Gerald Ford: Fascist Insect

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Entertaining new dramas following the political swings of The Republican Party, through the personal stories of its Presidents. Closely based on the accounts of those who were there, we imagine the triumphs and disasters which have driven the party's electoral fortunes. 1975. After Nixon’s resignation, President Gerald Ford is fighting for his political survival. But the country is in chaos - and his party is disintegrating. Challenger Ronald Reagan is attacking in weekly radio broadcasts: “Make America Great Again” is his big catchphrase. Saigon has just fallen, the Panama Canal is threatened and détente looks like a sell-out. There’s political fervour on the streets. Even Patty Hearst, celebrity rich-girl kidnap victim, seems to have turned terrorist. Then a small-time FBI informant decides that she is the woman to catalyse the revolution. She buys a gun - and aims it at the President. Written by Jonathan Myerson Produced and directed by Jonquil Panting Sara Jane Moore . . . Sian Thomas Gerald Ford . . . Nathan Osgood Betty Ford . . . Barbara Barnes Bob Hartmann . . . Daniel Betts Jerry terHorst . . . Kerry Shale Benton Becker . . . John Macmillan Bert Worthington . . . Philip Desmeules Richard Nixon . . . Jonathan Hyde Detective Callaghan . . . Stephen Hogan Kat . . . Emma Handy Lud . . . Sean Murray Writer . . . Jonathan Myerson Director . . . Jonquil Panting