Party's Over: ep6 Going Green 27th August 2021

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

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4.2 • 13.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2021

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

What happens when the Prime Minister suddenly stops being Prime Minister? One day you're the most powerful person in the country, the next you're irrelevant, forced into retirement 30 years ahead of schedule and find yourself asking 'What do I do now?' Miles Jupp stars as Henry Tobin - Britain's shortest serving and least popular post war PM (he managed 8 months). We join Henry soon after his crushing election loss. He’s determined to not let his disastrous defeat be the end of him. Instead Henry's going to get back to the top - he's just not sure how and in what field.. This week Christine encourages Henry to make the most of his green credentials. Henry Tobin... Miles Jupp Christine Tobin... Ingrid Oliver Natalie... Emma Sidi Jones... Justin Edwards Lizzie... Alice Fraser Written by Paul Doolan and Jon Hunter Produced by Richard Morris and Simon Nicholls Production co-ordinator: Caroline Barlow A BBC Studios Production

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0:00.0	Parties over by Paul Dulan and John Hunter.
0:08.0	Right, so we should practice for the interview.
0:10.0	Mr Tobin, what do you think you could bring to British oil?
0:14.0	Oh, well, gosh, I suppose I work very well as an individual and as part of a team.
0:18.0	I'm a with with Excel. It's not that type of interview that's an interview.
0:22.0	This is much more nudge-wink. Welcome to British Oil.
0:26.0	You scratch our backs, we scratch yours.
0:28.0	I think it's disgusting.
0:30.0	Oh, I think Mr Tobin's going to lovely back.
0:32.0	Me too.
0:34.0	Powerful, sleek, elegant, spine-full.
0:38.0	Not his back.
0:40.0	Shilling himself to a morally bankrupt energy company.
0:43.0	I mean, come on. They've almost been involved in as many scandals as, what is you?
0:48.0	They may be morally bankrupt, but the wage they're offering is frankly stupendous.
0:54.0	Finally, one of those good money, no work jobs that ex-prime ministers get.
0:58.0	I thought Cameron had nap them all.
1:00.0	Well, as a very green person, I am dead against it.
1:06.0	Can't we just start a foundation like every other failed leader?
1:10.0	Retired leader. I am retired.
1:12.0	How exactly are you green?
1:14.0	I always use my keep-up when I remember it, if not I buy a new one.
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