BBC's House of Cards Returns to KCET
WHO: Back by
popular demand...and because most TV fans have likely watched the complete second
season of Netflix's adaptation, BBC's iconic political thriller, House of Cards returns to KCET after
airing for the first time on public television in 20 years last month.
WHAT: The
original drama, set in Great Britain, starring prolific stage and screen actor
Ian Richardson, explores the complex and maniacal political landscape of the
country following Margaret Thatcher's tenure.
Adapted by Andrew Davies from Michael
Dobbs' novel, House of Cards debuted on the BBC in 1990 to
popular acclaim. The series, which consists of four, 60-minute episodes,
follows protagonist Francis
Urquhart (Ian Richardson), who is the chief whip of the Conservative
party. When Margaret Thatcher resigns as leader, he remains neutral and
after a general election where the conservatives are returned with a reduced
majority, he fully expects the new Prime Minister, Henry Collingridge (David
Lyon), to give him his just reward: a senior Cabinet post. When he's
informed that he is to stay in his current position, he devises a plot to
unseat Collingridge and ensure his own election as party leader and Prime
Minister with encouragement from
his wife, Elizabeth (Diane
Fletcher).
The series
is the basis for the critically acclaimed Netflix U.S. adaptation that has
earned three Emmy® awards.
WHEN: Monday nights, beginning March 3 - March 24, 2014
9 p.m.
CONTACT: Ayn Allen or Angelica Alumia
747-201-5886/
747-201-5707
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