The fifth of eight programmes looking behind the doors of Westminster and Parliament.
Narrated by Anthony Quayle Order, Order
The Speaker of the House of Commons is responsible for order in the House. For seven years until his retirement at the end of the last Parliament this was the responsibility of The Rt Hon George Thomas. Befitting his role in Parliament, the Speaker lives ' above the shop' in a palatial residence where he entertains the country's great and famous. The Speaker is third in order of precedence of all the commoners in the land. In the Chamber, he alone decides who shall speak in a debate. It is his personality which must command the respect and obedience of MPs who elect him to see fair play.
Written by CHRISTOPHER JONES Photography JOHN GOODYER Film editor IAN POTTS
Executive producer JOHN GAU Producer ALAN SCALES
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