Crossing the Floor
October 5, 1996
70 minutes
6.7
TV MovieComedyDrama

Crossing the Floor

Political satire closely mirroring real-life British politics of the time - a self-serving Conservative minister "crosses the floor" to join the opposition Labour Party, at a time when the Conservative Party has a majority in Parliament of just one seat. Sequel to A Very Open Prison.

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Cast
Tom Wilkinson
(David Hanratty)
Neil Pearson
(Tom Peel)
Diana Kent
(Alison Hanratty)
Helen Baxendale
(Ruth Clarke)
Douglas Henshall
(Clive Colville)
James Fleet
(Prime Minister)
Clive Russell
(Mick Boyd)
Meera Syal
(Reporter)
Jonathan Cullen
(Michael Hilton)
James Ellis
(Andrew Carson)
Rosemary Martin
(Janet Pearce)
Andy Hamilton
(Daily Comet Editor)
Paula Jacobs
(Madam Speaker)
Geoffrey Whitehead
(Asst. Chief Constable Turpin)
Julian Fellowes
(Sir Mortimer Fawkes)
Norman Bird
(Grandfather)
Tony Gardner
(TV Interviewer)
Moray Hunter
(Down and Out)
Carolyn Pickles
(Returning Officer)
Helena McCarthy
(Old Lady)
Bill Wallis
(Local Party Leader)
Bill Thomas
(Boozer McGill)
Mark Benton
(Ambulance Man)
Sophie Dix
(Ambulance Woman)
Jonathan Stratt
(Policeman)
Jasper Jacob
(Liberal Democrat)