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The Alan Clark Diaries

IMDb ID: tt0388573 · Year: 2004 · Rating: 7.8 (214 votes)

Genres: Comedy · Drama

Alan Clark, an MP craving a ministerial role, joins Thatcher's government unprepared for the workload. Despite his ineptitude, he climbs the ranks, courting controversy and evading responsibilities.

IMDb Details

Content TypeTVSeriesAlternate TitlesAustralia: The Alan Clark Diaries
Canada: The Alan Clark Diaries (English)
Germany: The Alan Clark Diaries
United Kingdom: The Alan Clark Diaries
Ireland: The Alan Clark Diaries (English)
India: The Alan Clark Diaries (English)
New Zealand: The Alan Clark Diaries (English)
United States: The Alan Clark Diaries
South Africa: The Alan Clark Diaries (English)
Hungary: Az Alan Clark-naplók
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Release Date2004-01-15IMDb Popularity0User Reviews5Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsUnited KingdomLanguagesEnglishKeywordscharacter name in titleFilming LocationsLondon, Greater London, England, UKProduction CompaniesBritish Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
BBC Television
Official SitesBBC Four (United Kingdom) - http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/cinema/alanclarkdiariesIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388573/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0388573.jpgUpdated At2025-11-23T11:10:18

Stars

John Hurt
Jenny Agutter
Hugh Fraser
Nicholas Jones
Jeremy Clyde
Peter Blythe
Paul Brooke
James Wallace
Louise Gold
Eric Richard

Directors

Jon Jones

Writers

Alan Clark
Jon Jones

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: John Hurt | Character: Alan Clark
Actor: Jenny Agutter | Character: Jane Clark
Actor: Hugh Fraser | Character: Tristan Garel-Jones
Actor: Nicholas Jones | Character: Peter Morrison
Actor: Jeremy Clyde | Character: Jonathan Aitken
Actor: Peter Blythe | Character: Tom King
Actor: Paul Brooke | Character: Ian Gow
Actor: James Wallace | Character: Reporter
Actor: Louise Gold | Character: Margaret Thatcher
Actor: Eric Richard | Character: Dave
Actor: Julian Wadham | Character: Julian Scopes
Actor: Mark Tandy | Character: Donald Derx
Actor: Benedict Martin | Character: Reporter
Actor: Mel Martin | Character: Valerie Harkess
Actor: Julia Davis | Character: Jenny Easterbrook
Actor: Terence Harvey | Character: Charles Powell
Actor: Lars Arentz-Hansen | Character: Finnish Man
Actor: Charlotte Emmerson | Character: Rose
Actor: Jeremy Swift | Character: Nigel Lawson
Actor: Rosie Fellner | Character: Joei Harkess
Actor: Jonathan Stratt | Character: Cabbie
Actor: Joanna Wake | Character: Betty Easton
Actor: Jan Francis | Character: Barbara Lord
Actor: William Armstrong | Character: Michael Branford
Actor: Mike Burnside | Character: Big Barrie
Actor: Victoria Smurfit | Character: Clark's Mistress
Actor: Timothy West | Character: Sir Robert Armstrong
Actor: David Norman | Character: Wild Man
Actor: Vincent Brimble | Character: Radio Interviewer
Actor: Ieva Imsa | Character: Slavic Beauty
Actor: Julian Firth | Character: Peter Rost
Actor: Arthur Cox | Character: Badge Messenger
Actor: Crispin Harris | Character: Election Official
Actor: Lincoln Hudson | Character: Reporter
Actor: Roger Brierley | Character: John Biffen
Actor: Mark Spalding | Character: Labour MP
Actor: Frazer Douglas | Character: Randy Little Sod
Actor: Phil Davis | Character: Actor
Actor: Jeff Lipman | Character: Reporter
Actor: Daniel Fearn | Character: Actor

[Directors Group]
Name: Jon Jones | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Alan Clark | Role: Writer
Name: Jon Jones | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Richard Fell | Role: Producer
Name: Phillippa Giles | Role: Producer
Name: Kate Lewis | Role: Producer
Name: Laura Mackie | Role: Producer
Name: Michael Robins | Role: Producer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Ian Moss | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Sue Wyatt | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Kate Rhodes James | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Catrin Meredydd | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Tim Ellis | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Jo Delo | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Charlotte Holdich | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Sallie Adams | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Kristy Herring | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Laura Schalker | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Melanie Howard | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: James Amos | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Lydia Currie | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Lizzi Wilson | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Jo Delo | Role: Art Department
Name: Tanya Miller | Role: Art Department
Name: Hugo Moss | Role: Art Department
Name: Vince Raj | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Peter Baldock | Role: Sound Department
Name: Richard Jay | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jerome O'Donohoe | Role: Sound Department
Name: Billy Quinn | Role: Sound Department
Name: Nick Baldock | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Jose De Cozar | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: James Parry | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jay Polyzoides | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Terry Robb | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Suzanne Sanders | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: George Vince | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Andy Morgan | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Richard Pointing | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Tim Sparks | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Lucy Foulds | Role: Location Management
Name: Aurelia Thomas | Role: Location Management

[Production Department]
Name: Chan Chau | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Alice Bell | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Andrew Davies | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Janet Tyler | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Anna Andrews | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dan Coles | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Melanie Howard | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Denis Wray | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388573/videogallery/

Release Schedule

United Kingdom: January 15, 2004
Sweden: June 30, 2006

Awards

Winner | 2005 | Directors Guild of Great Britain | DGGB Award | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in 30-Minute Television | Jon Jones, The Alan Clark Diaries | For part 2.

Box Office

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