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The Deal is a 2003 British television film directed by Stephen Frears from a script by Peter Morgan, based in part upon The Rivals by James Naughtie. The film stars David Morrissey as Gordon Brown and Michael Sheen as Tony Blair, and depicts the Blair-Brown deal—a well-documented pact that Blair and Brown made whereby Brown would not stand in the 1994 Labour leadership election, so that Blair could have a clear run at becoming leader of the party and Prime Minister. The film begins on 9 June 1983, as Blair and Brown are first elected to Parliament, and concludes in May 1994 at the Granita restaurant—the location of the supposed agreement—with a brief epilogue following the leadership contest.
Original Release
09/28/2003
US Release
11/08/2007
Cast
Name | Character |
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David Morrissey | Gordon Brown |
Matt Blair | Ed Balls |
Michael Sheen | Tony Blair |
Dexter Fletcher | Charlie Whelan |
Philippe De Grossouvre | Waiter |
Eilidh Fraser | Returning Officer |
Frank Kelly | John Smith |
Stuart McQuarrie | Scottish MP 1 |
Ian Hanmore | Scottish MP 2 |
Nick Falk | Junior Tory Minister |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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David Morrissey | Gordon Brown |
Matt Blair | Ed Balls |
Michael Sheen | Tony Blair |
Dexter Fletcher | Charlie Whelan |
Philippe De Grossouvre | Waiter |
Eilidh Fraser | Returning Officer |
Frank Kelly | John Smith |
Stuart McQuarrie | Scottish MP 1 |
Ian Hanmore | Scottish MP 2 |
Nick Falk | Junior Tory Minister |
Paul Rhys | Peter Mandelson |
Jon Snow | Himself / Self |
Stuart Bowman | Journalist 1 |
Roshan Rohatgi | Journalist 2 |
Gordon Morris | Party Worker |
Gordon Kennedy | John Brown |
Jayne McKenna | SNP Candidate |
Elizabeth Berrington | Cherie Blair |
Jessica Oyelowo | Make-up Artist |
Glenna Morrison | Anji Hunter |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Andy Harries | Executive Producer |
Peter Morgan | Producer |
Lucy Bedford | Producer |
Sue Calverley | Producer |
Christine Langan | Producer |
John Yorke | Producer |