The Alan Clark Diaries (2004–2004)

TV ShowEndedBBC FourComedy, Drama1 season, 6 episodes
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Plot

The Alan Clark Diaries is a television serial dramatising the colourful diaries of controversial British Conservative politician Alan Clark. The six-episode series was transmissioned from 15 January to 19 February 2004 on BBC Four.

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Episodes by season

Season016Episodes2004Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01The Alan Clark Diaries S01E01March of the Grey MenJanuary 15, 2004—Arrogant, snobbish, and an inveterate womanizer, Alan Clark is returned to Parliament as a Tory MP in 1983 and becomes a Cabinet Minister.
  2. S01E02The LadyJanuary 22, 2004—Clark seeks the favor of the PM, but seems unable to prevent himself from annoying her — and everyone else.
  3. S01E03Foreign PartsJanuary 29, 2004—Clark's visits to foreign parts put a strain on his already fragile marriage to the long-suffering Jane.
  4. S01E04Defence of the RealmFebruary 2, 2004—Clark finds he has more enemies inside his own party than elsewhere, and realizes that even the PM's position is far from safe.
  5. S01E05Into the WildernessFebruary 12, 2004—Clark decides to leave the political arena — a move he soon regrets.
  6. S01E06Leaving HomeFebruary 19, 2004—Five years out of Parliament, Clark decides to return and is re-elected, but soon finds he is seriously ill.

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Cast

John HurtJohn HurtAlan ClarkJenny AgutterJenny AgutterJane Clark

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