PARTY ANIMALS (TV SERIES)

'''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 opposition 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.

Contents

Synopsis

Cast

Production team

References

External links

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."

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

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]

References

1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/partyanimals/about.shtml
2. http://www.merrymedia.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2235&Itemid=62

External links

★ Official BBC website for ''Party Animals''

★ BBC2 website for ''Party Animals''

★ Press pack for ''Party Animals''