List of episodes of the series «The Wilderness Years»

  • Seasons count: 1
  • Episodes count: 4
  • Total viewing time: 3 h. 58 m.
Cast into the Wilderness
Release date: 12/3/1995

Cast into the Wilderness

  • Episode number: 1
  • Episode duration: 59 min.
  • Episode description:
    Out of power and riven with strife, this programme tells the inside story of the Labour Party's bitter civil war with leading players speaking with devastating frankness about the time from 1979-81.
Comrades of War
Release date: 12/10/1995

Comrades of War

  • Episode number: 2
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
  • Episode description:
    In the early 80s Michael Foot was leader of a divided Labour Party. The 1981 deputy leadership battle between Denis Healey and Tony Benn split party loyalties and Labour sank to its lowest popularity ever.
Enter the Rose
Release date: 12/17/1995

Enter the Rose

  • Episode number: 3
  • Episode duration: 59 min.
  • Episode description:
    Senior Labour politicians explore the Labour Party's long years in opposition. In 1983 after a humiliating defeat by Margaret Thatcher, Labour elected Neil Kinnock as its new leader in the hope that he can modernise the party.
The Pursuit of Power
Release date: 12/18/1995

The Pursuit of Power

  • Episode number: 4
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
  • Episode description:
    Key political figures from the Labour Party tell the story of the struggle to modernise the party, culminating in the rise to power of Tony Blair and the arrival of a new breed of Labour politician.