Stamper did not appear in the House of Cards novel on which the BBC series was based, though the series' author, Michael Dobbs, introduced him in its sequel, To Play the King (1993). This wicked political drama penetrates the shadowy world of greed, sex and corruption in modern D.C. Kate Mara and Corey Stoll co-star in the first original series from David Fincher and Beau Willimon. British His character in ‘House of Cards,’ Tim Stamper, didn’t even exist in the book the series was based on. Kenneth Gilbert Harold Earle. He featured in the 1990 television drama House of Cards by Michael Dobbs, as Tim Stamper, Tory Whip and ally of Ian Richardson's Francis Urquhart. Enraged, he resigns from the Cabinet and attacks Urquhart repeatedly from the opposition benches. In the end, she tries to help Makepeace destroy Urquhart, by fraudulently acquiring a paper documenting Lieutenant Francis Urquhart's killing of Evanghelos Passolides' two brothers in Cyprus in 1956, but Makepeace rejects her help, as he already has the documents. Template:EngvarB House of Cards is a 1990 British political television drama serial in four episodes, set after the end of Margaret Thatcher's tenure as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He is a skilled insider politician, but too old to run for a leadership. House of Cards as a dramatized portrayal of the American legislative process was a fascinating study for my senior thesis. Season 5 of House of Cards was full of huge moments. Before he dies, she, her right eye spattered with his blood, lovingly holds him in her arms and assures him: "Francis... my dear... you're safe now. House of Cards Trilogy (UK) (3) Yes Minister (1) Yes Prime Minister (1) Include Characters Francis Urquhart (3) Tim Stamper (3) Original Characters (1) Jim Hacker (1) Humphrey Appleby (1) Arnold Robinson (1) Include Relationships Tim Stamper/Francis … He is succeeded by Urquhart, whom, in a final twist of irony, Collingridge offers to support. Yes and no. Tim Stamper has been very loyal to Francis Urquhart. Both were often slippery, dubious, and threatening, intending to create fear within opponents and advocates. House of Cards is a 1990 British political thriller television serial in four episodes, set after the end of Margaret Thatcher's tenure as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.It was televised by the BBC from 18 November to 9 December 1990, to critical and popular acclaim. Bleak House (1959 TV serial) The Winged Avenger K-9 and Company Great Expectations (1981 miniseries) A Touch of Brimstone As his and Urquhart's relationship deteriorates, the King starts to raise issues against government policy, causing the government to lose popularity. Francis Urquhart Retrieved from " https://houseofcards.fandom.com/wiki/Tim_Stamper?oldid=21638 ". You do understand?" In the TV version of The Final Cut, she has Francis murdered to secure their legacies and her pension. He is humiliated in a dirty trick, and Urquhart wins re-election, much to the king's displeasure. House of Cards. Tim Stamper takes over as Party Chairman at the beginning of the novel rather than as the plot unfolds as it is Urquhart's plan to call a snap election to increase his party's parliamentary majority. In England, Urquhart's underling, Tim Stamper, comes across as quite a weasel in the hands of actor Colin Jeavons. However, over time this unscrupulous dedication began to wane, principally because of Stamper's ambition to be Prime Minister himself. When Urquhart's position becomes increasingly untenable during Makepeace's leadership challenge, Booza-Pitt attempts to resign on his own terms, hoping to create the perception that he is taking a principled stand against the prime minister, but is presumably disgraced when Urquhart publishes his earlier resignation letter instead. He failed to win the first ballot but managed to force a second one, and planned to use recently obtained evidence of Urquhart's criminal activities to undermine his position. Damien Thomas Michael Samuels. Makepeace challenged the Prime Minister for the leadership of the Conservative Party. Stamper did not appear in the House of Cards novel on which the BBC series was based, though the series' author, Michael Dobbs, introduced him in its sequel, To Play the King (1993). All of the supporting characters are marvelously cast-especially Colin Jeavons as F.U. Although the King cautions Urquhart that he will continue to fight his policies, he concedes and steps down from the throne, and is succeeded by his teenage son. His political career survives under Urquhart's successor, Maxwell