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I thought I was going to be Prime Minister!
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National Theatre Live: Nye

I thought I was going to be Prime Minister!

I thought I was going to be Prime Minister!

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I thought I was going to be Prime Minister!
Duration
5 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:30
Uploaded
Apr 03, 2025
Genres
biography, comedy, drama
Production
National Theatre,Neal Street Productions,Wales Millennium Centre

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Movie Summary

Confronted with death, Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan's deepest memories lead him on a mind-bending journey back through his life; from childhood to mining underground, Parliament and fights with Churchill.
But we all make sacrifices for the greater good. - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:07
But we all make sacrifices for the greater good.
And mine has been my career. - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:05
And mine has been my career.
So, I have been his dinner party host, - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:12
So, I have been his dinner party host,
The one person he relies on above all. - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:05
The one person he relies on above all.
Well, maybe this is too much for you. - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:05
Well, maybe this is too much for you.
Fully participating in one's own life, is a bourgeois luxury for most. - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:07
Fully participating in one's own life, is a bourgeois l...
This is just another of those banal life details I will keep to myself, - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:10
This is just another of those banal life details I will keep...
- You don't have to stay. - I know. - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:05
- You don't have to stay. - I know.
I swear on my m-mum and dad's life. I won't bring no one else. - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:06
I swear on my m-mum and dad's life. I won't bring ...
My dad brought me here once, - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:10
My dad brought me here once,
It's called a library. - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:05
It's called a library.
And then someone else can borrow 'em after. That's how it works. - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:05
And then someone else can borrow 'em after. That's...
And the best thing is, they get new ones in every week. - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:05
And the best thing is, they get new ones in every week.
- And no one says nothing? - No. No one says nothing. - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:05
- And no one says nothing? - No. No one says nothing.
And I just... I can just read it? - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:06
And I just... I can just read it?
- Well, how many goes do you get? - You have as many goes as you like. - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:05
- Well, how many goes do you get? - You have as many goes as...
No. And if you can't finish it, you can borrow it and take it home - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:09
No. And if you can't finish it, you can borrow it and t...
I can't believe... I'm gonna come here every day, - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:06
I can't believe... I'm gonna come here every day,
Yeah, I-I-I... I don't really like, uh... uh... talking about it. - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:06
Yeah, I-I-I... I don't really like, uh... uh... talking...
Like you just don't have one. So, you can do it, you can talk. - National Theatre Live: Nye 00:05
Like you just don't have one. So, you can do it, you ca...