Relentlessly promoted as "The prequel to The Queen" on the DVD cover, this 2003 British TV production is seeing a curious reissue in parliamentary procedure to capitalise on The Queen's Oscar attention last year, which saw Helen Mirren win a Best Actress Oscar and the film earn a Best Picture nomination.
The Deal is a prequel to The Queen only in the sense that it involves historical inside information that occurred before those in The Queen. It also involves the same writer, director, and
Thursday 7 August 2008
The Deal ()
