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Parliamental

Writer and actor David Schneider creates a fictional response to this week's news of mounting criticism of the confrontational style of Prime Minister's Questions.

The award-winning series in which writers create a fictional response to the week's news. In a week which has seen mounting criticism of the childish and confrontational behaviour exhibited on Prime Minister's Questions, writer David Schneider considers whether politicians are just giving the public what they want, and whether they should in fact escalate their confrontational tactics ...

Prime Minister's Questions is moved to a prime time slot and the new speaker develops a game show format which goes all out for ratings.

Directed by Liz Webb

David Schneider is a comedy writer and performer who has written and appeared in some of the most iconic programmes of recent years. He wrote and appeared in Alan Partridge; Knowing Me, Knowing You, The Day Today and Friday Night Armistice. David featured in films as varied as Mission Impossible and Horrid Henry. The second series of his sitcom Births, Deaths and Marriages in which he starred, recently aired on Radio 4.

13 minutes

Last on

Sun 2 Mar 2014 17:40

Credits

Role Contributor
Joseph David Schneider
Prime Minister Dominic Coleman
Jenny Heather Craney
Ashley Michael Bertenshaw
Ted Midas Ralph Ineson
Director Liz Webb
Producer Toby Swift
Writer David Schneider

Broadcasts

  • Sat 1 Mar 2014 19:00
  • Sun 2 Mar 2014 17:40