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It Couldn't Happen Here

Firebrand Labour leader Michael Murray is swept into office on a tide of rhetoric. His first act is to "reform education", but it looks suspiciously like a personal vendetta against Mr. Weller, the headmaster who had once sent him, as a boy, to a special school for disturbed children. When Murray is summoned by the renowned political theorist, Mervyn Sloan, he is told that great things are expected of him. But Sloan also firmly insists that a general strike be called in Murray's city to challenge the Conservative Government. When one of Murray's council members, who has a weakness for the bottle, fails to ensure pickets are sent to one particular school, a disastrous conflict ensues between Murray and Jim Nelson, who is unfortunately headmaster of a school for special needs children.

English
  • Originally Aired June 6, 1991
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Network Channel 4
  • Created April 15, 2010 by
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Name Type Role
Alan Bleasdale Writer
Norman Mills Guest Star
Christopher Halliday Guest Star
Al Brierley Guest Star
Clifford Rose Guest Star
Oldham Theatre Workshop Guest Star
Michelle Atkinson Guest Star
Sean Naughton Guest Star
Tony Broughton Guest Star
John Shrapnel Guest Star
Colin Douglas Guest Star
Ayesa Tour� Guest Star
Peter Faulkner Guest Star
Niall Toibin Guest Star
Paul Butterworth Guest Star
David Scase Guest Star
John Henshaw Guest Star
Ian Hartley Guest Star
Robert Young Director