The Alan Clark Diaries

A dramatisation of the colourful diaries of controversial British Conservative politician Alan Clark.

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  1.March of the Grey Men

  15-01-200430m

  Arrogant, snobbish, and an inveterate womanizer, Alan Clark is returned to Parliament as a Tory MP in 1983 and becomes a Cabinet Minister.

• Ep 2

  2.The Lady

  22-01-200430m

  Clark seeks the favor of the PM, but seems unable to prevent himself from annoying her — and everyone else.

• Ep 3

  3.Foreign Parts

  29-01-200430m

  Clark's visits to foreign parts put a strain on his already fragile marriage to the long-suffering Jane.

• Ep 4

  4.Defence of the Realm

  02-02-200430m

  Clark finds he has more enemies inside his own party than elsewhere, and realizes that even the PM's position is far from safe.

• Ep 5

  5.Into the Wilderness

  12-02-200430m

  Clark decides to leave the political arena — a move he soon regrets.

• Ep 6

  6.Leaving Home

  19-02-200430m

  Five years out of Parliament, Clark decides to return and is re-elected, but soon finds he is seriously ill.