Series of plays by Jonathan Myerson depicting life inside Downing Street.
| Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01 | Good News Day | 20070907 | As the Prime Minister prepares to announce an amnesty for all immigrants working illegally in the UK, a serious tube crash threatens to jeopardise his plans. Prime Minister....Antony Sher Monica Smith....Sasha BeharPolly Cairns....Haydn GwynneColin Brenner....Colin McfarlaneSteve McKay....Stephen ManganFrank....Anthony O'Donnell Lord Cairns....James LaurensonNigel Ogden....Christopher Ettridge Rebecca....Flora MontgomeryConrad....Nick Rowe Mrs Austen....Claire Perkins Journalist and News reader....Alice ArnoldDirected by Clive Brill |
| 01 | 02 | And Raise Them To Eternal Life | 20070914 | The party promised to eliminate Britain's carbon footprint, but poll ratings are plummeting and the unions are cutting up rough. Even the PM's stepson is protesting. Adam Armstrong....Anthony SherMonica Smith....Sasha BeharPolly Cairns....Haydn GwynneColin Brenner....Colin McfarlaneSteve McKie....Stephen Mangan |
| 01 | 03 | Who Won The Election? | 20070921 | By Nicholas Mcinerny. As the government prepares for a major cancer screening initiative with a private American company, a leaked letter between the Prince and the Prime Minister appears to advocate legalising cannabis. Prime Minister....Antony Sher Polly Cairns....Haydn GwynneMonica Smith....Sasha BeharSteve McKie....Stephen ManganColin Brenner....Colin McfarlaneLord Cairns....James LaurensonJasmine....Elizabeth McgovernHannah....Kelly HunterNorman Johnson....Shaun PrendergastGeorge....Nicholas Grace Giles....Nicholas Woodeson Anita....Carol McReady Chrissie....Marcella Riordan. |
| 01 | 04 | Rule Of Law | 20070928 | The PM is launching a new organisation intended to integrate Muslims into British society and prevent radicalisation. But first he has to decide whether to back Turkey's application for EU membership. Prime Minister....Antony Sher Polly Cairns....Haydn GwynneMonica Smith....Sasha BeharSteve McKie....Stephen Mangan |
| 01 | 05 LAST | Home And Away | 20071005 | Crises loom on two fronts as the Prime Minister faces a backbench rebellion while British troops are being held hostage overseas. Prime Minister....Antony Sher Polly Cairns....Haydn GwynneMonica Smith....Sasha BeharSteve McKie....Stephen Mangan |
| 02 | 01 | 20080930 | 1/5. After a man dies from a virus picked up abroad, newspapers run a panic campaign that questions the government's security measures. Adam....Antony Sher Steve....Julian Rhind Tutt Monica....Sasha BeharPolly....Deborah FindlayColin....Colin McfarlaneJosephson....Philip JacksonElliot....Christopher Ettridge Dimitri....Chris PavloLord Rudolph....Paul JessonDirected by Clive Brill | |
| 02 | 02 | 20081007 | 2/5. The Prime Minister falls out with the Chancellor when he discovers that she has dropped some key tax reforms. It seems he may have no choice but to sack her, two days before she is due to deliver the Budget. Adam....Antony Sher Steve....Julian Rhind Tutt Monica....Sasha BeharPolly....Deborah FindlayColin....Colin McfarlaneBrampton of SIS....Simon Chandler Doyle, minister....Michael Eaves Peter Chadwick....Clive Russell Helen, Chancellor....Lucy Robinson Miss Twining....Charlotte West Oram Directed by Clive Brill | |
| 02 | 03 | 20081014 | The Prime Minister finds himself embroiled in unexpected complications on a trip to Gibraltar, and his wife draws media attention by meeting a former party worker who has just been released from prison. Adam....Antony Sher Steve....Julian Rhind-TuttMonica....Sasha BeharColin....Colin McfarlaneHannah....Kelly HunterAdmiral....Sean BakerGeorge....Nicholas MurchieErnest....Nigel Cooke Jackie....Ellie HaddingtonEsme....Charlotte Lucas Barbara....Nicholas MurchieDirected by Clive Brill | |
| 02 | 04 | 20081021 | The prime minister's chief of staff has been attacked and seriously injured during a routine walkabout. When it emerges that the attacker was recently released early from jail under a government initiative, the prime minister is forced to consider whether he should resign. Adam....Antony Sher Polly....Deborah FindlaySteve....Julian Rhind-TuttHannah....Kelly HunterMonica....Sasha BeharDirected by Clive Brill | |
