VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, for Nigel Barton
Candidate Nigel Barton goes from idealism to cynicism as he becomes disillusioned and suspicious of hollow campaign promises.
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"This sequel to STAND UP, NIGEL BARTON (which aired just a week after Potter had introduced us to his angry young man) is set several years later. Nigel is married and running for parliament as a Labour candidate in a by-election, spurred on by his unscrupulous, cynical agent. As he takes to the electoral circuit, he begins to weary of the lies he must spout and the fake smile he must always wear. He wants to speak from the heart and make a difference, but that seems an impossibility. And when he does finally find the strength to express himself frankly and truthfully, it doesn't have quit..."
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This play was originally scheduled for transmission in April 1965 but was delayed by a technical problem with the telerecorder (an early equivalent of a video recorder) which required some scenes to be re-shot. Seven hours before its rescheduled transmission date in June 1965, the play was withdrawn because of its political nature. The BBC required Dennis Potter to rewrite it in a weakened form, and this is the play that was eventually transmitted in December 1965.
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Candidate Nigel Barton goes from idealism to cynicism as he becomes disillusioned and suspicious of hollow campaign promises.