Pilot Episode - Shown as Playhouse Presents Season 1 Episode 3 - A full series of Nixon's the One was picked up by Sky Arts and broadcast in 2014. Comedy-drama starring Harry Shearer (This is Spinal Tap, The Simpsons) as Nixon. This is a verbatim account of Nixon’s time in the Oval office, based on more than 198 hours of recordings made between February 1971 and 1973. This brilliant film is a fascinating account of his controversial and often farcical time in office.