- Party Animals (TV series)
infobox television
show_name = Party Animals
rating = TV-PG
format =Drama
runtime = Varies
creator =
starring =Patrick Baladi Andrew Buchan Matt Smith Raquel Cassidy Shelley Conn Andrea Riseborough Clemency Burton-Hill Pip Carter Peter Wight
country = UK
filmed =London andManchester ,England
network =BBC Two
first_aired =31 January 2007
last_aired =21 March 2007
num_episodes = 8
website = http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/partyanimals
imdb_id = 0847147
tv_com_id ="Party Animals" is a British television
drama series screened onBBC Two in 2007. It was produced byWorld Productions , the makers of "No Angels" and "This Life ". [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/partyanimals/about.shtml BBC - Drama - Party Animals - About The Show ] ]"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.
ynopsis
"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."
Cast
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") forBBC Two . Simon Heath was Executive Producer for World Productions, while Polly Hill was Executive Producer for the BBC."Party Animals"
' main consultant wasMartin Bright , Political Editor for the "New Statesman ". [ [http://www.merrymedia.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2235&Itemid=62 Merry Media News - TV News, Radio News, Showbiz News! - Party Animals - New to BBC Two ] ]References
External links
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/partyanimals Official BBC website for "Party Animals"]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo/programmes/?id=party_animals BBC2 website for "Party Animals"]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/01_january/12/party.shtml Press pack for "Party Animals"]
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