Johnnie Byrne , a cynical and burnt-out Yorkshire Labour MP , whose career has seemingly stalled due to his ostensibly leftist leanings , is re-elected with the victorious Labour Party after a General Election . Bitter not to receive an invitation to join the Government , his left-wing wife leaves him , and he accepts an invitation to lead a conspiratorial group of MPs working against the centrist government . Mary , the single woman upstairs , adores him but they never quite become a couple . Johnnie falls in love with a 20-year-old student/model Pauline , and misses making an important speech against the Government 's militaristic plans because he is in bed with her . His conspirators turn against him and cause his local party to attempt to deselect him . He narrowly escapes a vote of no-confidence in his constituency , and goes in search of Pauline who has ended their relationship , still in love , but knowing it is not the right relationship for her . He goes back home , to find his wife who wants to try again , and she gives him her contact phone number . The Prime Minister offers him a post , and reveals that the reason Johnnie was not offered one before was due to his wife 's communist connections . Johnnie tears up the paper with his wife 's phone number and embraces his role in government . Finch won two film awards for this performance - one a BAFTA , and the other the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 11th Berlin International Film Festival
11th Berlin International Film Festival
11th Berlin International Film Festival
No Love for Johnnie