House of Cards
About House of Cards
Frustrated at a new moderate Conservative government and deprived of a promotion to a senior position, chief whip Francis Urquhart prepares a meticulous plot to bring down the Prime Minister then to take his place.
House of Cards is a comedy, war, and politics series that ran on BBC One. The series is filed under political intrigue, british politics, british prime minister, and miniseries.
Its one season of 4 episodes aired between November 1990 and December 1990.
Ian Richardson appears as Francis Urquhart, Susannah Harker as Mattie Storin, Miles Anderson as Roger O'Neill, and Alphonsia Emmanuel as Penny Guy. The series began as a novel.
American members can watch it on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and BritBox Amazon Channel. A Very British Coup, The Pillars of the Earth, and I, Claudius make useful companions to House of Cards. TMDB voters put it at 8.1 out of 10 across 165 votes and it carries a TV-14 rating.