The Organization is a very droll allegory about power politics set in a PR division of a multinational company. It was scripted by Philip Mackie, best known probably for his adaptation of Quentin Crisp's memoir The Naked Civil Servant, and is a highly intelligent and insightful series. The quality of direction and of acting - Donald Sinden, Peter Egan and Bernard Hepton are particularly memorable - is sure throughout. Alas, it's been years since it was last shown on terrestrial TV, as part of Channel Four's admirable but apparently junked policy of reclaiming forgotten masterpieces (though since I first wrote this review it has been released on DVD). It's rather topical though - a clear and very detailed expose of the kind of thinking that goes on at the top. Look out for this on cable - highly recommended.
Review of The Organization
