Westminster's Secret Service
1h 0m·Documentary, TV Movie
1995
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NA/10 avgNo member ratings yetWhips pride themselves on their secrecy and discretion. Reporter Michael Cockerell uncovers their shadowy world and reveals how they operate. How close to reality is the fictional Chief Whip Francis Urquhart, in the drama series House of Cards? Government Whips can make or break ministers and ensure they know all the secrets of the private lives of their fellow MPs. One Tory MP claims that the Whips are a gestapo, but another says they are democracy's unsung heroes - as necessary for Parliament as sewers are for civilisation.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Michael CockerellSelf | Self |
| RRupert AllasonSelf | Self |
| JJoe AshtonSelf | Self |
| EEric ClarkeSelf | Self |
| GGeoffrey DickensSelf | Self |
 Stephen DorrellSelf | Self |
| JJim DowdSelf | Self |
 Iain Duncan SmithSelf | Self |
| TTim FortescueSelf | Self |
| DDerek FosterSelf | Self |
| TTristan Garel-JonesSelf | Self |
| WWill HowieSelf | Self |
 Nigel LawsonSelf (Archive Footage) | Self (Archive Footage) |
| DDavid LightbownSelf | Self |
 John MajorSelf (Archive Footage) | Self (Archive Footage) |
| GGordon McMasterSelf | Self |
| RRobert MellishSelf | Self |
| MMichael NeubertSelf | Self |
| JJon Owen JonesSelf | Self |
| CCecil ParkinsonSelf | Self |
| RRay PowellSelf | Self |
 John PrescottSelf (Archive Footage) | Self (Archive Footage) |
| HHugh RossiSelf | Self |
| EEdward ShortSelf | Self |
 Norman TebbitSelf | Self |
 Margaret ThatcherSelf (Archive Footage) | Self (Archive Footage) |
| WWilliam WhitelawSelf | Self |
| BBetty BoothroydSelf (Archive Footage) | Self (Archive Footage) |
 Dennis SkinnerSelf (Archive Footage) | Self (Archive Footage) |