First Broadcast: Sun 28 September 2003

Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Stephen Frears, The Deal stars Michael Sheen (Tony Blair) and David Morrissey (Gordon Brown).

The drama takes a close look at the affiliation between the two men, which stood at the heart of the Labour party and was one of the most influential and significant political relationships of recent years.

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