Bill Brand: The Complete Series [DVD]

Set in the mid-1970s and reflecting the complexities of that turbulent decade, Bill Brand earned Jack Shepherd a BAFTA nomination for his performance as a newly-elected left-of-centre Labour MP who struggles to reconcile socialist principles with the realpolitik of Westminster. This ground-breaking drama series is penned by Oscar-nominated dramatist Trevor Griffiths. A by-election in a solid working-class constituency sees former lecturer Bill Brand elected to Parliament by a slim majority. Driven by a determination to improve the lives of his constituents he soon comes into conflict with the uncomfortable realities of a minority government.