Trust Me - I'm a Politician (2003)

Last December's "Cheriegate" affair did little to abate the rampant public cynicism reserved for politicians - a mistrust evidenced in the turnout at the 2001 general election, which was the lowest for more than 80 years. In this documentary, Michael Cockerell talks to figures including Edwina Currie, Max Clifford, Geoffrey Robinson and Neil Hamilton in an effort to see if spin, sleaze and ministerial failure is to blame, or whether the media's sneering political coverage is most at fault.

Cast

Self - Narrator
Michael Cockerell
Self
M Mohamed Al-Fayed
Self (archive footage)
Bernie Ecclestone
Self
I Ian Greer
Self
C Christine Hamilton
Self
Neil Hamilton
Self
Max Hastings
Self
Michael Heseltine
Self
John Humphrys
Self
Oona King
Self
Kelvin MacKenzie
Self (archive footage)
John Major
Self
Peter Bazalgette
Self (archive footage)
Peter Mandelson
Self
D Deborah Mattinson
Self
Piers Morgan
Self
David Morrissey
Self
Michael Portillo
Self
G Geoffrey Robinson
Self
Clare Short
Self
N Nicholas Soames
Self
T Tim Bell
Self
Tony Benn
Self (archive footage)
Cherie Blair
Self (archive footage)
Tony Blair
Self
Ken Clarke
Self
M Max Clifford
Self
Edwina Currie

Crew

Producer
T Tom Giles
Producer
E Eleanor Plowden
Executive Producer
F Fiona Stourton
Editor
S Stuart Davidson
Production Manager
L Lisa Soverall
Graphic Designer
S Steve England
Sound
E Eric Fever
Sound Mixer
R Rowan Jennings
Sound
G George Kidson
Camera Operator
N Neil Higginson
Camera Operator
J Jon Stapleton
Camera Operator
J Jonathan Young
Colorist
G Geoff Hockney
Online Editor
M Michael Sanders
Researcher
B Bob Bartram
Production Coordinator
L Libby Hand
Researcher
G Gerard Wilkinson