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First Among Equals (1986–1986) — drama on ITV1

The answer: Concluded December 2, 1986.
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Genre
Drama
Network / streamer
ITV1
Premiered
September 30, 1986
Ended
December 2, 1986
Runtime
~60 min per episode
1season
10episodes

About First Among Equals

As in the novel, the series follows the careers and personal lives of four fictional British politicians from 1964 to 1991, with each vying to become Prime Minister. Several situations in the novel are drawn from Archer's own early political career in the British House of Commons. While the novel depitcts the fictional characters interacting with actual political figures from the UK and elsewhere, this adaptation uses different names for the real-life politicians.

The title of both the novel and the serial is a literal translation of the Latin term primus inter pares, a term used to refer to either the most senior member of a group of equals or to refer to someone who claims to be just one member of a group of equals when in reality he or she completely dominates said group. This phrase is used to describe the official constitutional status of the British Prime Minister within his Cabinet.

First Among Equals episode schedule

10 aired

Aired · 10

DateEp.Title
December 2, 1986 S1·E10 Episode 10
November 25, 1986 S1·E9 Episode 9
November 18, 1986 S1·E8 Episode 8
November 11, 1986 S1·E7 Episode 7
November 4, 1986 S1·E6 Episode 6
October 28, 1986 S1·E5 Episode 5
October 21, 1986 S1·E4 Episode 4
October 14, 1986 S1·E3 Episode 3
October 7, 1986 S1·E2 Episode 2
September 30, 1986 S1·E1 Episode 1

First Among Equals cast