It is approaching an election in the UK when the leader of the Labour party, John Smith, suffers another in a line of heart attacks and dies. With the leadership campaign about to start the clear choice appears to be Gordon Brown, a stanch Scotsman. However Tony Blair is also beginning to appear more likely as he will appeal to Southern voters who would be turned off by Brown. Blair rings Brown to arrange a meeting to discuss which will go for the job. The film flashbacks to the start of their relationship, sharing an office in Westminster on their first seats.
The Deal (2003) is a comedy, drama, romance, thriller and tv movie film directed by Stephen Frears, released on September 28, 2003 with a runtime of 1h 30m. It stars David Morrissey, Matt Blair, Michael Sheen and Dexter Fletcher. Viewers rate it 6.8 out of 10 across 27 ratings.
David Morrissey
as Gordon Brown
Matt Blair
as Ed Balls
Michael Sheen
as Tony Blair
Dexter Fletcher
as Charlie Whelan
Frank Kelly
as John Smith
Stuart McQuarrie
as Scottish MP 1
Ian Hanmore
as Scottish MP 2
Paul Rhys
as Peter Mandelson
Stuart Bowman
as Journalist 1
Gordon Kennedy
as John Brown
Elizabeth Berrington
as Cherie Blair
David Nicholls
as Production Asst
Directed by Stephen Frears, written by Peter Morgan, produced by Christine Langan.
Average viewer score of 6.8/10 from 27 ratings.
<em>'The Deal'</em> is a pretty good television movie, one that details British politics involving Tony Blair and Gordon Brown in the 80s and 90s. The best feature of it is the performances of David Morrissey (Brown) and Michael Sheen (Blair), both of whom are certainly excellent. It does come across as a bit too chummy and re-enactment-y at times, as in some scenes are clearly the work of hearsay and rumour…
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The Deal (2003) is available to stream on Videoland. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Deal (2003) includes David Morrissey, Matt Blair, Michael Sheen, Dexter Fletcher and Frank Kelly. The film was directed by Stephen Frears. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Deal was released on September 28, 2003 and runs for 1h 30m.
The Deal (2003) holds an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from 27 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy, drama and romance films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
