Brexit: The Uncivil War (2019 TV)

***Brexit: The Uncivil War*** (simply ***Brexit*** in the US) is a 2019 British television drama film written by James Graham and directed by Toby Haynes. It depicts the lead-up to the 2016 referendum through the activities of the strategists behind the Vote Leave campaign, that prompted the United Kingdom to exit the European Union, known as Brexit. Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Dominic Cummings, the Campaign Director of the officially designated Brexit-supporting group, Vote Leave. Rory Kinnear stars as Craig Oliver, one of the leaders of the officially designated Remain-supporting group, Britain Stronger in Europe.

It aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom on 7 January, and aired on HBO in the United States on 19 January. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for its pacing, black comedy, and the depiction of the campaign as a thriller, and with particular praise for Cumberbatch's performance which was likened to his role in the TV series *Sherlock*. The film received a nomination at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Television Movie.

## Cast

* Benedict Cumberbatch - Dominic Cummings
* Sarah Belcher - Female Consultant
* Malcolm Freeman - Male Consultant
* Lucy Russell - Elizabeth Denham
* Oliver Birch - Policy Strategist 1
* Ross Hatt - Policy Strategist 2
* Liz White - Mary Wakefield
* Simon Paisley Day - Douglas Carswell
* John Heffernan - Matthew Elliott
* Lee Boardman - Arron Banks
* Paul Ryan - Nigel Farage
* Kate O'Flynn - Victoria Woodcock
* Tim Steed - Daniel Hannan
* Nicholas Day - John Mills
* Tim McMullan - Bernard Jenkin
* Richard Durden - Bill Cash
* Henrietta Clemett - Lucy Thomas
* Rory Kinnear - Craig Oliver
* Gavin Spokes - Andrew Cooper
* Anjana Vasan - Magazine Interviewer (as Aniana Vasan)
* Kyle Soller - Zack Massingham
* Aden Gillett - Robert Mercer
* Andrew Barclay - Breitbart TV Interviewer
* Annabelle Dowler - Focus Group Facilitator
* Gabriel Akuwudike - Robin
* John Arthur - Roger
* Rakie Ayola - Camilla
* Jay Simpson - Steve
* Heather Coombs - Sandra
* Kiran Sonia Sawar - Shamara
* Oliver Maltman - Michael Gove
* Richard Goulding - Boris Johnson
* Martin Ware - Featured Reporter
* Kate Spiro - Gisela Stuart
* Mary Antony - Leave Intern Katie
* Ronak Patani - Leave Intern Ameet
* Neal Barry - Geoff
* Sophie Stanton - Lyndsey
* Mark Dexter - David Cameron (voice)
* Mark Gatiss - Peter Mandelson (voice)
* Ruth Madeley - Leave Supporter
* Susan Bovell - UKIP Supporter

**Rest of cast listed alphabetically:**

* Michael Burhan - Reporter (uncredited)
* Christine Callaghan - Supporter of Nigel Farage (uncredited)
* Mark Edwards - Pool Player (uncredited)
* Danuta Morgan - Opera Guest / Voter (uncredited)
* Yann Morine - Brexiter Boris Johnson's Staff (uncredited)
* Richard Parnwell - Riccardo Howell (uncredited)
* Pascal Perico - Leave Intern (uncredited)
* Jim Quirke - Pub goer (uncredited)
* Tina Simmons - UKIP Supporter (uncredited)
* Stuart Whelan - Committee Security (uncredited)

### Archival footage

* Paddy Ashdown
* Hilary Benn
* Tony Blair
* David Cameron
* Winston Churchill
* Jeremy Corbyn
* Alistair Darling
* Ruth Davidson
* Charles de Gaulle
* Iain Duncan Smith
* Bob Geldof
* Krishnan Guru-Murthy
* Edward Heath
* Boris Johnson
* Owen Jones
* Tessa Jowell
* Sadiq Khan
* Neil Kinnock
* Norman Lamont
* Harold Macmillan
* Peter Mandelson
* Andrew Marr
* Theresa May
* Penny Mordaunt
* Cathy Newman
* George Osborne
* Vladimir Putin
* Jon Snow
* Margaret Thatcher