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The Project

Type: TV - Series or strand
Released: 2002
Length: 220 min.
Directed by: Peter Kosminsky

Themes

Status

  • Broadcast worldwide

Synopsis:

This two-part chronicle about the rise to power of Tony Blair's Labor Party follows a group of young Labor activists who discover the seedier side of politics. In 1992 a group of Labour activists, Paul, Maggie and Irène, are dismayed by yet another Labour defeat to a Conservative Government. They each wish to support Labour in different ways. Irène works for the BBC, Paul applies for a job in the Labour press office while Maggie volunteers for the party. Gradually the Labour party changes its tactics to spin their appearance. Paul rises up in the ranks while Maggie stands for her hometown and Irène notices the changes in media tack. At the next election Labour sweep to power with Paul part of the media team and Maggie winning her seat. Can the party maintain the approach desired by its grass roots members or need they give in to the reality of politics as they have been playing it?
Synopsis:
This two-part chronicle about the rise to power of Tony Blair's Labor Party follows a group of young Labor activists who discover the seedier side of politics. In 1992 a group of Labour activists, Paul, Maggie and Irène, are dismayed by yet another Labour defeat to a Conservative Government. They each wish to support Labour in different ways. Irène works for the BBC, Paul applies for a job in the Labour press office while Maggie volunteers for the party. Gradually the Labour party changes its tactics to spin their appearance. Paul rises up in the ranks while Maggie stands for her hometown and Irène notices the changes in media tack. At the next election Labour sweep to power with Paul part of the media team and Maggie winning her seat. Can the party maintain the approach desired by its grass roots members or need they give in to the reality of politics as they have been playing it?
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