Mosley (TV serial)
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| Written by |
Laurence Marks Maurice Gran |
| Directed by | John Alexander |
| Starring |
Jonathan Cake Hugh Bonneville Emma Davies Jemma Redgrave Richenda Carey |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
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| Running time | 197 mins (tv-series) / 99 mins (movie-edition) |
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| Original network | Channel 4 |
| Original release | 12 February – 5 March 1998 |
Mosley was a 1998 television serial (or mini-series) produced for Channel 4 based on British fascist Oswald Mosley's life in the period between the two world wars. The series was directed by Robert Knights, from a screenplay by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, both better known for their television comedy series. It was based on the books Rules of the Game and Beyond the Pale by Nicholas Mosley, Mosley's son.
The series was released on VHS and DVD.
The series was in four parts.
Part 1: Young Man in a Hurry (1918–1920) In 1918, as Britain rejoices at winning the First World War, a young army officer, Tom Mosley (Oswald), decides to run for government office. Utilising friends to gain entry to the most important houses, Mosley soon finds himself introduced to the Prime Minister David Lloyd George - and indebted to a sharp-edged American Maxine Elliott - who in turn will see her debt repaid in the bedroom. Mosley is elected as the youngest member of Parliament, and raises his profile by attacking more senior politicians - including his own Prime Minister. Seeing an opportunity to step up in the world by seducing Cynthia (Cimmie) Curzon, the second daughter of Lord Curzon, he unashamedly seduces her stepmother on the way.
Part 2: Rules of the Game (1924–1927) Mosley's marriage no more guarantees his faithfulness to Cimmie than his election as a Conservative MP guarantees his loyalty to the Party. Deeply immersed in a relationship with Jane Bewley, the wife of a Tory MP, Mosley's politics take him to the left and the new spirit of the Labour Party. But the Party finds Mosley's concepts of economic regeneration unrealistic. Nevertheless, he stands for and wins a front bench seat with the opposition Labour Party, although a blatant sexual scandal may cripple his prospects for the future.
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