Fame is the Spur (TV series)
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| Fame is the Spur | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Howard Spring (novel) |
| Starring | Tim Pigott-Smith Julia Sawalha Joanna David |
| Composer(s) | Alan Price |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Richard Beynon |
| Editor(s) | John Barclay |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC |
| Original airing | 1982 |
Fame is the Spur is a British television series which first aired on the BBC in 1982.[1] 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.
