(This post is part
of a series on the 14 Top TV Dramas You’ve Never Seen)
Number 7 in our countdown of The Top TV Dramas You’ve
Never Seen, is the House of Cards trilogy, consisting of House of Cards, To Play the King, and The
Final Cut. Machiavelli could have taken lessons from Francis Urquhart, the
fictional British politician in this trilogy. Ian Richardson is brilliant in
the role, as he schemes to become leader of the governing party and prime
minister.
The series finds inspiration from Shakespeare's Macbeth and
Richard III, both of which deal with power, ambition, and corruption. Urquhart frequently
speaks to the audience through the camera, as seen in the clip below, breaking
the fourth wall. The clip of Frances Urquhart
(abbreviated as F.U., not unintentionally) is utterly brilliant and a bit
jarring: I can’t recall ever being lectured by a character as he is using a
urinal. Awkward? “You might very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment”
(as F.U. would say).
Definitely the finest political drama ever made.
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