Contains House of Cards, To Play the King, and The Final Cut. Critics and audiences raved when this darkly comic thriller first aired on Masterpiece Theatre. Emmy Award-winning screenplay by Andrew Davies (Pride and Prejudice, Bridget Jones's Diary, The Tailor of Panama) from the best-selling novels by Michael Dobbs. Ian Richardson (From Hell, M. Butterfly) leads an all star cast in this malevolent satire of greed, corruption and ambition in the highest realms of government. As Machiavellian monster Francis Urquhart, he schemes and backstabs his way to the top until he is standing on a pile of broken promises, betrayals and the bodies of those who oppose him. Every step of the way, Urquhart lays out his plans with horrifying wit and venomous charm. But the ranks of his enemies are growing, and they intend to bring him down, whatever the price.