Never So Good service as Prime Minister, during which the reputation of his government was severely damaged by the Profumo Affair. Macmillan's younger self remains with him, providing mocking commentary. The National Theatre production was directed by Howard Davies. The cast included Jeremy Irons as Harold Macmillan, Anthony Calf as Anthony Eden, Pip Carter as young Harold Macmillan, Anna Carteret as Nellie Macmillan, Anna Chancellor as Dorothy Macmillan and Ian McNeice as Winston Churchill, whom he would later play in several episodes of "Doctor Who". Never So Good Never So Good is a 2008 play by Howard Brenton, which portrays the life and
Never So Few of Rat Pack colleague Peter Lawford after Lawford failed to deliver his brother-in-law President John F. Kennedy for a stay at Sinatra's house, giving Lawford's part in "Robin and the 7 Hoods" to Bing Crosby, Kennedy's choice as host for his visit. Sinatra never spoke to Lawford again. Opening to middling reviews, "Never So Few" was praised for its action sequences, but criticized for a romantic sub-plot that bogged the film down. Newcomer McQueen garnered the bulk of the film's good notice. "Variety" commented that "Steve McQueen has a good part, and he delivers with impressive style." According to MGM