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The Best Episodes of The Politician's Wife

Every episode of The Politician's Wife ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Politician's Wife!

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The Politician's Wife is a British television political drama written by Paula Milne, broadcast on Channel 4 in 1995 and starring Trevor Eve and Juliet Stevenson. The story centres around high-flying politician Duncan Matlock, Families Minister

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    The Politician's Wife Season 1 Episode 3 - Body Politic
    8.2/10(18 votes)

    #1 - Body Politic

    S1:E3

    Duncan Matlock appears to have survived another political crisis but Flora is fast learning how to manipulate the reins of power to her own hidden agenda.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Politician's Wife Season 1 Episode 2 - Echo Chamber
    8.0/10(16 votes)

    #2 - Echo Chamber

    S1:E2

    Flora Matlock performs brilliantly on a television interview and the crisis over her husband's career seems to have passed. From all appearances, she is the dutiful wife standing by her husband. Appearances can be deceiving however. She subtly and very intelligently begins to plant the seeds of her husband's downfall. She provide the Party Whip, Sir Donald Frazier, with information that puts in doubt his character. She then feeds the press the story of her husband's inaction on saving a local children's nursery. Her coup de grace however is to have her father buy a property at a cut rate price from someone who will benefit from recently introduced legislation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Politician's Wife Season 1 Episode 1 - Stand by Him
    7.8/10(18 votes)

    #3 - Stand by Him

    S1:E1

    After her husband Duncan Matlock, a senior Government Minister responsible for promoting family values, is revealed in the tabloid press to have had a fling with a pretty political aide, Flora Matlock is clearly expected by everyone around her to stand by her man. For his part, he assures her it was a onetime fling and that it was just an aberration on his part. For Flora, the betrayal goes deep and affects her self-image in a serious way. She complies however, smiling at photo ops, attending a review meeting with the constituency association and otherwise playing the dutiful wife while her husband continues to scramble to save his political career.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Body Politic" is the best rated episode of "The Politician's Wife". It scored 8.2/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/30/1995. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Echo Chamber".