Shirleymander
- Radio comedy drama
- BBC Radio 4
- 2009
- 1 episode
A tragic comedy depicting the principal events of Shirley Porter's time as 'The Westminster Whirlwind' in the Eighties. Stars Tracy-Ann Oberman, Maggie Steed, Bruce Alexander, Joseph Cohen-Cole, Stephen Hogan and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Comedy Drama
- Broadcast
- 2009
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 1
- Stars
- Tracy-Ann Oberman, Maggie Steed, Bruce Alexander, Joseph Cohen-Cole, Stephen Hogan, Sagar Arya, Ewan Hooper, Philip Fox and more
- Writer
- Gregory Evans
- Director
- Piers Wehner
- Producer
- Marc Beeby
- Company
Shirleymander explores the events that led to Tory MP Shirley Porter's fall from grace and, in doing so, dramatises how, in her two terms as Leader, Porter turned the Conservative flagship council into a mire of paranoia, fear and political corruption.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Friday 27th November 2009 at 9pm on BBC Radio 4
- Episode length
- 1 hour
- All previous repeats
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- Friday 14th October 2011 at 9:00pm on Radio 4