Bill Brand

Following the death of the sitting Labour Party Member of Parliament, Bill Brand is selected as Labour candidate for a Lancashire textile constituency.

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Drama
Created By

Trevor Griffiths

First Aired on

Jun 07, 1976

1 seaons till Aug 16, 1976

Popularity: 0.9518
3 votes
Networks
(GB)
Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: It Is the People Who Create

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 11 episodes

Miniseries

Aired

11 Episodes
  • Episode 1In60 min

    First episode of a TV series about a young working-class lecturer with an uncompromising commitment to socialism who is elected to Parliament as a Labour MP.

  • Episode 2You Wanna Be a Hero, Get Yourself a White Horse60 min

    Brand's first experience of Parliament leaves him feeling betrayed by the party.

  • Episode 3Yarn60 min

    Brand defies the Whips and supports a work-in at a local factory, also attracting unwelcome attention in the Sunday papers.

  • Episode 4Now and in England60 min

    Brand convinces the Minister for Employment to visit the work-in at Bryant's Mill.

  • Episode 5August for the Party60 min

    Brand's agent forces him to spend the summer recess working in his constituency to regain his popularity.

Crew & Team

Trevor Griffiths

Writer