Series 1, Episode 1
Further details
Dennis Pound is on the streets of Loughton crowd-sourcing new policies for UKIP, while Dale Maily braves a festival of hippies. At the Durham Miners Gala, Corbynite Robyn meets his idol Jeremy Corbyn. Instacelebrity and slacktavist Duckface starts a social media campaign, Southern Trains have some new ways to ease the commute, and a new innovation gives billionaires an opportunity to experience paying tax.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 3rd January 2017
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Regular cast | |
|---|---|
| Heydon Prowse | Various |
| Jolyon Rubinstein | Various |
| Ace Bhatti | Various |
| Colin Hoult | Various |
| Catriona Knox | Various |
| Rachel Parris | Various |
| Jo Bunting | Various (Voice) |
| Lewis Macleod | Various (Voice) |
| Guest cast | |
|---|---|
| Emily Lloyd Saini | Various |
| Sophie McCartney | Various |
| Anjili Mohindra (as Anjli Mohindra) | Various |
| Nimisha Odedra | Various |
| Aaron Stephenson | Various |
| Natalie Bennett | Self |
| Eric Schmidt | Self |
| Writing team | |
|---|---|
| Heydon Prowse | Writer |
| Jolyon Rubinstein | Writer |
| Christopher Davies | Writer |
| Alistair Griggs | Writer |
| Joe Wade | Writer |
| Daniel Clarke (as Mothers Best Child) | Writer |
| Guy Davidson (as Mothers Best Child) | Writer |
| Production team | |
|---|---|
| Errol Ettienne | Director |
| Oliver Parsons (as Ollie Parsons) | Director |
| Joshua Buckingham | Series Producer |
| Jason Dawson | Producer |
| Dominic Wells-Martin | Producer |
| Mark Talbot | Executive Producer |
| Ruby Kuraishe | Executive Producer |
Videos
Southern Rail: Britain's Worst Train Journeys
In Britain's Worst Train Journeys we see the truth about our rail industry and witness new products train companies use to keep their delayed passengers happy.
Featuring: Heydon Prowse, Jolyon Rubinstein.
G4S: Toddler Security
Need help with unruly children? G4S Koala Bear Clubhouse can help with that.
Featuring: Heydon Prowse, Aaron Stephenson.
Duckface campaigns to stop landmines
Can a hash tag change the world? Probably not, but it seems every cause has one. "Slactivist" and "Insta-Celebrity" Duckface hits the streets raising awareness about Landmines.
Featuring: Jolyon Rubinstein.
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