Nixon's The One
- TV comedy drama
- Sky Arts
- 2012 - 2014
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Comic series revealing the tragic and humourous reality of the White House during 'I am not a crook' Richard Nixon's time as President. Stars David Frost, Harry Shearer and Demetri Goritsas.
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Series 1, Episode 5 - TV
Further details
Sir David Frost introduces the final episode of the comedy-drama which explores the strange conversations, clumsy comments and wild musings of President Nixon as recorded on his White House tapes.
This week, Nixon's obsession with the power of the media comes to light as he speaks to special counsel Charles Colson about his TV appearance the previous day. Also meeting with Bob HR Haldeman and evangelist Billy Graham, he blames the media for the "filth and anti-Americanism" in his country, promising that if he was to get back in to office he would "take care of it".
Later, he goes a step further, when he speaks to Haldeman, during a break in a foreign policy discussion, about his ambition to destroy the television networks and establish his own news-producing organisation.
The series ends with Nixon's nervous and mindless small talk with the camera crew and his security staff while he waits to go on air with his resignation speech. It ends with extracts from his final address to the nation in which he became the first President ever to step down from office.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 27th February 2014
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Sky Arts
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
David Frost (as Sir David Frost) | Host / Presenter |
Harry Shearer | President Richard Nixon |
Demetri Goritsas | H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman |
Simon Connolly | Charles Colson |
Andrew Hall | Billy Graham |
Tony Denman | Steve Bull |
Alex Lowe | Lighting Man |
John Schwab | Bill Headline |
George Potts | Ollie |
Harry Shearer | Writer |
Stanley Kutler | Writer |
Sasha Ransome | Director |
Alex Walsh-Taylor | Producer |
Lucy Lumsden | Executive Producer |
Jimmy Mulville | Executive Producer |
Harry Shearer | Executive Producer |
Jon Mountague | Executive Producer |
Mark Lawrence | Editor |
Mark Williams | Editor |
Graeme Story | Production Designer |
Judith Owen | Composer |
Ryan McClusky | Floor Manager |