When the Labour prime minister resigned on 16 March 1976, half way through his term of office, most assumed there was a scandalous explanation. This eye-opening drama documentary can now reveal how powerful sections of the Establishment had made his position untenable, a situation he secretly discussed with the BBC journalists Barrie Penrose and Roger Courtiour. To what lengths did the investigative duo go in their bid to uncover a scheme that brought the country to the brink of a military coup? John Hurt narrates.
Producer/Director Paul Dwyer How close did we come to a coup?: page 24