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Episode 5

Episode 5 of 8

Satirical political sitcom. After trading bitter blows in the press, DoSAC minister Nicola Murray MP and her shadow Peter Mannion MP are invited onto BBC 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 BBC 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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29 minutes

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Credits

Role Contributor
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
  • Tue 24 Nov 2009 23:15
  • Thu 26 Nov 2009 23:20
  • Sat 13 Feb 2010 23:30
  • Thu 1 Jul 2010 22:20
  • Thu 19 Jul 2012 22:00
  • Thu 11 Jul 2019 22:30
  • Mon 15 Jul 2019 23:30
  • Tue 5 Sep 2023 21:30
  • Sun 10 Sep 2023 00:40