| 02 | 05 LAST | 20081028 | Following the tragic death of his Personal Private Secretary, the Prime Minister has called an election. With four weeks until the country votes, the polls do not look promising. Adam....Antony Sher Steve....Julian Rhind-TuttMonica....Sasha BeharPolly....Deborah FindlayLord Rudolph....Paul JessonSheila Larwood....Clare PerkinsRobert Wintour....Nigel LindsayGreg Spender....John WarnabyBarry Hornsea....Connor McIntyre Reporter....Christopher Obi | |
| 03 | 01 | Be A Good Chap | 20091113 | After a general election, the Tories have won more seats but Labour got the biggest vote. Both need help from the Lib Dems, which will come at a cost. So who will get to form the next government? Adam....Antony Sher Monica....Sasha BeharPolly....Penny DownieBill....Bill PatersonSteve....Stephen ManganSir Cosmo....Nicholas Woodeson Simon Laity....Damian LewisLewis Smiley MP....Nigel LindsayPeter Chadwick....Clive Russell Palace equerry/TV producer....Joseph KloskaAssorted reporters....Scott Cherry, Theo Fraser Steele Directed by Clive BrillA Pacificus production for BBC Radio 4. After a general election, the Tories have won more seats but Labour got the biggest vote. |
| 03 | 02 | And Drugs Won | 20091120 |  In a pact with the Liberal Democrats, Labour have formed a government. But the new Lib Dem home secretary seems determined to stray off message, and the legalisation of drugs is top of her agenda.Adam....Antony Sher Monica....Sasha BeharPolly....Penny DownieBill....Bill PatersonSteve....Stephen ManganGwen Donoghue....Denise Black Helen Ridout....Lucy Robinson Chair of Bolswell North CLP....Scott CherryLucy, Channel 4 news reporter....Charlotte Lucas Chief Superintendant....Paul JessonDirected by Clive BrillA Pacificus production for BBC Radio 4. The new home secretary in the Labour-Lib Dem government is determined to stray off message |
| 03 | 03 | The Visigoths Are Coming | 20091127 | The Angolan Navy have occupied the British territory of St Helena. After six days, the PM and the Angolan Ambassador are locked in talks to try to prevent a declaration of war. But who has prompted this seemingly mad act of aggression? Adam....Antony Sher Steve....Stephen ManganGenoveva....Adjoa AndohAngolan Ambassador/Virgilio, Angolan Military Attache....Ray FearonPaul, US Deputy Secretary of State....Colin Stinton Simon Laity....Damian LewisMerlin Helicopter Pilot....Theo Fraser Command HQ....Scott CherryDirected by Clive BrillA Pacificus production for BBC Radio 4. The Angolan Navy occupy the British territory of St Helena. |
| 03 | 04 | A Failed State | 20091204 | The coalition is unravelling and, as his team scramble for votes to keep the government in place, the PM goes to his constituency and becomes embroiled in a housing issue involving a Somalian single mother. Is it deliberate politics or the last act of a collapsing prime minister? Adam....Antony Sher Monica....Sasha BeharPolly....Penny DownieBill....Bill PatersonSteve....Stephen ManganGwen Donoghue....Denise Black Biyot Abdulle, constituent....Nicola Gardner Hannah Armstrong....Kelly HunterTerry Gruber, union leader....Nicholas MurchieCopple, housing manager....Michael Eaves Trevithick....Karl Theobald Simon Laity....Damian LewisDirected by Clive BrillA Pacificus production for BBC Radio 4. The PM becomes embroiled in a housing issue involving a Somalian single mother. |
| 03 | 05 LAST | Immortality At Last | 20091211 |  The removal men are in - Adam Armstrong is finally standing down as PM and the new Conservative leader, Simon Laity, is moving in to Number 10. It seems the whole team will be out of a job - but there is a surprising last-minute offer from an unexpected quarter.Adam....Antony Sher Monica....Sasha BeharPolly....Penny DownieBill....Bill PatersonSteve....Stephen ManganSimon Laity....Damian LewisNathan Toltz....Mike Sengelow Doctor Crawston....David Shaw Parker Miss (Jaaey) Twining....Charlotte West Oram Susan O'Reilly....Flora MontgomeryToby in Number 10....Jo Kloska Reporters....Scott Cherry, Theo Fraser Directed by Clive BrillA Pacificus production for BBC Radio 4. Adam Armstrong is finally standing down and it seems the whole team will be out of a job. |
Trivia
- Sereis 1 was Friday Play, series 2 & 3 Afternoon Play