Film

How to Be Prime Minister

1996 · 49m · Documentary · TV Movie

It begins with cheers but almost always ends in tears. Yet, as the election looms, competition for the top job grows ever more intense. Why? The hours are terrible, money so-so, job security non-existent. On the plus side, there's free accommodation in central London and probably more power over your country than any other leader in the western world. With the help of the present and previous incumbents, Michael Cockerell offers the first "how to" guide to the job of prime minister.

Michael Cockerell

Self - Narrator

John Major

Self

Margaret Thatcher

Self

Harold Macmillan

Self (archive footage)

Harold Wilson

Self (archive footage)

Edward Heath

Self

James Callaghan

Self

Shirley Williams

Self

Douglas Hurd

Self

Tony Benn

Self

Charles Powell

Self

Joe Haines

Self

Jonathan Hill

Self

Robert Armstrong

Self

• Charles MillerProducer
• Anne TyermanEditor

Release date

September 22, 1996

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

49m

Genres

Documentary, TV Movie