House of Cards: The Trilogy

Box set containing the Urquhart trilogy: three series based on the bestselling novels by Michael Dobbs, starring Ian Richardson as corrupt politician Francis Urquhart. In 'House of Cards', Urquhart is a long-serving MP who has his eye on the top job, and will stop at nothing to fulfil his ambition. As the trusted Chief Whip, he has insider knowledge that could bring down the already precarious Prime Minister, and in order to unleash his power he draws innocent young journalist Mattie Storin (Susannah Harker) into his schemes. 'To Play the King' continues to follow Urquhart's career. Having been made Prime Minister at the end of the last series after murdering an investigative reporter, he now crosses swords with the newly crowned monarch (Michael Kitchen) - a passionate man with firm liberal beliefs on the future of the country. In the final part of the trilogy, 'The Final Cut', Urquhart is well on his way to becoming Britain's longest-serving Prime Minister, and is starting to plan his retirement. He still has the Cyprus peace treaty to tie up, however, and the dark secrets from his past are beginning to come back to haunt him.

Actor: David Ryall
Writer: Michael Dobbs
Actor: William Chubb
Actor: Erika Hoffman
Actor: Tom Beesley
Actor: David Farrell
Actor: Nikolas Grace
Actor: Kevork Malikyan
Actor: Kate Ricketts
Actor: Colin Jeavons
Actor: Diane Fletcher
Actor: Julian Fellowes
Actor: Nicholas Selby
Actor: John Bird
Actor: Susannah Harker
Actor: Kitty Aldridge
Actor: Malcolm Tierney
Actor: Miles Anderson
Actor: Isla Blair
Actor: Leonard Preston
Actor: David Lyon
Actor: Kenneth Gilbert
Director: Paul Seed
Actor: Rowena King
Writer: Andrew Davies
Actor: Ian Richardson
Producer: Ken Riddington
Actor: Kenny Ireland
Actor: Alphonsia Emmanuel
Actor: Emma Bunton
Music: Jim Parker
Actor: Jon Hartley
Actor: Christopher Owen
Actor: James Villiers
Actor: Nick Brimble
Actor: Isabelle Amyes
Actor: Michael Kitchen