The Party Line
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 4
- 2005 - 2008
- 18 episodes (3 series)
Satirical radio sitcom about backbench MP Duncan Stonebridge (played by James Fleet), written and recorded the day before transmission. Stars James Fleet, Rachel Atkins, Geoffrey McGivern, Geraldine McNulty, Simon Greenall and more.
See also
Yes Minister
Political satire in which well-meaning MP Jim Hacker has a fast introduction to the world of Whitehall and must then struggle against the Civil Service.
Yes Minister
Radio adaptation of the satirical sitcom about the "rise" of Jim Hacker MP and his not-so-civil servant Sir Humphrey Appleby.
The Now Show
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a mix of stand-up, sketches and songs in this popular topical comedy show for Radio 4.
The Vicar Of Dibley
Comedy about a small, backward rural village and its female vicar, Geraldine Grainger.
Drop The Dead Donkey
Sitcom set at GlobeLink News, a TV news station which is ordered to start taking a sensationalist stance to the news by its new owner.
The Spaceship
BBC Radio 7 sci-fi comedy series with James Fleet, set on a spaceship that is looking for forms of alien life in 2104.
Absolute Power
Satire set amidst one of London's leading public relations firms and the exploits of its bosses, the amoral Charles Prentiss and worldly wise Martin McCabe.
Absolute Power
Meet masters of spin Charles Prentiss and Martin McCabe, the morally corrupt owners of Prentiss McCabe Government-Media Relations Consultancy.
The New Statesman
Sitcom parody of 1980s Conservatism. Tory MP Alan B'Stard holds the largest majority in the House: his interests are money, power, sex, and himself.
The Train At Platform 4
Sitcom by Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis set on in the claustrophobic carriages of a cross-country rail service.
Creme De La Crime
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis star in this spoof documentary about history's greatest crimes.
It's Been A Bad Week
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis try to look for the poor recipient of "The Worst Week of the Week Award, Awarded Weekly, on a Week-By-Week Basis".