• Network: PBS , BBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Nov 18, 1990
Season #: 3, 2, 1
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Metascore
85

Universal acclaim - based on 11 Critic Reviews

User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 19 Ratings

Summary: This four-episode British miniseries is a political thriller based on the novel by Michael Dobbs, which follows a scheming MP (played by Ian Richardson) in his quest to become Prime Minister. The adaptation comes from Andrew Davies (Bridget Jones's Diary). House of Cards aired in the U.S. on PBS as part of Masterpiece Theatre in early 1991, and was remade over two decades later as the Netflix original series of the same name (starring Kevin Spacey).
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Network: PBS , BBC
Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series, Suspense
Seasons: 3, 2, 1
Cast Credit
Miles Anderson Roger O\'Neill
Susannah Harker Mattie Storin
Ian Richardson Francis Urquhart
Diane Fletcher Elizabeth Urquhart
James Villiers Charles Collingridge
Isabelle Amyes Anne Collingridge
Nicholas Selby Lord Billsborough
David Lyon Henry Collingridge