Episode 5
Satirical political sitcom. After trading bitter blows in the press, DoSAC minister Nicola Murray MP and her shadow Peter Mannion MP are invited onto ±«Óãtv Radio 5Live for a debate.
After weeks of trading bitter blows in the press, DoSAC minister Nicola Murray MP and her shadow Peter Mannion MP are invited onto ±«Óãtv Radio 5Live for a debate on Richard Bacon's late-night phone-in programme.
Director of communications Malcolm Tucker and opposition PR guru Stewart Pearson decide to listen in the comfort of their respective offices, but when some breaking news threatens to make things difficult for the politicians, the programme quickly turns into a phone-in like no other. Malcolm and Stewart are left no choice but to start getting their people over to the studios.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Malcolm Tucker | Peter Capaldi |
Olly Reeder | Chris Addison |
Glenn Cullen | James Smith |
Terri Coverley | Joanna Scanlan |
Nicola Murray | Rebecca Front |
Peter Mannion | Roger Allam |
Himself | Richard Bacon |
Emma Messinger | Olivia Poulet |
Phil Smith | Will Smith |
Stewart Pearson | Vincent Franklin |
Janice | Sara Pascoe |
Sam | Samantha Harrington |
Sports Presenter | George Riley |
Writer | Will Smith |
Writer | Roger Drew |
Writer | Tony Roche |
Producer | Adam Tandy |
Director | Armando Iannucci |
Assistant Director | Jude Campbell |
Sound Recordist | Bob Newton |
Script Supervisor | Elise Burgess |
Location Manager | Tom Howard |
Production Manager | Francis Gilson |
Executive Producer | Mark Freeland |
Executive Producer | Armando Iannucci |
Production Designer | Simon Rogers |
Costume designer | Ros Little |
Casting | Judith Barkas |
Director of photography | Jamie Cairney |
Editor-in-chief | Gary Dollner |
Dubber | Chris MacLean |
Broadcasts
- Sat 21 Nov 2009 22:20±«Óãtv Two & ±«Óãtv HD
- Tue 24 Nov 2009 23:15±«Óãtv HD
- Thu 26 Nov 2009 23:20
- Sat 13 Feb 2010 23:30
- Thu 1 Jul 2010 22:20±«Óãtv HD
- Thu 19 Jul 2012 22:00±«Óãtv HD
- Thu 11 Jul 2019 22:30
- Mon 15 Jul 2019 23:30
- Tue 5 Sep 2023 21:30
- Sun 10 Sep 2023 00:40