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A slap in the face for MP Duncan Stonebridge as his glamorous rival is handed the advantage. With James Fleet. From May 2005.

A slap in the face for MP Duncan Stonebridge as his glamorous rival is handed the advantage.

A topical sitcom 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
Sue Elliott-Nichols

Producer: Adam Bromley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2005.

30 minutes

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