Gabriel Byrne stars as Tom Dawkins, the reluctant hero at the heart of this four-part conspiracy thriller inspired by Chris Mullin's novel A Very British Coup. When the deputy prime minister finds himself thrust into the spotlight of front-line politics he risks everything by taking on the might of the Establishment. Also starring Charles Dance, Gina McKee, Rupert Graves, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Ruth Negga and Douglas Hodge.