Bill Brand

Bill Brand (1976)

EndedScripted showDrama

Set in the mid-1970s and reflecting the complexities of that turbulent decade, Bill Brand stars Jack Shepherd (Wycliffe) as a newly elected left-of-centre Labour MP who struggles to reconcile socialist principles with the realpolitik of Westminster. This groundbreaking and unashamedly intelligent drama series is penned by Oscar-nominated dramatist Trevor Griffiths (Fatherland, Reds) and earned a BAFTA nomination for Jack Shepherd. A by-election in the solidly working-class constituency of Leighley sees Bill Brand, a former lecturer, elected to Parliament by a slim majority. Driven by a determination to improve the lives of his textile-worker constituents, he finds his ideas of representation are provocatively different from those of the whips; and in a world of oblique negotiations and hidden bargains – the uncomfortable realities of a minority government – Brand's fundamental belief in the Party is assailed by doubts, while his troubled personal life further endangers his tenuous political career.

Network
Scheduleevery Monday (60 min)

Last Episode

It is the People Who Create
Season 1Episode 1160 min

It is the People Who Create

Final episode. Brand gravitates increasingly to the fringes of politics to counteract the complacency of his colleagues.
Aug 16, 1976

Recent Episodes

EpisodeNameAirdate
S01E11It is the People Who CreateAug 16, 1976
S01E10RevisionsAug 9, 1976
S01E09Anybody'sAug 2, 1976
S01E08RabblesJul 26, 1976
S01E07Tranquillity of the RealmJul 19, 1976
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Cast

Jack Shepherd

Jack Shepherd

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Bill Brand

Bill Brand

played by Jack Shepherd
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