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1. The small screen version of 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' appeared on American television in the early 1960s. It starred which actor, known for portraying Davy Crockett, in the role of Eugene Smith?
2. This political thriller originally appeared on British television in 2003, when it starred David Morrissey and John Simm. It was remade in America as a film with Russell Crowe, under the same name. Which show was it?
3. The television series 'Borgen', about the first woman to become Prime Minister of her nation, was set in which country?
4. 'House of Cards' was a British television show which starred Ian Richardson as Francis Urquart, the government's chief whip. The show was remade under the same title for American television, when it starred which actor as Frank Underwood?
5. Shown on British television in 2003, 'The Deal' was a fictional version of the arrangement over leadership of the Labour Party made between Tony Blair and which other politician?
6. 'Spin City' starred Michael J. Fox as Mike Flaherty, the Deputy Mayor of which large city in the USA?
7. 'Yes, Prime Minister' starred Paul Eddington as the hapless Jim Hacker. The real power lay with his Permanent Secretary, who was Sir Humphrey ___?
8. 'Commander in Chief' appeared in the mid 2000s and featured a President of the USA who was which of these?
9. Appearing on the HBO channel in the USA, the political drama 'The Newsroom' starred which actor as Will McAvoy?
10. The American television series 'Veep' was written by Armando Iannucci and was partly based on which British series, starring Peter Capaldi?
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