Reminder: The Trial of Tony Blair is on tonight on BBC America...

[Gloria]

It's downright eerie in spots......supposed to be a cutting satire.......


There's a clip here

http://www.bbcamerica.com/

summary
http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/243/index.jsp

In the wake of Tony Blair’s recent announcement that he is to stand down as British Prime Minister, BBC AMERICA presents a fictional satire of one of the most powerful and controversial figures on the world’s political stage.

The year is 2010, and Blair is giving his last ministerial broadcast, having finally handed over the reins of power to his deputy, Gordon Brown. On the other side of the Atlantic, President Hillary Clinton is campaigning for her second term at the White House, and former President Bush is in rehab.

In an acclaimed performance as Tony Blair, Robert Lindsay masterfully portrays the tribulations of a leader struggling to come to terms with life without the trappings of power. At the peak of his political career, Blair was renowned for his courting of celebrities, artful manipulation of the media, and a magnetic charisma. Now, racked with guilt over the Iraq war and obsessed with his plummeting popularity, the increasingly troubled Blair turns to Catholicism for strength.

When Brown is elected Labour Party leader, support across the country swells dramatically. Blair is terrified his legacy and place in history are in jeopardy and attempts to sabotage the Labour Party’s efforts to win the General Election by leaking an inflammatory e-mail, sent by Brown in 2006, to the media.

Meanwhile, the celebrities who once fawned over Blair now pay no attention. He’s ignored by his former American friends and visions of the Iraq War – especially those of dead civilians – haunt him. To compound his problems, the International Criminal Court is looking to bring War Crimes charges against the former UK and U.S. leaders – and now that Blair isn’t Prime Minister, he no longer has Diplomatic Immunity from prosecution. When the United Nations Security Council votes on the decision to bring Blair to court the resolution passes with all other UNSC members (including the United States) voting in favor.

The Trial of Tony Blair stars Robert Lindsay (GBH, My Family) as Tony Blair, Phoebe Nicholls (Shackleton, Maurice, Lewis) as Cherie Blair, Peter Mullan (Children of Men, Trainspotting, Shallow Grave) as Gordon Brown, and Alexander Armstrong (Life Begins) as David Cameron, leader of the opposition. The film is written by Alistair Beaton and executive produced by David Aukin and Hal Vogel.

The Trial of Tony Blair premieres Sunday, June 17th at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Part of BBC AMERICA Reveals.

[napi21]

1. Thanks! I hadn't even heard about this. I just set my reminder.

Everything else on TV is a darn rerun, and this sounds like it will be pretty funny!

[Gloria]

2. It's on NOW and it is BRILLIANT!!

[libnnc]

3. This is pretty damn good so far

check it out if you have BBCA

[BlackVelvet04]

4. I've got it on right now....

looks pretty good.

[Vidar]

5. Absolutely delightful.

[Cleita]

6. Oh man. They made him appear to be as stupid as Bush.

I loved that they really were going to send him to the Hague for war crimes. Tony must be cringing in his bathtub after that. Why don't our pussy TV do a dramatization about on Bush and all his lies? Even if they did it on HBO. But they are afraid to it seems. There was also another BBC show where they showed a pair of Bush's cowboy boots that were very clean. They said it's because Tony Blair had licked them so clean.

[Bridget Burke]

7. I saw the show last night & enjoyed it.....

According to BBCamerica, no repeat showings are scheduled. www.bbcamerica.com/content/243/index.jsp

But the channel does lots of reruns.