Ballot Monkeys
- TV sitcom
- Channel 4
- 2015
- 5 episodes (1 series)
Topical sitcom filmed during the 2015 election campaign. Created by the team behind Drop The Dead Donkey. Stars Jimmy Akingbola, Hugh Dennis, Liz Kingsman, Hattie Morahan, Theo Barklem-Biggs and more.
See also
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.
Hacks
Satire on the phone-hacking scandal set at a fictional newspaper where "any means necessary" doesn't begin to cover it.
The Thick Of It
Satirical political sitcom. Number 10's foul-mouthed policy enforcer Malcolm Tucker rules the Government's PR team with an iron fist.
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.
Mr White Goes To Westminster
Satire by Guy Jenkin, based on the election of former BBC war reporter and "man in the white suit", Martin Bell, to Parliament.
Crossing The Floor
Political satire. A self-serving Conservative minister "crosses the floor" to join the opposition Labour Party.
Anyone For Denis?
Angela Thorne stars as Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in a satire about her home life with husband Denis.
Power Monkeys
Sequel to Ballot Monkeys. A sitcom focusing on political characters that is filmed close to transmission.
Chariot
Film, shot fly-on-the-wall style, that follows a corrupt local politician (played by Robert Pugh) as he prepares for a by-election in Wales.
A Very Open Prison
Satire of Thatcherite privatisations, focussing on the prison system.
Lord Of Misrule
When the former Lord Chancellor finds himself in need of money he writes an explosive autobiography and threatens to sell it to the tabloids.
Election Spy
Topical comedy series created by Guy Jenkin and Andy Hamilton.