Ballot Monkeys (2015)

Genre

comedy

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 5 episodes

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This comedy series follows workers on campaign buses for the main UK political parties during the 2015 election. Episodes were made quickly to respond to real news events as they happened.

fast-pacedtopicalsatiricalwittyenergeticimprovisationalobservational

What happens

Ballot Monkeys is a British comedy television series that appeared on Channel 4 in the run up to the 2015 general election. The five-part series was focused on various campaign buses belonging to the Conservative Party, Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, and UK Independence Party (UKIP) and groups of mid-level party campaign organisers as they embark on their respective election campaigns. The series was written by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin. Episodes were written and produced within hours of transmission, allowing the characters to react to recent real-world events. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

• Newzoids (2015)
• Power Monkeys (2016)
• Taskmaster (2015)
• In and Out of the Kitchen (2015)
• The Thick of It (2005)
• Little Napoleons (1994)
• Yes Minister (1980)
• Rush Hour (2007)