House of Cards

“He had Number 10 Downing Street in his hand!”

8.1(161)19901 Season4 Episodes~55m/epEnded

War & PoliticsComedyDrama

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.

Creator

Andrew Davies

Network

BBC One

Cast

Ian Richardson

Francis Urquhart

Susannah Harker

Mattie Storin

Miles Anderson

Roger O'Neill

Alphonsia Emmanuel

Penny Guy

Malcolm Tierney

Patrick Woolton

Diane Fletcher

Elizabeth Urquhart

William Chubb

John Krajewski

David Lyon

Henry Collingridge

Isabelle Amyes

Anne Collingridge

James Villiers

Charles Collingridge

Christopher Owen

Peter McKenzie

Damien Thomas

Michael Samuels

News and articles

Reviews

1 review

Geronimo1967

1y ago

9.0

As political dramas go, they just don't come any better than this - and Ian Richardson proves a master as an epitome of an ambitious schemer that even Machiavelli would have been proud of. He is "Urquhart", the chief whip of a government under new leadership. It's "Collingwood" (David Lyon) who takes the top job, but when he decides against promoting this local secret-keeper, he makes quite a mist...