Crossing the Floor
1996
70 minutes
Overview
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.
Top 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