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Release Date:
February 8, 2003
Original Title:
Trust Me - I'm a Politician
Genres:
Documentary | TV Movie
Production Companies:
BBC
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 60
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.
Camera Operator:
Jonathan Young
Neil Higginson
Jon Stapleton
Colorist:
Geoff Hockney
Editor:
Stuart Davidson
Executive Producer:
Fiona Stourton
Graphic Designer:
Steve England
Online Editor:
Michael Sanders
Producer:
Tom Giles
Eleanor Plowden
Production Coordinator:
Libby Hand
Production Manager:
Lisa Soverall
Researcher:
Gerard Wilkinson
Bob Bartram
Sound:
Eric Fever
George Kidson
Sound Mixer:
Rowan Jennings
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