The Alan Clark Diaries

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2004-01-15

Last Air Date: 2004-02-19

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 6

Created By: Jon Jones

Networks: BBC Four

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Top Cast

John Hurt as Alan Clark
Jenny Agutter as Jane Clark
Hugh Fraser as Tristan Garel-Jones
Nicholas Jones as Peter Morrison
Jeremy Clyde as Jonathan Aitken
Peter Blythe as Tom King
Paul Brooke as Ian Gow
Louise Gold as Margaret Thatcher
Eric Richard as Dave
Julian Wadham as Julian Scopes

Seasons

Miniseries (2004)

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

Episodes:

Ep. 1: March of the Grey Men (2004-01-15)

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: The Lady (2004-01-22)

Clark seeks the favor of the PM, but seems unable to prevent himself from annoying her — and everyone else.
Ep. 3: Foreign Parts (2004-01-29)

Clark's visits to foreign parts put a strain on his already fragile marriage to the long-suffering Jane.
Ep. 4: Defence of the Realm (2004-02-02)

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: Into the Wilderness (2004-02-12)

Clark decides to leave the political arena — a move he soon regrets.
Ep. 6: Leaving Home (2004-02-19)

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