Stanbrook. After tracking down and killing Rachel, he returns to his Chief of Staff position. In series one episode two, she also suggests Francis begin an affair with Mattie Storin so that he may further secure her trust and loyalty, and thus better use his position to feed information to her, thereby influencing her articles. In his first reshuffle he makes the decision not to make any changes to the government, arguing that a massive shake-up could be misconstrued as panic. This wicked political drama penetrates the shadowy world of greed, sex and corruption in modern D.C. Kate Mara and Corey Stoll co-star in the first original series from David Fincher and Beau Willimon. Their relationship, of which Urquhart's wife is aware, is paternal as well as sexual; she calls him "Daddy", and is attracted to him in part because he is old enough to be her father. WC. Tim Stamper. Tim Stamper was born in 1961 in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England as Timothy D. J. Stamper. Woolton makes two unsuccessful bids for the leadership of the Conservative Party. Passolides was investigating the deaths of his brothers, Georgios and Euripides, whom Urquhart murdered on his tour of duty in Cyprus in 1956. Corder is responsible for the assassinations of Tim Stamper and Sarah Harding, two people who had originally been Prime Minister Urquhart's most loyal supporters but who had decided to expose him with a tape implicating him in the murders of Mattie Storin and Roger O'Neill. Ruthless and cunning, Congressman Francis Underwood (Kevin Spacey) and his wife Claire (Robin Wright) stop at nothing to conquer everything. Stamper had long been anxious to advance in the political ranks of Westminster, and he finally received his wish when Urquhart became Prime Minister. When Urquhart becomes aware of these plans, he has Corder murder Stamper and Sarah Harding, one of his own personal aides to whom Stamper had given a copy of the tape, with car bombs. ... Best employee ever Doug Stamper … It is implied in the first installment of the trilogy that it is her idea, not Francis', to murder Roger O'Neill, a colleague whom Francis had been using to his advantage. While Tim Stamper was included in the television series for House of Cards, he was not included within the first novel written by Michael Dobbs. Brothers Tim and Chris Stamper are British entrepreneurs who founded the video game companies Ultimate Play the Game and Rare. Francis asks.). House of Cards David Lyon as PM Henry Collingridge, with young reporter Mattie Storin (Susannah Harker). Henry "Hal" Collingridge (David Lyon) succeeds Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister in House of Cards. Michael Dobbs chose the character's name based on Matthew V. Storin, a male journalist, who was a colleague of Dobbs' at The Boston Globe in the 1970s and later became editor of The Globe (1993–2001).[1]. Stamper was swiftly promoted to the rank of Chief Whip, and then further to Chairman of the Conservative Party. Urquhart blackmails Bullerby with compromising photographs, and he tries (and fails) to bribe Bullerby with an implied offer of a peerage. At the unveiling of Margaret Thatcher's statue, Corder has Urquhart and Evanghelos Passolides killed by a sniper on a balcony above Parliament Square, just after the memorial is honoured with the song "God Save the King". Here are nine of the most game-changing developments that pushed the show forward. In addition to being uniquely dedicated to Francis Urquhart, Tim Stamper additionally seemed to have taken experience from him in regards to negotiation tactics. Makepeace shuts her out of his new government, declaring that she is "pure poison" because she is too closely associated with the discredited Urquhart. Her sexual and professional relationship with Makepeace gives her the role of double agent: telling many genuine, and sometimes damaging, facts about Makepeace to Urquhart, while at the same time relating Urquhart's cold, evil traits and weaknesses to Makepeace. Claire Carlsen (Isla Blair) is a backbencher whose ability and intelligence prompts Urquhart to appoint her Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, even though he knows she is having an affair with his rival, Tom Makepeace. Colin Jeavons. Likewise, Urquhart's love for Elizabeth is shown by his last word, a gurgled, deathlike "Elizabeth". A former Cambridge academic and journalist ("Did you write in The Economist that 'Francis Urquhart is like the shark: he has to keep moving forwards to stay alive'?" Stamper was born in Naperville, Illinois. Stamper confronts