Party Animals: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Party Animals recreates the behind-the-scenes rough-and-tumble of British politics. Conservative politician James Northcote and Labour MP Jo Porter epitomise the changing public faces of their parties. But the real action centres on their aides. Dedicated researchers Danny, Kirsty, Matt and Ashika help the MPs score points against their enemies - whether adversaries are across the floor or on the same side. Meanwhile, lobbyist Scott finds the shifts in power at Westminster affecting his working life, with both personal and professional loyalties tested. The show takes a sideways, through-the-keyhole look at the way power is deployed and is laden with enjoyable cynicism. The characters are not especially nice people. Vulnerable, yes, though mainly when they fail to exploit others' vulnerabilities, and yet they're interesting. And given that Party Animals a fast-moving drama first and a civics lecture a poor second, it succeeds in telling a bit about the way Westminster office politics truly works.

Series details

• Title: Party Animals
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2007-01-31
• Final broadcast date listed: 2007-03-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 11067
• IMDb ID: tt0847147
• TVDB ID: 80843

Cast and credited roles

• Andrew Buchan — Scott Foster
• Shelley Conn — Ashika Chandirimani
• Andrea Riseborough — Kirsty MacKenzie
• Matt Smith — Danny Foster
• Patrick Baladi — James Northcote
• Clemency Burton-Hill — Sophie Montgomery
• Pip Carter — Matt Baker
• Raquel Cassidy — Jo Porter
• Peter Wight — George Morgan
• Colin Salmon — Stephen Templeton

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2007-01-31; final listed air date 2007-03-21; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Party Animals on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.