

Archer ended up resigning from the House of Commons because of his debts.

Archer once found himself on the brink of bankruptcy after investing heavily in a Canadian company that went bankrupt, with three of its directors sent to prison for fraud. today and tomorrow on the USA cable network.īased on a novel by Jeffrey Archer, former Member of Parliament and prominent figure in the Thatcher Government, ''Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less'' is a sting caper about four men in England setting out to get back their money from an American financier who has swindled them in a stock scam. Made in association with Paramount Television/Revcom, this two-part four-hour movie is being distributed by Paramount in the United States. BBC officials vehemently deny even the possibility, but viewers of ''Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less'' may not feel terribly reassured. The obvious solution of co-productions gives rise to rumors that the BBC might have to sacrifice quality for the sake of bottom-line compromises with outsiders. Like most other broadcasting organizations throughout the world, the British Broadcasting Corporation has been coping with money problems as programming costs continue to increase.
