At Oxford he argues with Gordon Brown (Gary Trainor) over who takes the top bunk bed, except that while Blair went to Oxford, Brown went to Edinburgh. Most of Blair’s time at Oxford seems to be taken up by his desire to be a rock musician modelling himself on “Mick Jaggers”. He meets Cherie Booth in London after graduating as he trains as a barrister. We fast forward through Labour Party luminaries and at the mention of Margaret Thatcher, all deliver a synchronised spit.
Characterisation is mostly a change of wig not really creating a believable likeness. Cherie is played by Holly Sumpton, but I do wish Sumpton had captured some of Cherie’s physical awkwardness as did the late, great Helen McCrory in the film of The Queen. Lady Diana is Madison Swan with hugely pleading eyes. Robin Cook is Kaye Brown with a ginger beard.
Post 9/11, policy becomes “Kill the Infidel” as international politics involves Saddam Hussein (Gary Trainor) and Osama bin Laden (Rosie Strobel). Tony’s prayer is, “Help me oh Lord to find some weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.”