Ballot Monkeys
- TV sitcom
- Channel 4
- 2015
- 5 episodes (1 series)
Topical sitcom filmed during the 2015 election campaign. Created by the team behind Drop The Dead Donkey. Stars Jimmy Akingbola, Hugh Dennis, Liz Kingsman, Hattie Morahan, Theo Barklem-Biggs and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 4
A highly topical new comedy set on the campaign buses of the main political parties as the harassed teams battle their way through the noisy chaos of the election campaign, desperately trying to avoid gaffes and attempting to hang on to their sanity.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 5th May 2015
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jimmy Akingbola | Basil 'Baz' Adelabu |
| Hugh Dennis | Martin Frost |
| Liz Kingsman | Ruby Hughes |
| Hattie Morahan | Siobhan Hope |
| Theo Barklem-Biggs | Conor Jones |
| Trevor Cooper | Jack Pardew |
| Daisy Haggard | Christine Proctor |
| Kathleen Rose Perkins | Melanie Buck |
| Michael Fenton Stevens | Simon Swann |
| Ben Miller | Kevin Sturridge |
| Esther Smith | Charlotte Guthrie |
| Sarah Hadland | Kate Standen |
| Andy Nyman | Gerry Stagg |
| Kitty Martin | Angela |
| Alice O'Connell | Phoebe |
| Steven O'Donnell | Mick |
| Andy Hamilton | Writer |
| Guy Jenkin | Writer |
| Mark Burton | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Lucy Guy | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Pete Sinclair | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Colin Swash | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Andy Hamilton | Director |
| Guy Jenkin | Director |
| Paul Schlesinger | Director |
| Jimmy Mulville | Director |
| Debbie Pisani (as Debs Pisani) | Producer |
| Jimmy Mulville | Executive Producer |
| Nigel Williams | Editor |
| Adam Bokey | Editor |
| Robin Hill | Editor |
| Mark Williams | Editor |
| Mo Holden | Production Designer |
| Philip Pope | Composer |
Videos
Lib Dem Bus - Fictional Facts
Kevin has a strategy which could be in favour of the Liberal Demorcrats.
Featuring: Ben Miller (Kevin Sturridge) & Esther Smith (Charlotte Guthrie).
Labour Bus - Polite Criticism
Mel informs Christine of her negative attitude.
Featuring: Trevor Cooper (Jack Pardew), Daisy Haggard (Christine Proctor) & Kathleen Rose Perkins (Melanie Buck).
UKIP Bus - New Slogan
Gerry returns to see the UKIP bus vandalised.
Featuring: Andy Nyman (Gerry Stagg) & Steven O'Donnell (Mick).