Crossing the Floor
movie
Released October 05, 1996
Overview
Political satire closely mirroring real-life British politics of the time - a self-serving Conservative minister "crosses the floor" to join the opposition Labour Party, at a time when the Conservative Party has a majority in Parliament of just one seat. Sequel to A Very Open Prison.
Cast
Tom Wilkinson
as
David Hanratty
Neil Pearson
as
Tom Peel
Diana Kent
as
Alison Hanratty
Helen Baxendale
as
Ruth Clarke
Douglas Henshall
as
Clive Colville
James Fleet
as
Prime Minister
Clive Russell
as
Mick Boyd
Meera Syal
as
Reporter
Jonathan Cullen
as
Michael Hilton
James Ellis
as
Andrew Carson
Rosemary Martin
as
Janet Pearce
Andy Hamilton
as
Daily Comet Editor
