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  • 2012-08-22T21:00:00Z on BBC Three
  • 30m
  • 3h (6 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Comedy
Satirical series featuring bite-sized comedy hits, from fictionalised characters to stunt-led sketches, which brings the corruption, greed and hypocrisy of politicians, multi-nationals and tax-shy billionaires to the fore and drags it to the court of public opinion.

6 episodes

Series Premiere

2012-08-22T21:00:00Z

1x01 Episode 1

Series Premiere

1x01 Episode 1

  • 2012-08-22T21:00:00Z30m

Heydon Prowse and Jolyon Rubinstein perform satirical sketches lampooning arrogance, hypocrisy and greed in public life. In the first edition, Dale Maily meets members of the Occupy movement in London, a group tries to make Tony Blair a saint, and regular characters James and Barnaby attend the Liberal Democrat conference. Plus, jokes at the expense of bankers, a clothing chain and foreign embassies.

2012-08-29T21:00:00Z

1x02 Episode 2

1x02 Episode 2

  • 2012-08-29T21:00:00Z30m

James and Barnaby canvass for votes during the London mayoral election in a bid to get Boris Johnson re-elected. Dale Maily experiences the Jubilee weekend, water and energy companies receive a surprise and the Guantanamo Bay inmates take part in a sports day.

2012-09-05T21:00:00Z

1x03 Episode 3

1x03 Episode 3

  • 2012-09-05T21:00:00Z30m

The Chipping Norton Witch Hunt begins, the Liberal Democrats have some broken promises returned to their HQ, and, whilst Dale Maily spends the day at the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race to understand what being British actually means, James and Barnaby have a date with the Chancellor, George Osborne.

2012-09-12T21:00:00Z

1x04 Episode 4

1x04 Episode 4

  • 2012-09-12T21:00:00Z30m

Whilst Dale Maily is at Glade Festival getting to the bottom of drugs, James and Barnaby are trying to endear themselves to the students of Manchester University before a meeting with the Minister of State for Universities and Science, David Willets. The National Gallery gets a new picture installed, whilst money-lending shops are paid a visit by gambling and drug addict Nomo. Also, sweatshop recruiters are out on the Oxford Street in London, looking for new workers.

2012-09-19T21:00:00Z

1x05 Episode 5

1x05 Episode 5

  • 2012-09-19T21:00:00Z30m

Whilst the G4S rebranding team head to Lincolnshire to help rebrand the local police, and Apple's Nevada team come to launch the new idodge app, James and Barnaby head to local youth clubs and skate parks to find out how ill-disciplined the youth of Broken Britain are, before taking their findings to education secretary Michael Gove. Meanwhile, Dale Maily investigates arms manufacturers.

Season Finale

2012-09-26T21:00:00Z

1x06 Episode 6

Season Finale

1x06 Episode 6

  • 2012-09-26T21:00:00Z30m

Dale Maily is at London's Gay Pride looking for some answers to homosexuality, while James and Barnaby are explaining the changes being made to the NHS under Andrew Lansley's new Health and Social Care Reform Bill. The Google Home View team are out in force - in people's homes. And while the Barclays Casino comes to Canary Wharf, private school boys are out in Brixton collecting for a local charity - their school.

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