The Deal (2003)
It is approaching an election in the UK when the leader of the Labour party, John Smith, suffers another in a line of heart attacks and dies. With the leadership campaign about to start the clear choice appears to be Gordon Brown, a stanch Scotsman. However Tony Blair is also beginning to appear more likely as he will appeal to Southern voters who would be turned off by Brown. Blair rings Brown to arrange a meeting to discuss which will go for the job. The film flashbacks to the start of their relationship, sharing an office in Westminster on their first seats.
- Released
- 2003-09-28
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 75 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Stephen Frears
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 from 28 votes
Cast
- David Morrissey as Gordon Brown
- Matt Blair as Ed Balls
- Michael Sheen as Tony Blair
- Dexter Fletcher as Charlie Whelan
- Frank Kelly as John Smith
- Stuart McQuarrie as Scottish MP 1
- Ian Hanmore as Scottish MP 2
- Paul Rhys as Peter Mandelson
- Stuart Bowman as Journalist 1
- Gordon Kennedy as John Brown
- Elizabeth Berrington as Cherie Blair
- David Nicholls as Production Asst