Francis about having a job in higher office after the election, like Home Secretary, but Francis rejects him. https://houseofcards.fandom.com/wiki/Tim_Stamper?oldid=21638, While Tim Stamper was included in the television series for House of Cards, he was not included within the. Francis Ewan Urquhart is a fictional character created by British politician and author Michael Dobbs.Urquhart is the main character in Dobbs's House of Cards trilogy of novels and television series: House of Cards (1990), To Play the King (1993) and The Final Cut (1995). This article is about the UK series. Following a major dispute with Urquhart over Urquhart's proposal of a single language for Europe, Makepeace was fired from the Cabinet. Affiliation: For the upcoming general election, Stamper has been asked to be party chairman and run Urquhart’s campaign. Tim Stamper (Colin Jeavons) is one of Francis Urquhart's closest friends and aides. When Prime Minister Henry Collingridge overlooks Francis for a Cabinet promotion, it is Elizabeth who encourages Francis to plot to remove Collingridge and take office himself. He acts as an anonymous source for many of her stories, using her to discredit his rivals in the press. As Urquhart faces re-election, the King organises a nationwide tour to highlight the issue of homelessness. His family later moved to Columbus, Ohio. Stanbrook is put in charge of preventing the construction of the Thatcher statue by Urquhart. After his re-election, Urquhart demands the King's abdication. Woolton vows that he will be back but is absent from the later sequels. In the first instalment of the House of Cards trilogy, Stamper is an Urquhart loyalist and like Urquhart is described as being on the "hard right" of the Conservative Party. Tim Stamper Young, smart and attractive, Urquhart dislikes him owing to his fast rise in the party and his Jewish background. ‘House of Cards’ Star Michael Kelly Recounts Hectic Final Season and Shooting That Closing Scene. Corder assassinates her via a car bomb on the day after the election, on her way to meet one of the king's advisers in order, it is implied, to hand over a tape which implicates Urquhart in Mattie Storin's death. He has been married to Carole Stamper since 1985. Urquhart promotes him to Foreign Secretary as an insult to the departing Tom Makepeace. DT. London, United Kingdom He was created as a vehicle for expositionand to have someone for the main character, Francis Urquhart, to bounce off offor the television series. Having recently succeeded his mother as monarch, he is determined to play a more active role in government, but Urquhart thwarts the new king's initial attempts. Well known for his political impartiality, Billsborough is Michael Samuels' mentor. However, he lost the election when an anonymous source (secretly Urquhart) leaks that Samuels, whilst at university, was near to the Communist Party and supported denuclearization and gay rights. Geoffrey Booza-Pitt (Nickolas Grace) is a lesser member of Urquhart's Cabinet (mentioned at one stage as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster) in The Final Cut. CO. Christopher Owen McKenzie. The version of this character in the US version of House of Cards is Doug Stamper. Helstrom “The One Who Got Away” Going Through The DCAU Part Eighty-Two The Legend Of Korra Book Four “Chapter Eleven: Kuvira’s Gambit” Doctor Who “Pilot” His character in ‘House of Cards,’Tim Stamper, didn’t even exist in the book the series was based on. To preserve this, he will go to any lengths to serve and protect Frank. Samuels is a frontrunner and ultimately Urquhart's chief rival for the Conservative leadership when Collingridge resigns. By the good fortune of the programming gods, the broadcast of House Of Cards coincided with the downfall of Margaret Thatcher and went on to become a best-selling drama around the world. He has a reputation as Urquhart's "glove-puppet" (as Tom Makepeace calls him in his statement of resignation) and is consequently nicknamed "Sooty" by both the Opposition and other Members of the Cabinet and Parliamentary Party. Ruthless and cunning, Congressman Francis Underwood (Kevin Spacey) and his wife Claire (Robin Wright) stop at nothing to conquer everything. He is an Urquhart loyalist, and in any case lacks the credibility to be a rival, and his popular image as an amiable buffoon humiliates his predecessor. Rachel Posner. Collingridge is portrayed as being a decent man and a passive, indecisive leader who relies heavily on the support of his Cabinet Ministers and trusted cronies like Francis Urquhart and Lord "Teddy" Billsborough. Played by: 's toady, Tim Stamper. After Urquhart stops his business interests expanding, Ben Landless becomes an opponent of … With the help of his underling, Tim Stamper (Colin Jeavons), Urquhart goes about making sure his competitors drop out of the race: Health Secretary Peter MacKenzie (Christopher Owen) accidentally runs his car over a disabled protester at a demonstration staged by Urquhart and is forced by the public outcry to withdraw, while Education Secretary Harold Earle (Kenneth Gilbert) is blackmailed into withdrawing … After being made partially aware of Urquhart's involvement with Mattie Storin, she becomes Urquhart's lover, despite being married, and then starts to become obsessed with him. He serves as Foreign Secretary under Henry Collingridge. Doug's sense of identity is dependent on his role as Frank Underwood's right-hand man. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. (Corder has their cars rigged with bombs, killing them both). When Stanbrook can't find a reason to stop its construction, Urquhart gives him a lecture about following orders. In the first series, he is a Junior Whip to Urquhart as Chief Whip; in the second series, he is Chief Whip and later Chairman of the Conservative Party. In the novel, it is the king who decides to abdicate, against Urquhart's wishes and plans. Unlike his brother, he never saw the appeal of settling down with a wife and children, and moved to Washington, D.C. to further his career. It is implied in To Play The King that Corder is having an affair with Mrs Urquhart. Name: Rachel Posner, (played by Rachel Brosnahan) is a prostitute whom Underwood and Stamper use to bring about Russo's downfall. She then went on to work for a polling company before becoming the Prime Minister's "slave", his political adviser. The writing for this series is brilliantly adapted by Andrew Davies who's talent also extends to other BBC productions like Vanity Fair, Pride and Prejudice, and Bleak House. - Names - The Boston Globe", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_House_of_Cards_trilogy_characters&oldid=989709763, Lists of British television series characters, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from May 2014, All articles needing additional references, Articles that may contain original research from October 2008, All articles that may contain original research, Articles with multiple maintenance issues, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2016, Articles with unsourced statements from January 2015, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 20 November 2020, at 15:41. Script error: No such module "For". However, he is Transport Secretary to start with and later Home Secretary, and has an affair with his Party constituency Chairman's wife. Tim Stamper functions as the Assistant Whip for the Conservatives in the House of Commons until Urquhart succeeds at ascending to the position of prime minister and Stamper moves up … A furious Urquhart is therefore passed over for promotion, so begins plotting his revenge. Stamper appeared to have unfortunate delusions of grandeur; his plan was to force Urqhuart's resignation and replace him as Prime Minister, albeit with a deal of sadness at having to do it. The Booza-Pitt of the book is similar to the TV version in many respects. Claire is less duplicitous in the novel and, after Urquhart's death, is made a minister. Urquhart found out about this plan with the help of Sarah Harding, and had both Stamper and Harding assassinated with car bombs. Corder (Nick Brimble) serves as Francis Urquhart's bodyguard and is responsible for most of the assassinations carried out on Urquhart's behalf. Urquhart uses Billsborough as a scapegoat for his various leaks, hinting to Mattie Storin that he is undermining Collingridge so Samuels can run for leader in the near future. Nationality: Tim Stamper (Colin Jeavons) is one of Francis Urquhart's closest friends and aides. The trilogy consists of three separate four part serials, House of Cards, To Play the King and The Final Cut, all based on identically-titled novels by Michael Dobbs. It is evident that Sir Bruce gained his knighthood for vigorously supporting the Government's policies ("The pit bull has bitten quite a few legs in the cause", says Stamper[citation needed]) but his support wavers when the king raises issues of compassion, and then when Makepeace makes his bid for the leadership. Is Tim Stamper was born in 1961 in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England as Timothy D. J... 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