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1993: the Party Party sweeps to power. Sitcom characters of the village of Microcosm get excited! Stars Hugh Laurie. From 1987.

It's 1993 and the Party Party - a party of the incredibly silly tendency, sweeps to power.

Shell-shocked Party Party leader, Action Man, takes control in Downing Street, and immediately appoints Man 3 as his right-hand man and together they set about trying to think of some policies.

Meanwhile, in the tiny village of Microcosm, where several sitcom characters are patiently waiting, it seems like their dream of being in a sitcom is finally about to come true.

Six-part sitcom written by Moray Hunter.

Starring:

Morwenna Banks
Hugh Laurie
Robin Driscoll
Robert Glenister
Clive Mantle
Rory Bremner

Producer: Jamie Rix

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1987.

30 minutes

Last on

Sun 21 Jul 202423:30
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