Francis Urquhart

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Francis Urquhart is the ruthless, manipulative Conservative politician at the center of Michael Dobbs’s British "House of Cards" novels and their original TV adaptation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
television character
alignment morally ambiguous
appearsIn House of Cards (UK TV series) NERFINISHED
House of Cards (novel) NERFINISHED
The Final Cut NERFINISHED
To Play the King NERFINISHED
basedOn political archetype of a ruthless party whip
catchphrase You might very well think that; I couldn’t possibly comment.
characterTrait Machiavellian
ambitious
cunning
manipulative
ruthless
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
createdBy Michael Dobbs NERFINISHED
deathInFiction assassinated in The Final Cut
familyName Urquhart NERFINISHED
fictionalRole Chief Whip
Member of Parliament
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
fullName Francis Ewan Urquhart NERFINISHED
genre political thriller
givenName Francis NERFINISHED
goal to become Prime Minister
to retain political power
hasAdaptation House of Cards (1990 BBC TV series) NERFINISHED
inspired naming of Frank Underwood as U.S. counterpart in the American adaptation
languageOfWorkOrName English
mediaFranchise House of Cards (UK) NERFINISHED
narrativeFunction antihero
protagonist
villain
nationality British
nickname F.U. NERFINISHED
occupation politician
politicalParty Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Ian Richardson NERFINISHED
positionHeld Government Chief Whip NERFINISHED
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (fictional)
setting British politics
Westminster NERFINISHED
spouse Elizabeth Urquhart NERFINISHED
usesMethod blackmail
manipulation
media manipulation
murder
workLocation House of Commons NERFINISHED

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Frank Underwood basedOn Francis Urquhart