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The Party Line

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.

Episode menu

Series 1, Episode 2

In the week that the French reject an EU treaty and his "incident" on Question Time is repeated on TV, Duncan tries to get Rotherhurst to twin with a town in France.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 2nd June 2005
Time
6:30pm
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Wednesday 9th June 2010 10:00pm Radio 7
Monday 30th May 2011 9:30am Radio 4 Extra
Wednesday 22nd August 2012 9:30am Radio 4 Extra
Thursday 23rd August 2012 2:30am Radio 4 Extra
Wednesday 17th February 2016 9:30am Radio 4 Extra
Wednesday 17th February 2016 4:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Thursday 18th February 2016 4:30am Radio 4 Extra

Cast & crew

Cast
James Fleet Duncan Stonebridge MP
Rachel Atkins Sue
Geoffrey McGivern Roger
Simon Greenall Ensemble Actor
Guest cast
Jennny Cox Ensemble Actor
Dominic Coleman Ensemble Actor
Lucy Montgomery Ensemble Actor
Writing team
Steve Punt Writer
Hugh Dennis Writer
Production team
Adam Bromley Producer

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