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MP Duncan welcomes a French delegation - will he end up with 'oeuf' on his face? Punt and Dennis's June 2005 topical sitcom.

MP Duncan welcomes a French delegation - will he end up with 'oeuf' on his face?

A topical sitcom originally recorded just prior to transmission, focused on the life of Duncan Stonebridge, frustrated backbench Labour MP for Rothershurst.

Since falling off the stage during a live edition of Question Time, he fears his career is going nowhere. He’s a man trapped in limbo, struggling to deal on a local level with the edicts handed down from Westminster.

Written by Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis.

Duncan Stonebridge …. James Fleet
Arthur …. Simon Greenall

With:

Geoffrey McGivern
Rachel Atkins,
Jennie Cox
Dominic Coleman
Lucy Montgomery

Producer: Adam Bromley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2005.

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 5 Aug 202504:30
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