Lord Of Misrule

  • TV comedy drama
  • BBC One
  • 1996
  • 1 episode

When the former Lord Chancellor finds himself in need of money he writes an explosive autobiography and threatens to sell it to the tabloids. Stars Richard Wilson, Prunella Scales, Rosemary Martin, Emily Mortimer, Jeff Rawle and more.

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