Primetime Emmy |
| Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Title Sequences |
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Drama Series |
| Outstanding Cinematography in Entertainment Programming for a Series |
| Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series |
| Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series |
| Outstanding Limited Series |
Before House of Cards, before The West Wing, there was Washington: Behind Closed Doors. Broadcast in six parts on the ABC network in 1977, it followed hot on the heels of its source novel, former Nixon aide John Ehrlichman's Roman à clef The Company.
Why did it only run one series? They should have had another one dealing.
I saw this mini series in 1994, when the BBC was running a series of programmes to mark the twentieth anniversary of Richard Nixon's resignation.This may be fiction,but it's all thinly disguised in the same way that "Primary Colors" is.
Though just a teenager when I saw this mini-series, I still remember how gripping the drama was. Considering how soon after Watergate it was made, Jason Robarts gave a surprisingly nuanced performance as the president brought down by corruption and dirty tricks.
I enjoyed "Washington: Behind Closed Doors." This mini-series aired in 1977, not long after Watergate and Vietnam made this country distrustful of its Federal Government.
