The Power Game The Politician (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | Drama

The Power Game

The Politician (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV Episode | Drama

Caswell spots an opportunity to get into the cabinet, when the labour MP from Fairley dies. Caswell aims to land the support on the topic of traffic, but not everyone is keen to have a champagne socialist as their candidate.

Director

David Reid

Writer

John Bowen (writer)

Producer

Rex Firkin (producer)

Production Designer

Trevor Patterson (as Trevor Paterson)

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Updated Jan 3, 1966

Release date

Jan 3, 1966 (United Kingdom)

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16 cast members

Name	Known for
Patrick Wymark Sir John Wilder Sir John Wilder See fewer	Repulsion (1965)
Clifford Evans Caswell Bligh Caswell Bligh See fewer	The Kiss of the Vampire (1963)
Peter Barkworth Kenneth Bligh Kenneth Bligh See fewer	Where Eagles Dare (1968)
Rachel Herbert Justine Bligh Justine Bligh See fewer	Murder Must Advertise (1973)
Fred Ferris Paul Budge Paul Budge See fewer	The Big Pull (1962)
Martin Boddey Jack Wigan Jack Wigan See fewer	A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Ewan Hooper Alderman Hall Alderman Hall See fewer	Kinky Boots (2005)
Dorothy Bromiley Beryl Ritchie Beryl Ritchie See fewer	Saturday Playhouse (1958)
John Abineri Councillor Mallor Councillor Mallor See fewer	The Last of the Mohicans (1971)
James Bree Davis Davis See fewer	On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Anthony Woodruff Alderman Thorpe Alderman Thorpe See fewer	Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)
David Cook Peter Willoughby Peter Willoughby See fewer	Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1995)
Clifford Cox Jim Harvey Jim Harvey See fewer	Quatermass and the Pit (1958)
Richard Burrell Barry Dawson Barry Dawson See fewer	Web (1957)
Cameron Miller MP MP See fewer	Monty Python's the Meaning of Life (1983)
Bryan Magee TV Interviewer TV Interviewer See fewer	The Power Game (1965)