The Project

Latest Episodes

• Government

  Concluding part. Maggie is initially delighted at being elected MP for Wroker, but soon finds her principles being sorely tested during controversial votes. Meanwhile, Paul is equally elated to have secured a position at Downing Street : until he discovers his former allies are now actively working against him as he helps to draft the Freedom of Information Bill. Although their professional paths diverge, both friends suffer disillusionment and see their initial idealism being compromised as the harsh reality of political life takes its toll. Drama set against the backdrop of New Labour's rise to power in the 1990s, starring Naomie Harris, Matthew Macfadyen, Andy Clark and Irene Lloyd

• Opposition

  First of a two-part drama following idealistic housemates Paul Tibbenham and Maggie Dunn as they battle to help get the Labour Party into government. Set against the backdrop of real events, the story follows the duo from their final days of university to Westminster's corridors of power. Friends whose deep-seated passion for politics is matched by their intense rivalry and love for each other, they rise rapidly within the New Labour ranks and have the satisfaction of seeing the party sweep to victory in 1997 : but the pressures of success exact a heavy price, threatening not just their friendship, but the very beliefs that inspired them in the first place. Naomie Harris and Matthew Macfadyen star, with Paloma Baeza, Shaun Evans and James Frain