Party Animals (TV series) explained

Runtime:Varies
Company:World Productions
Creator:World Productions for BBC
Starring:Patrick Baladi
Andrew Buchan
Matt Smith
Raquel Cassidy
Shelley Conn
Andrea Riseborough
Clemency Burton-Hill
Pip Carter
Peter Wight
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Network:BBC Two
Num Series:1
Num Episodes:8

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 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.[2] 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.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: About the Show. British Broadcasting Corporation. 11 August 2013.
  2. http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/netw/200812/programs/ZY9484A001D2122008T203500.htm Party Animals – ABC1 Television Guide
  3. Web site: Partiløvene. Norsk rikskringkasting AS . Norwegian. 11 August 2013.