The Peter Principle (TV series)

The Peter Principle (TV series)

The Peter Principle is a BBC television show about a branch of the fictional County and Provincial Bank. It is now a part of the PBS program lineup at some PBS stations, which call it The Boss. The program takes its name from the Peter Principle, that "In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence."

Cast

:Jim Broadbent as Peter Duffley, an inept bank manager who somehow manages to stay in his job.:Claire Skinner as Susan Harvey, the assistant manager who manages to hold things together.:David Schneider as Bradley, a not very smart employee who is always willing to follow Peter.:Janette Legge as Iris, Peter's eccentric secretary.:Stephen Moore as Geoffrey, an employee with a dry sense of humor.:Tracy Keating as Brenda.:Daniel Flynn as David, the regional manager, who wants to have an affair with Susan even though he is married.

Episode guide

*Sex, Lies and Videotape (101)
*Health Matters (102)
*Upwardly Mobile (103)
*The Midas Touch(104)
*Insecurity(105)
*Bank Holiday(106)
*Un Homme et Une Femme (107)
*Truly, Bradley, Deeply (108)
*There's Something About Geoffrey(109)
*Greyhound Day(110)
*Desperately Seeking Susan(111)
*Casabanka(112)

Production Information

:Written by Mark Burton, John O'Farrell and Dan Patterson.:Directed by Nick Wood.:Produced by Dan Patterson.:Executive Produced by Denise O'Donoghue.

External links

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/p/peterprincipleth_7775240.shtml BBC website]


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