Stonehouse
“Scandal & deceit - the gripping true story of John Stonehouse, MP”
About
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.
Cast
Matthew Macfadyen
as John Stonehouse
Keeley Hawes
as Barbara Stonehouse
Emer Heatley
as Sheila Buckley
Kevin McNally
as Harold Wilson
Dorothy Atkinson
as Betty Boothroyd
Archie Barnes
as Matthew Stonehouse
Simon Greenall
as Speaker at The House of Commons
Orla Hill
as Jane Stonehouse
Aoife Checkland
as Julia Stonehouse
Kemal Shah
as Member of Parliment
Seasons
Episodes
Miniseries
Episode 1
In 1974, ambitious British politician John Stonehouse hatches an outlandish plan to disappear.
Episode 2
When John - now hiding out in Melbourne - draws suspicion from the local police, Barbara and Sheila fly to Australia to confront him.
Episode 3
With Harold Wilson's fate undetermined, John Stonehouse and Sheila go on trial to face the consequences.
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