Party Animals (2007)

Genre

comedy

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 8 episodes

Rated

15

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The series follows young staffers in the British Parliament, including researchers, lobbyists, and interns. It centers on the personal and professional lives of those working behind the scenes of government.

fast-pacedwittybackroom-dealingyouthfultensecharacter-drivensnappyworkplace-oriented

What happens

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. Party Animals tells the story of people working in and around the British Parliament, including researchers, lobbyists and Members of Parliament. The show featured Matt Smith in his first major television role, portraying Labour Party researcher Danny Foster. Andrew Buchan played Scott Foster, Danny's older brother and a lobbyist. The show also starred Shelley Conn as a Tory party parliamentary researcher and aspiring Minister, and Andrea Riseborough, who works alongside Danny as an intern. In Australia, ABC1 began broadcasting the show from 2 December 2008 on a Tuesday 8:30pm timeslot over the ('non-ratings period') summer break. In the province of Ontario, Canada, TVOntario (Ontario's public educational media organisation), began showing the series in February 2010. In the province of British Columbia, Canada, The Knowledge Network began showing the series in September 2011. In Norway, NRK broadcast the show from May to June 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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