaries have?
1 season, 6 episodes. The last episode aired February 19, 2004.
Who’s in The Alan Clark Diaries?
John Hurt, Jenny Agutter, Hugh Fraser, Nicholas Jones, Jeremy Clyde, Peter Blythe, Paul Brooke, Louise Gold, Julian Wadham, and Eric Richard. Created by Jon Jones.
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