

50 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
LatestIn the final episode of the series, who will win as Ashika goes head to head with Scott at the by-election? And will the pair be able to start a meaninful relationship, without politics getting in the way?
Party Animals presents Westminster from the ground up – the young researchers and advisors shouldering huge responsibility in a frantic, high-stakes world. It's no wonder their personal lives are so messy. Sons of an ex-Labour MP, Scott and Danny Foster have politics in their blood.
Acting
Andrea Riseborough's volcanic intensity, Matt Smith's pre-Who sleaze charm.
Writing
Sharp insider cynicism that aged terrifyingly well.
Creators
Robert Jones, Ben Richards
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Matt Smith's first major TV role; he got Doctor Who six months after it aired. The casting director basically said 'I saw someone who could outrun his own chaos.'
Created by former Labour researchers, it's basically a burn book about 2000s Blairite culture—explains why it got buried and barely released on DVD.