# Power Monkeys > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Power_Monkeys > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Power_Monkeys.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Monkeys > Source revision: 1345994954 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox television | image = | caption = | creator = [Andy Hamilton](/source/Andy_Hamilton)
[Guy Jenkin](/source/Guy_Jenkin) | writer = Andy Hamilton
Guy Jenkin | director = | starring = [Jack Dee](/source/Jack_Dee)
[Kevin McNally](/source/Kevin_McNally)
[Archie Panjabi](/source/Archie_Panjabi) | opentheme = | composer = [Philip Pope](/source/Philip_Pope) | country = United Kingdom | language = English | num_episodes = 6 | list_episodes = | executive_producer = [Jimmy Mulville](/source/Jimmy_Mulville) | producer = | editor = | runtime = 25 minutes | company = [Hat Trick Productions](/source/Hat_Trick_Productions) | network = [Channel 4](/source/Channel_4) | first_aired = {{start date|2016|06|08|df=yes}} | last_aired = {{end date|2016|07|06|df=yes}} | num_series = 1 }} '''''Power Monkeys''''' is a 2016 British political comedy series which appeared on [Channel 4](/source/Channel_4) in the run-up to and immediate aftermath of the [2016 UK EU membership referendum](/source/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum), and also lampooned the ongoing [2016 United States Presidential election](/source/2016_United_States_presidential_election) campaign.{{cite web |title=About the Show & Episodes |url=https://www.channel4.com/programmes/power-monkeys/episode-guide |website=channel4.com |publisher=Channel Four Television Corporation |accessdate=20 July 2019}} The six-part series depicts four different sets of fictional mid-level political operatives, reacting to and commentating on political and other events. Like its predecessor series ''[Ballot Monkeys](/source/Ballot_Monkeys)'', episodes were written and produced within hours of transmission, allowing the characters to react to recent real-world events.{{Cite web |title=Jack Dee, Claire Skinner and Archie Panjabi join Brexit comedy Power Monkeys |author= |work=RadioTimes |date= |access-date=9 June 2016 |url = http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-05-25/jack-dee-claire-skinner-and-archie-panjabi-join-brexit-comedy-power-monkeys}}{{Cite web |title=Power Monkeys is written on the day of broadcast to ensure maximum topicality |author= |work=The Independent |date=8 June 2016 |access-date=9 June 2016 |url = https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/power-monkeys-the-new-political-sitcom-is-written-on-the-day-of-broadcast-to-ensure-maximum-a7070126.html}} The series was written by [Andy Hamilton](/source/Andy_Hamilton) and [Guy Jenkin](/source/Guy_Jenkin). It stars Jack Dee, Kevin McNally and Archie Panjabi.{{Cite web | title = Power Monkeys programme information |publisher=Channel Four Television Corporation| author = | work = channel4.com | date = 25 May 2016 | accessdate = 2019-07-19 | url = https://www.channel4.com/press/news/power-monkeys-programme-information | quote = cast }} ==Synopsis== Though broader in scope, ''Power Monkeys'' is similar in format to its predecessor, featuring four mostly non-interacting groups of mid-level political operatives. The characters of Gerry of Ukip and Ruby of the Conservatives from ''Ballot Monkeys'' feature. The settings are:{{cite web |title=Power Monkeys Press Pack |url= https://www.channel4.com/press/news/power-monkeys-press-pack|website=Channel4.com|publisher=Channel Four Television Corporation |date = 25 May 2016 |access-date=19 July 2019}}{{cite web |title=Search results for power monkeys |url=https://www.channel4.com/press/content-search?search=power%20monkeys%20 |website=channel4.com |publisher=Channel Four Television Corporation |accessdate=20 July 2019}} *A [Vote Leave campaign bus](/source/Vote_Leave_bus) *A Conservative Party "unity unit" tasked with trying to keep peace between Conservatives on different sides of the [EU referendum](/source/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum) debate. *The [Donald Trump presidential campaign](/source/Donald_Trump_presidential_campaign%2C_2016) plane. *A [Kremlin](/source/Moscow_Kremlin) office housing aides to [Vladimir Putin](/source/Vladimir_Putin). ==Cast== The main cast consists of: * [Jack Dee](/source/Jack_Dee) as Oliver of the [Conservative](/source/Conservative_Party_(UK))s, a drunk gambler and Remainer, with the "people skills of the South Yorkshire Police". * [Kevin McNally](/source/Kevin_McNally) as Spencer, a rich self-made millionaire who steals road signs as a hobby and in protest against the [European Union](/source/European_Union) and the [nanny state](/source/nanny_state). He's getting married soon after the referendum but his fiancée is cheating on him. * [Archie Panjabi](/source/Archie_Panjabi) as Preeya of the Conservatives on the vote leave bus campaigning for leave before the referendum and then at the Unity Unit afterwards. * [Claire Skinner](/source/Claire_Skinner) as Sara of the Conservatives, she has a one-night stand with Tony which she can't get over. She is OCD about milk being left out of the fridge. * [Andy Nyman](/source/Andy_Nyman) as Gerry of [Ukip](/source/Ukip), head of the leave battle bus while struggling with his father's death. He also appeared in Ballot Monkeys. * [Ayda Field](/source/Ayda_Field) as Bea of the US [Republican Party](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)), deputy of the Trump campaign – an over-enthusiastic, somewhat delusional, Trump campaigner. * [Amelia Bullmore](/source/Amelia_Bullmore) as Lauren of the US Republican Party who's tasked with making Trump more appealing to women. * [Robert Wilfort](/source/Robert_Wilfort) as Brett of the Republican party, a dim Republican who idolises Trump's every word and who served as his golf caddy. * [Ben Willbond](/source/Ben_Willbond) as Oleg, a long-standing aide of Vladimir Putin who jostles with Alexi for Putin's favour. * [Alec Utgoff](/source/Alec_Utgoff) as Alexi, a newly appointed aide to Vladimir Putin tasked with such honours as walking the president's dog. * [Anthony Calf](/source/Anthony_Calf) as Tony of the Conservatives and leader of the Unity Unit, he is married, but has a one-night stand with Sara much to Sara's regret. * [Liz Kingsman](/source/Liz_Kingsman) as Ruby of the Conservatives a dim unity unit staff member who is only there because her father's a donor. She also appeared in Ballot Monkeys. * [Gwyneth Keyworth](/source/Gwyneth_Keyworth) as Jackie of the Labour party, a far-left neo-communist who supports Brexit as a means of achieving the abolition of capitalism and the establishment of a [direct](/source/direct_democracy) [e-democracy](/source/e-democracy). ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{official website|www.channel4.com/programmes/power-monkeys|''Power Monkeys''}} – official website * {{IMDb title|id=5780516|title=Power Monkeys}} Category:2010s British political television series Category:2010s British satirical television series Category:2016 British television series debuts Category:2016 British television series endings Category:2016 in British television Category:Fiction set in 2016 Category:2016 United States presidential election in popular culture Category:British television spinoffs Category:Channel 4 comedy Category:English-language British television shows Category:British political satire Category:Political satirical television series Category:Television series by Hat Trick Productions Category:Works about elections Category:Television series set in the 2010s --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Power Monkeys](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Monkeys) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Monkeys?action=history)). 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