Mr Benn’s Secret Service

Synopsis

Examines the power of Whitehall civil servants through an interview with the former Secretary of State for Energy, Anthony Wedgwood Benn. Examines the allegation that British civil servants have deliberately withheld information from ministers and, in doing so, are moving beyond democratic control. Mr Benn names specific examples.

Series

World in Action, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 26 min. Videocassette. VHS. col. 26 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1980

Availability

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Uses

First-year constitutional law.*

Subjects

Law; Politics & government

Keywords

Benn, Tony; Civil Service

Credits

Director

David Mills

Contributor

Eddit Mansell; George Truner; Jack Dardis; John Davey

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Production Company

Name

Granada Television

Web

http://www.granadamedia.com External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7734 8080

Fax

020 7494 6280

Address

Non-Theatric Sales
36 Golden Square
London
W1R 4AH

Distributor

Name

Concord Media

Email

sales@concordmedia.org.uk

Web

http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01473 726 012

Address

Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG

Notes

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