How to Be an Ex-Prime Minister

How to Be an Ex-Prime Minister

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2007-06-24

Michael Cockerell tells the story of how prime ministers have coped with life after Number Ten, after Tony Blair became the youngest member of the ex-PMs' club for a hundred years. The film reveals who left office bankrupt, who did TV commercials for Cheshire cheese, who had his own chat show and who has never had a single happy day since leaving Number Ten. Cockerell, who met the eight PMs prior to Blair, looks at what Tony planned do next and just how many millions he could make from being an ex-PM.

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Michael Cockerell tells the story of how prime ministers have coped with life after Number Ten, after Tony Blair became the youngest member of the ex-PMs' club for a hundred years. The film reveals who left office bankrupt, who did TV commercials for Cheshire cheese, who had his own chat show and who has never had a single happy day since leaving Number Ten. Cockerell, who met the eight PMs prior to Blair, looks at what Tony planned do next and just how many millions he could make from being an ex-PM.

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2007-06-24

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56

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Genres

Documentary

TV Movie

Language

English

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BBC

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    Michael Cockerell

    Michael Cockerell
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    Tony Blair

    Tony Blair
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    Robin Butler

    Robin Butler
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    James Callaghan

    James Callaghan
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    Alastair Campbell

    Alastair Campbell
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    Winston Churchill Jr.

    Winston Churchill Jr.
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    Winston Churchill

    Winston Churchill
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    Ken Clarke

    Ken Clarke
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    Bernard Donoughue

    Bernard Donoughue
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    Edward Heath

    Edward Heath
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    Douglas Hurd

    Douglas Hurd
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    Bernard Ingham

    Bernard Ingham
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    Margaret Jay

    Margaret Jay
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    Tim Kitson

    Tim Kitson
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    Alexander Macmillan

    Alexander Macmillan
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    Harold Macmillan

    Harold Macmillan
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    John Major

    John Major
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    Charles Powell

    Charles Powell
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    Margaret Thatcher

    Margaret Thatcher
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    Ed Victor

    Ed Victor
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    Harold Wilson

    Harold Wilson