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
Peter Wight
George Morgan
Shelley Conn
Ashika Chandirimani
Matt Smith
Danny Foster
Andrea Riseborough
Kirsty MacKenzie
Raquel Cassidy
Jo Porter
Andrew Buchan
Scott Foster
Clemency Burton-Hill
Sophie Montgomery
Colin Salmon
Stephen Templeton
Kika Markham
Marian McLoughlin
Emily Beecham
Guy Flanagan
Nick Sampson
Richard Lumsden
Nigel
Pip Carter
Matt Baker
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.
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