My Dad's the Prime Minister

My Dad's the Prime Minister
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Ian Hislop Nick Newman
Written by	Ian Hislop and Nick Newman
Directed by	Juliet May
Starring	Robert Bathurst Carla Mendonca Jasper Britton Joe Prospero Emma Sackville
Theme music composer	Steve Brown
Composer(s)	Steve Brown
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producer(s)	Sophie Clarke-Jervoise Ian Gordon Elaine Sperber
Producer(s)	Matthew Francis
Cinematography	Chris Goodger
Editor(s)	Jake Bernard
Running time	30 minutes
Release
Original network	BBC One
Original release	23 March 2003 – 31 December 2004
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

My Dad's the Prime Minister is a British sitcom written by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman. It centres on the life of the Prime Minister, his family and his spin doctor. Its main cast include Robert Bathurst, Joe Prospero, Carla Mendonça, Brian Bovell and Emma Sackville.

It was filmed at Bushey in Watford, and extras included students of the nearby Bushey Hall School and Bushey Meads School.

Series 1 was shown on BBC 1 as part of CBBC, in April and May 2003. Season 2 was shown later in the evening on BBC 1, in November and December 2004. Series 1 focused more on Dillon (the Prime Minister's son), while the second season had greater coverage of the life of the Prime Minister. Series 1 was released on DVD and video, but currently Series 2 remains unreleased.

Synopsis

Dillon Phillips is twelve years old, and also burdened with a father who is the Prime Minister and has just been voted "Naffest Man in Britain" by his favourite pop magazine. His dad's spin doctor interferes with everything and the slightest bit of bad behaviour may trigger an international crisis.

Cast

• Robert Bathurst - Michael Phillips
• Joe Prospero - Dillon Phillips
• Carla Mendonca - Clare Phillips
• Emma Sackville - Sarah Phillips
• Jasper Britton - Duncan Packer
• Brian Bovell - Detective Andy Sharp (Series 1)
• Paterson Joseph - Detective Gary McRyan (Series 2)
• Simeon Gunn - JJ
• Joe Gunn - Geezer
• Luke Newberry - Lighthouse
• Leagh Conwell - James "Flash" Gordon
• Eugene Simon - Harry
• Marcia Warren - Granny Phillips
• Robert Vansittart - Chancellor
• Michael Cronin - Mr Speaker
• Michael Fenton Stevens - Home Secretary
• Neil McCaul - Foreign Secretary
• Jane Bertish - Education Secretary
• Martin Chamberlain - Trade and Industry Secretary
• Steve Toussaint - Transport Secretary
• Amanda Holt - Health Secretary
• Albert Welling - Opposition Leader
• Kenny Ireland-Union Leader

List of Episodes

Series One

Episode number	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Sports Day"	TBA	TBA	TBA
2	"The Party"	TBA	TBA	TBA
3	"Ghosts"	TBA	TBA	TBA
4	"The School Play"	TBA	TBA	TBA
5	"The Project"	TBA	TBA	TBA
6	"Homework"	TBA	TBA	TBA

Series Two

Episode number	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Election"	TBA	TBA	TBA
2	"Exam"	TBA	TBA	TBA
3	"Desert Island"	TBA	TBA	TBA
4	"Marathon"	TBA	TBA	TBA
5	"Jobless"	TBA	TBA	TBA
6	"Powerless"	TBA	TBA	TBA

External links

• My Dad's the Prime Minister at IMDb
• My Dad's the Prime Minister at TV.com
• Short description and history of the show at BBC Comedy"
• BBC Press Office for "My Dad's the Prime Minister"