Season 1 • Episode 6
LatestThe Unity Unit has resorted to violence, Oleg has resorted to betrayal, Bea has resorted to tyranny and Gerry learns the healing power of the truth, all on Spencer's wedding day!
Following the success of their 2015 election comedy Ballot Monkeys, Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin (Ballot Monkeys, Outnumbered, Drop the Dead Donkey) return to Channel 4 with a six-part satire lampooning the fictional communications and social media ‘experts’ on both sides of the EU referendum, as well as taking audiences a few doors down from the Kremlin and into the imagined world of Donald Trump’s campaign plane.
Writing
Hamilton/Jenkin dialogue that bites harder than reality.
Acting
Panjabi and Nyman playing chaos merchants with terrifying glee.
Creators
Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed in spring 2016 before the actual Brexit vote; writers had to hedge bets on the outcome.
The Trump plane sequences were initially criticized as exaggerated—compare to 2024 rally footage at your own risk.
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