It begins with cheers but almost always ends in tears. Yet, as the election looms, competition for the top job grows ever more intense. Why? The hours are terrible, money so-so, job security non-existent. On the plus side, there's free accommodation in central London and probably more power over your country than any other leader in the western world. With the help of the present and previous incumbents, Michael Cockerell offers the first "how to" guide to the job of prime minister.

Michael Cockerell
Self - Narrator

John Major
Self

Margaret Thatcher
Self

Harold Macmillan
Self (archive footage)

Harold Wilson
Self (archive footage)

Edward Heath
Self

James Callaghan
Self

Shirley Williams
Self

Douglas Hurd
Self
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