Party Animals (TV series)
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| Party Animals | |
|---|---|
| Format | Drama |
| Created by |  World Productions for BBC |
| Starring | Patrick Baladi Andrew Buchan Matt Smith Raquel Cassidy Shelley Conn Andrea Riseborough Clemency Burton-Hill Pip Carter Peter Wight |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Running time | Varies |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC Two |
| Original run | 31 January 2007 – 21 March 2007 |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
Party Animals is a British television drama series screened on BBC Two in 2007. It was produced by World Productions, the makers of No Angels and This Life.[1]
Party Animals tells the story of people involved with Parliament of the United Kingdom, including researchers, lobbyists and government and tory MPs.
Despite reasonably good critical reaction, the show has scored poorly in the ratings, attracting only a million viewers. BBC has yet to decide on any further series.
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[edit] Synopsis
"Party Animals presents Westminster from the ground up – the young researchers and advisors shouldering huge responsibility in a frantic, high-stakes world. It's no wonder their personal lives are so messy. Sons of an ex-Labour MP, Scott and Danny Foster have politics in their blood. Danny is the devoted researcher of Home Office Junior Minister, Jo Porter. But times are tough. The government is in crisis, Jo's struggling with a difficult home life and Danny is caught in the crossfire. Add to this, the distracting presence of scheming intern Kirsty MacKenzie, and Danny is about to make an almighty blunder. Scott fled Labour HQ with a bulging contacts book for a lucrative career in lobbying. But with New Labour in decline, Scott's schmoozing methods and contacts are looking a little dated. A chance lunch with Ashika Chandrimani, chief advisor to Shadow Minister James Northcote, presents an opportunity that Scott is eager to pursue. Ashika herself is at a crossroads. Boss James may be tipped as future Tory cabinet material, but she's tired of living in his shadow and the rumours surrounding their relationship. So when she is approached to fight a critical by-election, Ashika has to choose between future power with James and the chance to strike out on her own. Danny's mistake and a scurrilous rumour set in motion a chain of events that bind all four characters together – and change their lives forever."
[edit] Cast
| Character | Played by | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| James Northcote | Patrick Baladi | Shadow Minister |
| Scott Foster | Andrew Buchan | Lobbyist |
| Danny Foster | Matt Smith | Researcher of Home Office Junior Minister, Jo Porter |
| Jo Porter | Raquel Cassidy | Home Office Junior Minister |
| Ashika Chandiramani | Shelley Conn | Chief advisor to Shadow Minister James Northcote |
| Kirsty MacKenzie | Andrea Riseborough | Intern |
| Sophie Montgomery | Clemency Burton-Hill | Satirical political observer who writes for one of the red top tabloids |
| Matt Baker | Pip Carter | Junior researcher to Shadow Minister James Northcote |
| George Morgan | Peter Wight | Shadow Minister for Home Affairs |
[edit] Production team
Party Animals is written by Ben Richards (Spooks, No Angels), Robert Jones (The Cops, Ahead of the Class), Fintan Ryan (Bad Crowd); directed by Brian Grant (As If, Clocking Off, Sinchronicity), Niall MacCormick (Transit, Jeremy Vine Meets, Meeting Mandela) and Julian Holmes (Spooks, New Street Law, No Angels).
Party Animals is produced by Eleanor Greene for World Productions (This Life, No Angels) for BBC Two. Simon Heath was Executive Producer for World Productions, while Polly Hill was Executive Producer for the BBC.
Party Animals' main consultant was Martin Bright, Political Editor for the New Statesman.[2]
