Trust Me - I'm a Politician (2003)
Overview
Last December's "Cheriegate" affair did little to abate the rampant public cynicism reserved for politicians - a mistrust evidenced in the turnout at the 2001 general election, which was the lowest for more than 80 years. In this documentary, Michael Cockerell talks to figures including Edwina Currie, Max Clifford, Geoffrey Robinson and Neil Hamilton in an effort to see if spin, sleaze and ministerial failure is to blame, or whether the media's sneering political coverage is most at fault.
Cast
Michael Cockerell
Self - Narrator
Peter Bazalgette
Self
Tony Benn
Self
Cherie Blair
Self (archive footage)
Tony Blair
Self (archive footage)
Ken Clarke
Self
Edwina Currie
Self
Bernie Ecclestone
Self (archive footage)
Neil Hamilton
Self
Max Hastings
Self
Michael Heseltine
Self
John Humphrys
Self
Oona King
Self
Kelvin MacKenzie
Self
John Major
Self (archive footage)
Peter Mandelson
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