Party's Over
A BBC Radio 4 Comedy
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Narrated by:
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Miles Jupp
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Ingrid Oliver
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Emma Sidi
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Justin Edwards
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full cast
About this listen
The complete Series 1 and 2 of the sparkling political sitcom—plus pilot episode.
What happens when a Prime Minister suddenly stops being Prime Minister? That's the question facing Henry Tobin—Britain's least popular, shortest-serving post-war PM, who's forced into retirement 30 years early after a bruising election defeat. But he's not going to let failure crush his spirits. Instead, he plans to pick himself up, repair his battered reputation and make his name in some other field—though he's not quite sure what that will be...
Miles Jupp returns as Henry Tobin, Britain's shortest serving and least successful former Prime Minister in series 2. In episode 1 of season 2, Henry has somehow been invited to the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. There he meets a former colleague at a drinks party who immediately gives him an idea of a way to restore his lost sense of power and influence and to delay his descent into national irrelevance. Will he manage to restore his power or will he be forgotten?
Created by veteran comedy writers Paul Doolan (Bloods, Trollied and Cuckoo) and Jon Hunter (Trollied, News Quiz, Keep Calman Carry On), this hilarious comedy drama stars Miles Jupp as Henry, with Ingrid Oliver, Emma Sidi and Justin Edwards.
Production credits:
Written by Paul Doolan and Jon Hunter
Produced by Simon Nicholls and Richard Morris
Production co-ordinator: Caroline Barlow
Sound design: Marc Willcox
A BBC Studios Production
Miles Jupp
Justin Edwards
Ingrid Oliver
Emma Sidi
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Critic reviews
"Miles Jupp is effortlessly funny." (The Telegraph)
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- Amanda Howard
- 27-03-23
Sooooo funny!!
It is well written and really very funny, it really does makes me giggle out loud, which can be problematic when I am trying to go to sleep. All the actors are made for their roles and they all compliment each other. The stories are funny and I can listen to them again and again. Would love another series!!
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- Anonymous User
- 15-04-23
Good, cringe-worthy laughs!
Very much in the U.K. comedy style - self deprecating and hapless Henry Tobin, surrounded by various dysfunctional characters. Miles Jupp plays the main character well. His sense of comedic timing is excellent, as is that of Justin Edwards, who plays his equally chaotic bodyguard. I thoroughly enjoyed the daftness of the storylines. Of course, nothing like this could ever happen in REAL life… could it? Great cast - great script. And is one of those that you can listen to over and over.
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- sdhunterx@aol.com
- 22-11-23
Clever
This is clever and well worth a listen. I just wish Henry (the humiliated PM) would ‘win’ occasionally (a bit like Jim Hacker in Yes Minister). This isn’t as good as that (but that’s a very high bar) but is still very good. (And despite being incompetent and accident prone Henry is still better than some of our recent Prime Ministers,)
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- Charlie
- 15-12-24
By-the-numbers, tired political comedy
A long way from being Yes Minister. Bought because the first 5 minutes (which Audible gives you as a trailer) was promisingly funny. Rapidly descended into the usual boring politician jokes, with one-dimensional characters thrown in. “Haha politicians are all lazy greedy liars.” “David Cameron and pigs.” “The bodyguard guy likes eating”. Avoid unless you want a dramatised, uninventive version of smug Radio 4 panel shows.
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