The Alan Clark Diaries Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• Season 1 Episode 6: Leaving Home

  In the final episode of the series, Alan attempts to secure the safe seat of Kensington and Chelsea and return to political prominence. However, his ambition is cut short when he is diagnosed with cancer. In a secluded hospital, nursed by Jane, he loses his greatest battle. John Hurt and Jenny Agutter star. Part of The Thatcher Years strand

• Season 1 Episode 5: Into the Wilderness

  Mired in a hopeless affair with his mistress, Alan's marriage to Jane suffers and eventually begins to disintegrate. Convinced his career is going the same way, he resigns just before the 1992 general election, but struggles to cope with life in the political wilderness. John Hurt and Jenny Agutter star. Part of The Thatcher Years strand

• Season 1 Episode 4: Defence of the Realm

  Alan relishes the rivalry between himself and Defence Secretary Tom King, writing his own Defence Review for the prime minister. However, as the public's distaste for the poll tax turns to violence and rioting, the Tory Party face the inevitable and Margaret Thatcher finally falls from grace. Part of Democracy Week

• Season 1 Episode 3: Foreign Parts

  As the pressures of a globe-trotting life as Minister of Trade begin to take their toll on Alan, matters at home are complicated when Heseltine's star begins to rise, despite the best efforts of Margaret Thatcher. Returning to England, Alan feels out of favour and meekly accepts a low ministerial position

• Season 1 Episode 2: The Lady

  The Department of Employment's charms quickly fade for Clark, and he turns his attentions to gaining the favour of Margaret Thatcher. He survives a disastrously inept television appearance and is appointed Minister of Trade, a job he regards as the second most important outside the Cabinet. John Hurt stars

• Season 1 Episode 1: March of the Grey Men

  John Hurt takes the lead in this drama series charting the life of the politician from 1983 to his death in 1999, based on his infamous series of diaries, and following his constantly thwarted attempts to get into the Tory Cabinet. Appointed Parliamentary Undersecretary at the Department of Employment, Clark's initial enthusiasm soon falls foul of his taste for alcohol, as he turns up drunk in the House of Commons. Has his career ended before it's begun? Jenny Agutter and Julia Davis co-star