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  • Decision 79 (1979)
  • TV Special | 900 min | News
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Decision 79 (1979)
TV Special | 900 min | News

BBC's coverage of the 1979 General Election in the UK that swept Margaret Thatcher's Conservative party into power.
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Updated May 3, 1979

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May 3, 1979 (United Kingdom)

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98 cast members
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David Dimbleby
Self - Presenter Self - Presenter   See fewer
David Alton
Self - Lib, Liverpool Edge Hill Self - Lib, Liverpool Edge Hill   See fewer
Bonnie Angelo
Self - Time Magazine Self - Time Magazine   See fewer
Khalid Aziz
Self - Reporter Self - Reporter   See fewer
David Basnett
Self - GMWU Self - GMWU   See fewer
Chris Baur
Self - The Scotsman Self - The Scotsman   See fewer
Tony Benn
Self - Energy Secretary (as Rt Hon Tony Benn) Self - Energy Secretary (as Rt Hon Tony Benn)   See fewer
Frank Bough
Self - Reporter Self - Reporter   See fewer
Tim Brinton
Self - Conservative Self - Conservative   See fewer
Janet Brown
Self / Margaret Thatcher Self / Margaret Thatcher   See fewer
Adrian Cadbury
Self - CBI (as Sir Adrian Cadbury) Self - CBI (as Sir Adrian Cadbury)   See fewer
James Callaghan
Self (as Rt Hon James Callaghan) Self (as Rt Hon James Callaghan)   See fewer
Colin Chapman
Self - Reporter Self - Reporter   See fewer
Michael Charlton
Self - Reporter Self - Reporter   See fewer
Bernard Clark
Self - Reporter Self - Reporter   See fewer
Nick Clarke
Self - Reporter Self - Reporter   See fewer
Michael Cockerell
Self - Reporter Self - Reporter   See fewer
John Cole
Self - The Observer Self - The Observer   See fewer
Richard Cole
Self - Cartoonist Self - Cartoonist   See fewer
Sue Cook
Self - Reporter Self - Reporter   See fewer
Ivor Crewe
Self - Essex University Self - Essex University   See fewer
Horace Cutler
Self - Leader, GLC Self - Leader, GLC   See fewer
Barry Day
Self - Former Conservative Advertising Consultant Self - Former Conservative Advertising Consultant   See fewer
David Ennals
Self (as Rt Hon David Ennals) Self (as Rt Hon David Ennals)   See fewer
Bernard Falk
Self - Reporter Self - Reporter   See fewer
Marcia Falkender
Self (as Lady Falkender) Self (as Lady Falkender)   See fewer
Geoffrey Finsberg
Self - Conservative Self - Conservative   See fewer
Alan Fisher
Self - General Secretary, NUPE Self - General Secretary, NUPE   See fewer
Gerry Fitt
Self - SDLP, Belfast West Self - SDLP, Belfast West   See fewer
Garret Fitzgerald
Self - Leader of Fine Gael Self - Leader of Fine Gael   See fewer
Rodney Foster
Self - Reporter Self - Reporter   See fewer
Jeremy Fox
Self - Silly Party Self - Silly Party   See fewer
Clement Freud
Self - Liberal Self - Liberal   See fewer
Nicholas Goodison
Self - Chairman, Stock Exchange Self - Chairman, Stock Exchange   See fewer
Vincent Hanna
Self - Reporter Self - Reporter   See fewer
Roy Hattersley
Self - Prices Secretary (as Rt Hon Roy Hattersley) Self - Prices Secretary (as Rt Hon Roy Hattersley)   See fewer
Barney Hayhoe
Self - Conservative Self - Conservative   See fewer
Ron Hayward
Self - General Secretary, Labour Party Self - General Secretary, Labour Party   See fewer
Denis Healey
Self - Chancellor of the Exchequer (as Rt Hon Denis Healey) Self - Chancellor of the Exchequer (as Rt Hon Denis Healey)   See fewer
Barrie Heath
