The Rise and Fall of Boris Johnson Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 72 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The Rise and Fall of Boris Johnson

Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 72 min | Documentary, Biography, History

How did Boris's chaotic childhood shape his political views? We discover how the clashes and rivalries of his youth dictated the key decisions that he made in his pursuit of power.

Directors

Tamar Lawson | Barry Ronan

Producer

Claire Kavanagh

Composer

Justin Nicholls

Cinematographers

Isaac Mead-Long | Harry Truman

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Release date

Mar 6, 2024 (United Kingdom)

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
Kate Fleetwood Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Boris Johnson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Have I Got News for You (1990)
Stanley Johnson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Commissioner (1998)
Andrew Gimson Self Self See fewer	The Rise and Fall of Boris Johnson (2024)
Petronella Wyatt Self Self See fewer	William Henry Pratt AKA Boris Karloff
Peter Oborne Self Self See fewer	Dispatches (1987)
Nadine Dorries Self Self See fewer	Tower Block of Commons (2010)
Daniel Ritterband Self Self See fewer	The Most Annoying Pop Songs.... We Hate to Love (2007)
Jeremy Paxman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
James Fletcher Self Self See fewer	The Accidental President (2020)
Ken Livingstone Self Self See fewer	Snakes and Ladders (1989)
Iain Duncan Smith Self Self See fewer	The Blair Years (2007)
Will Walden Self Self See fewer	The Rise and Fall of Boris Johnson (2024)
Will Smith Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
Jennifer Arcuri Self Self See fewer	The Wright Stuff (2005)
Nigel Farage Self Self See fewer	Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and Paul (2007)
Jonathan Ross Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001)
James Corden Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Sonia Purnell Self Self See fewer	A Woman of No Importance (II)