The Nearly Man

1. E1. S1.E0 ∙ The Nearly Man

   Aug 4, 1974 · 60m

   Television play, later developed into a series, about a Labour member of parliament who never quite makes it to the top.

2. E2. S1.E1 ∙ Opportunity: March 1975

   Nov 4, 1975 · 60m

   Christopher Collinson entered Parliament in 1958 as a talented, ambitious young man. Now, frustrated and cynical after seventeen years on the back benches, he still wants - and even expects - power; a personal tragedy reveals that the opportunity has not entirely disappeared.

3. E3. S1.E2 ∙ Power Base: April 1975

   Nov 11, 1975 · 60m

   Collinson seeks out the political limelight, but Alice finds his renewed political ambition difficult to come to terms with. Meanwhile, in the constituency there is a growing feeling that a clash is inevitable.

4. E4. S1.E3 ∙ Millie: May 1975

   Nov 18, 1975 · 60m

   As Collinson concentrates on the intensifying Common Market campaign, he is almost taken unawares by events in his constituency. Then, at a routine political meeting, he meets a young university teacher. Her name is Millie Dutton...

5. E5. S1.E4 ∙ Reshuffle: June 1975

   Nov 25, 1975 · 60m

   While Collinson awaits the outcome of a cabinet reshuffle that will decide his political future, Alice, living apart from him in the Shropshire countryside, is expecting a visit from her friend, novelist Brian Griffin.

6. E6. S1.E5 ∙ Confrontation: July 1975

   Nov 25, 1974 · 60m

   It's more than two months since Chris and Alice Collinson have seen each other ; a long standing engagement now brings them into contact. It is not the only confrontation in store for Collinson, as the antagonism between himself and Ron Hibbert takes a new and unexpected turn.

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