It is approaching an election in the UK when the leader of the Labour party, John Smith, suffers another in a line of heart attacks and dies. With the leadership campaign about to start the clear choice appears to be Gordon Brown, a stanch Scotsman. However Tony Blair is also beginning to appear more likely as he will appeal to Southern voters who would be turned off by Brown. Blair rings Brown to arrange a meeting to discuss which will go for the job. The film flashbacks to the start of their relationship, sharing an office in Westminster on their first seats.
Unfortunately the movie The Deal is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Stephen Frears | Director |
| Writing | Peter Morgan | Writer |
| Production | Andy Harries | Executive Producer |
| Production | Christine Langan | Producer |
| Production | Peter Morgan | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Nathan Larson | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Alwin H. Küchler | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Lucia Zucchetti | Editor |
| Production | Leo Davis | Casting |
| Art | Michael Pickwoad | Production Design |
| Art | Malcolm Stone | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Odile Dicks-Mireaux | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paul Mooney | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anne Spiers | Makeup Designer |
| Sound | Reg Mills | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Colette D. Dahanne | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Rik Elliott | Sound |
| Sound | Lee Kerr | Sound |
| Sound | Adam Sharpe | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Rowena Wilkinson | Foley Artist |
