Overview

Last December's "Cheriegate" affair did little to abate the rampant public cynicism reserved for politicians - a mistrust evidenced in the turnout at the 2001 general election, which was the lowest for more than 80 years. In this documentary, Michael Cockerell talks to figures including Edwina Currie, Max Clifford, Geoffrey Robinson and Neil Hamilton in an effort to see if spin, sleaze and ministerial failure is to blame, or whether the media's sneering political coverage is most at fault.

Top Cast

Michael Cockerell

Self - Narrator

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Mohamed Al-Fayed

Self

Peter Bazalgette

Self

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Tim Bell

Self

Tony Benn

Self

Cherie Blair

Self (archive footage)

Tony Blair

Self (archive footage)

Ken Clarke

Self

Edwina Currie

Self

Bernie Ecclestone

Self (archive footage)

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Ian Greer

Self

Neil Hamilton

Self