Last December's "Cheriegate" affair did little to abate the rampant public cynicism reserved for politicians - a mistrust evidenced in the turnout at the 2001 general election, which was the lowest for more than 80 years. In this documentary, Michael Cockerell talks to figures including Edwina Currie, Max Clifford, Geoffrey Robinson and Neil Hamilton in an effort to see if spin, sleaze and ministerial failure is to blame, or whether the media's sneering political coverage is most at fault.
Cast
Michael Cockerell
Self - Narrator
Mohamed Al-Fayed
Self
Peter Bazalgette
Self
Tim Bell
Self
Tony Benn
Self
Cherie Blair
Self (archive footage)
Tony Blair
Self (archive footage)
Ken Clarke
Self
Edwina Currie
Self
Bernie Ecclestone
Self (archive footage)
Ian Greer
Self
Neil Hamilton
Self
Max Hastings
Self
Michael Heseltine
Self
John Humphrys
Self
Oona King
Self
Kelvin MacKenzie
Self
John Major
Self (archive footage)
Peter Mandelson
Self (archive footage)
Deborah Mattinson
Self
Piers Morgan
Self
David Morrissey
Self
Michael Portillo
Self
Geoffrey Robinson
Self
Clare Short
Self
Nicholas Soames
Self
Max Clifford
Self
Christine Hamilton
Self
Crew
Stuart Davidson
Editor
Michael Sanders
Online Editor
Geoff Hockney
Colorist
Libby Hand
Production Coordinator
Fiona Stourton
Executive Producer
Tom Giles
Producer
Eleanor Plowden
Producer
Neil Higginson
Camera Operator
Jon Stapleton
Camera Operator
Jonathan Young
Camera Operator
Rowan Jennings
Sound Mixer
Eric Fever
Sound
George Kidson
Sound
Lisa Soverall
Production Manager
Bob Bartram
Researcher
Gerard Wilkinson
Researcher
Steve England
Graphic Designer