Self - Group Chairman, GKN (as Sir Barrie Heath) Self - Group Chairman, GKN (as Sir Barrie Heath)   See fewer
Quintin Hogg
Self - Conservative (as Lord Hailsham) Self - Conservative (as Lord Hailsham)   See fewer
Geoffrey Howe
Self - Con, Surrey East (as Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Howe) Self - Con, Surrey East (as Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Howe)   See fewer
Chris Husbands
Self - London School of Economics Self - London School of Economics   See fewer
Tom Jackson
Self - Chairman, TUC Self - Chairman, TUC   See fewer
Hugh Jenkins
Self - Lab, Putney Self - Lab, Putney   See fewer
Peter Jenkins
Self - The Guardian Self - The Guardian   See fewer
Keith Joseph
Self - Con, Leeds North East (as Rt Hon Sir Keith Joseph) Self - Con, Leeds North East (as Rt Hon Sir Keith Joseph)   See fewer
Richard Kershaw
Self - Reporter Self - Reporter   See fewer
Richard Lindley
Self - Reporter Self - Reporter   See fewer
David Lomax
Self - Reporter Self - Reporter   See fewer
Jim Lowther
Self - NOTSA Engineering Self - NOTSA Engineering   See fewer
Eric Lubbock
Self - Liberal (as Lord Avebury) Self - Liberal (as Lord Avebury)   See fewer
Margo MacDonald
Self - Vice Chairman, SNP Self - Vice Chairman, SNP   See fewer
Alec Main
Self - Conservative agent Self - Conservative agent   See fewer
David Mellor
Self - Con, Putney Self - Con, Putney   See fewer
John Methven
Self - Director General, CBI (as Sir John Methven) Self - Director General, CBI (as Sir John Methven)   See fewer
John Milne
Self - Reporter Self - Reporter   See fewer
Roland Moyle
Self - Labour Self - Labour   See fewer
David Owen
Self - Foreign Secretary (as Rt Hon David Owen) Self - Foreign Secretary (as Rt Hon David Owen)   See fewer
Fred Peart
Self - Labour (as Lord Peart) Self - Labour (as Lord Peart)   See fewer
Ball Powell
Self (as Sir Ball Powell) Self (as Sir Ball Powell)   See fewer
James Prior
Self (archive footage) (as Rt Hon James Prior) Self (archive footage) (as Rt Hon James Prior)   See fewer
Adam Raphael
Self - The Observer Self - The Observer   See fewer
Merlyn Rees
Self - Home Secretary (as Rt Hon Merlyn Rees) Self - Home Secretary (as Rt Hon Merlyn Rees)   See fewer
George Reid
Self - SNP Self - SNP   See fewer
Cyril Smith
Self - Lib, Rochdale Self - Lib, Rochdale   See fewer
Norman St. John Stevas
Self (as Norman St John-Stevas) Self (as Norman St John-Stevas)   See fewer
David Steel
Self (as Rt Hon David Steel) Self (as Rt Hon David Steel)   See fewer
Teddy Taylor
Self - Con, Glasgow Cathcart Self - Con, Glasgow Cathcart   See fewer
Margaret Thatcher
Self (as Rt Hon Margaret Thatcher) Self (as Rt Hon Margaret Thatcher)   See fewer
Peter Thorneycroft
Self - Chairman, Conservative Party (as Lord Thorneycroft) Self - Chairman, Conservative Party (as Lord Thorneycroft)   See fewer
Jeremy Thorpe
Self - Lib, Devon North (as Rt Hon Jeremy Thorpe) Self - Lib, Devon North (as Rt Hon Jeremy Thorpe)   See fewer
Philip Tibenham
Self - Reporter Self - Reporter   See fewer
Sid Weighell
Self - General Secretary, NUR Self - General Secretary, NUR   See fewer
Bob Wellings
Self - Reporter Self - Reporter   See fewer
Martyn Williams
Self - Reporter Self - Reporter   See fewer
Shirley Williams
Self - Education Secretary (as Rt Hon Shirley Williams) Self - Education Secretary (as Rt Hon Shirley Williams)   See fewer
Peregrine Worsthorne
Self - Sunday Telegraph Self - Sunday Telegraph   See fewer
Martin Young
Self - Reporter Self - Reporter   See fewer
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