Stonehouse

Plot Summary

Drama following the life and times of disgraced Labour politician John Stonehouse, a high-flying minister under Prime Minister Harold Wilson’s government vanished from the beach of a large luxury hotel in Florida in November 1974, leaving a neatly folded pile of clothes as he swam into the sea, intent on faking his own death.

Top Cast

Matthew Macfadyen John Stonehouse

Keeley Hawes Barbara Stonehouse

Emer Heatley Sheila Buckley

Kevin McNally Harold Wilson

Dorothy Atkinson Betty Boothroyd