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Fame Is the Spur

Cast: Tim Pigott-Smith David Hayman George Costigan Joanna David Phyllida Law
Genre: Drama
Premiere: January 8, 1982
Seasons: 1 · Episodes: 8
Running time: 50 min
Country: United Kingdom
Network: BBC One
Status: Ended

Fame Is the Spur is a British television mini-series consisting of 8 episodes which first aired on the BBC in 1982. It was based on the 1940 novel Fame Is the Spur by Howard Spring. It depicts a socialist politician who betrays his early beliefs as he grows older, and was believed to be based upon the Labour Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald. It had previously been adapted as a film Fame Is the Spur by the Boulting Brothers in 1947.

The series starred Tim Pigott-Smith as Hamer Shawcross, prior to his success in The Jewel in the Crown. Joanna David played Shawcross's wife and George Costigan co-starred as Tom Hannaway.

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Fame Is the Spur is a series (1982) from United Kingdom. Genre: drama. Starring Tim Pigott-Smith, David Hayman, George Costigan, Joanna David and Phyllida Law. The series has 1 season and 8 episodes.

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