The Poisoned Chalice

The inside story of the often lethal impact of Europe on postwar British politics, told by both conspirators and victims.

en
Documentary
Created By

First Aired on

May 09, 1996

1 seaons till May 30, 1996

Popularity: 1.0346
0 votes
Networks
(GB)
Production

Barraclough Carey ProductionsCrux Productions (GB)

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Nemesis

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 4 episodes

Miniseries

Aired

4 Episodes
  • Episode 1A Kind of Betrayal50 min

    Post-war Britain refuses to get drawn into European unity plans.

  • Episode 2Fool's Mate50 min

    How Edward Heath secured Britain's membership in the Common Market.

  • Episode 3Summit, Bloody Summit50 min

    Margaret Thatcher battles for Britain over the cost of belonging to the European Union. But she makes a series of mistakes that pave the way to the federalist Europe she is trying to prevent.

  • Episode 4Nemesis50 min

    John Major's deal at Maastricht causes dissent within the Conservative Party.

Crew & Team

Elizabeth Parker

Original Music Composer

Simon Farmer

Sound

Show Recommendations