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.
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Series 1, Episode 4 - The Midas Touch
Iris thinks she has won £250 on the National Lottery, but Peter has forgotten to buy the tickets. Instead of admitting the fact, he pretends to fetch her "winnings" and then tries to ensure she loses the non-existent money through a series of imaginary investments.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 23rd June 1997
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| 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 |
| George Asprey | Simon |
| Alistair McGowan | Commentator |
| Phillipa Peak | WPC |
| William Petrie | Waiter |
| Jane Wymark | Mary |
| Mark Burton | Writer |
| John O'Farrell | Writer |
| Dan Patterson | Writer |
| 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 |