Network Muck And Brass The Complete Series

Mel Smith stars in a rare straight role as Tom Craig, a shrewdly opportunistic property developer progressing from nowhere to provincial tycoon in this memorable and still highly relevant drama from Central Television.Centred on age-old themes of corruption and power politics, the series' hard-edged realism and trenchant humour made it a huge success on its original screening. With grittily authentic location scenes, from strip clubs to council chambers, the series is also notable for its bold and unconventional casting : comedian and Bullseye host Jim Bowen makes his TV drama debut, and former wrestling champion Johnny Allan plays Craig's industry rival. James Faulkner and Lindsay Duncan - foreshadowing her later role in the similarly hard-hitting GBH - also appear in this superb six-part series originally screened in 1982.From small beginnings, Tom Craig reaches a position where he controls most of the plum sites in the fictional Midlands city of Slatterly. To get there, he uses ever Lees meer over de Network Muck And Brass The Complete Series van network in de productgroep entertainment