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The Politician's Wife is a British television political drama broadcast on Channel 4 in 1995, written by Paula Milne, and starring Trevor Eve and Juliet Stevenson. Milne returned to the same themes in her BBC 2 drama miniseries, The Politician's Husband (2013).
Original Release
05/16/1995 on Channel 4
US Release
01/07/1996
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Juliet Stevenson | Flora Matlock |
| Anton Lesser | Mark Hollister |
| Trevor Eve | Duncan Matlock |
| Frederick Treves | Clive Woodley |
| Patrick Drury | Ian Ruby-Smith / Ian Ruby Smith |
| Stuart Piper | Paul Matlock |
| Charmian May | Mrs. Lucas |
| Ian Bannen | Sir Donald Frazier |
| Stephen Boxer | Colin Fletcher |
| Claire Vousden | Duncan's Secretary |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stand by Him | Tuesday, 16 May 1995 |
| 2 | Echo Chamber | Tuesday, 23 May 1995 |
| 3 | Body Politic | Tuesday, 30 May 1995 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Juliet Stevenson | Flora Matlock |
| Anton Lesser | Mark Hollister |
| Trevor Eve | Duncan Matlock |
| Frederick Treves | Clive Woodley |
| Patrick Drury | Ian Ruby-Smith / Ian Ruby Smith |
| Stuart Piper | Paul Matlock |
| Charmian May | Mrs. Lucas |
| Ian Bannen | Sir Donald Frazier |
| Stephen Boxer | Colin Fletcher |
| Claire Vousden | Duncan's Secretary |
| Minnie Driver | Jennifer Caird |
| Michael Harbour | Roger Gravely |
| Andrew Hilton | Hugo Patterson |
| Diana Fairfax | Rosalind Clegg |
| Lisa Jacobs | Margot |
| Jacqueline Tong | Suzie |
| Katie Donnison | Joanna Matlock |
| Trevor Baxter | Gordon Naylor |
| Ian Puleston-Davies | Youth Programme Host |
| Richard Philips | TV Interviewer |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Neal Weisman | Producer |
| Jeanna Polley | Producer |
| Jenny Edwards | Producer |
| Peter Ansorge | Producer |
