British Comedy Guide
The Peter Principle. Peter Duffley (Jim Broadbent). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions
The Peter Principle

The Peter Principle

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1995 - 2000
  • 13 episodes (2 series)

Sitcom starring Jim Broadbent as a inept bank manager. Also features Claire Skinner, David Schneider, Daniel Flynn, Tracy Keating, Janette Legge and more.

F
X
R
W
E

Episode menu

- Series 1, Episode 6 - Bank Holiday

Peter and Susan are both after the same job of manager at the Reading branch. But things go awry for Peter as he is trapped in the bank's lobby over a Bank Holiday weekend.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 7th July 1997
Time
8:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Jim Broadbent Peter Duffley
Claire Skinner Susan Harvey
David Schneider Bradley Wilson
Daniel Flynn David Edwards
Tracy Keating Brenda
Janette Legge Iris
Stephen Moore Geoffrey Parkes
Guest cast
Melanie Hudson Examiner
Simon Lowe Steve
Pandora Colin (as Pandora Ormsby-Gore) Debs
Hugh Simon Examiner
Writing team
Mark Burton Writer
John O'Farrell Writer
Dan Patterson Writer
Production team
Nick Wood Director
Dan Patterson Producer
Denise O'Donoghue Executive Producer
Mykola Pawluk Editor
Colin Pigott Production Designer
Suzanne Crowley Casting Director
Gilly Poole Casting Director
Jacqueline Parry Costume Designer
Christine Cant Make-up Designer
Colin Innes-Hopkins Lighting Designer
Mark Russell Composer
Jez Nightingale 1st Assistant Director

Share this page