(Fame Is the Spur)

Overview: Fame is the Spur is a British television series which first aired on the BBC in 1982. It was based on the novel Fame is the Spur by Howard Spring. It depicts a socialist politician who betrays his early beliefs as he grows older, and was believed to be based upon the Labour Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald. It had previously been adapted as a film Fame is the Spur by the Boulting Brothers in 1947.

Countries:

United Kingdom

Genres:

Drama

Networks:

BBC One

Year:

1982

Directors:

David Giles

Production companies:

BBC

Actors:

Hamer Shawcross

Arnold Ryerson

Ann Artingstall

Aunt Lizzie

Pen Muff

Crews:

Director

Novel

Writer

Producer