It is approaching an election in the UK when the leader of the Labour party, John Smith, suffers another in a line of heart attacks and dies. With the leadership campaign about to start the clear choice appears to be Gordon Brown, a stanch Scotsman. However Tony Blair is also beginning to appear more likely as he will appeal to Southern voters who would be turned off by Brown. Blair rings Brown to arrange a meeting to discuss which will go for the job. The film flashbacks to the start of their relationship, sharing an office in Westminster on their first seats.
David Morrissey
as Gordon Brown
Matt Blair
as Ed Balls
Michael Sheen
as Tony Blair
Dexter Fletcher
as Charlie Whelan
Frank Kelly
as John Smith
Stuart McQuarrie
as Scottish MP 1
Ian Hanmore
as Scottish MP 2
Paul Rhys
as Peter Mandelson
Stuart Bowman
as Journalist 1
Gordon Kennedy
as John Brown
Elizabeth Berrington
as Cherie Blair
David Nicholls
as Production Asst
