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Summary

The royal family, wishing to improve their image with the public, appoint PR man Max Kelvin (Warren Clarke) as their principal press officer. His rather coarse, abrasive style doesn't go down well with the rest of the staff at at Buckingham Palace.

His chief antagonist is Lord Montague Bermondsey (Leslie Phillips), the Lord Chamberlain, who believes that he has a duty to preserve "traditional values".

The other staff are Caroline Finch (Serena Gordon), Sir Nicholas Foulsham (Neil Stacy), Lady Sharpcott (Margaret Courtenay), Giles Huntingdon (Jeremy Sinden), Danny Jackson (Barry Howard), Ray Barker (Sean Gallagher), Kate Hargreaves (Louise Germaine) and Ambrose Stebbings (Preston Lockwood).

Cast List

  Leslie Phillips as Lord Montague Bermondsey
  Warren Clarke as Max Kelvin
  Serena Gordon as Caroline Finch
  Neil Stacy as Sir Nicholas Foulsham
  Margaret Courtenay as Lady Sharpcott
  Jeremy Sinden as Giles Huntingdon
  Barry Howard as Danny Jackson
  Sean Gallagher as Ray Barker
  Louise Germaine as Kate Hargreaves
  Preston Lockwood as Ambrose Stebbings

Production Details

Written by:
Chris Fewtrell, Zeddy Lawrence, Mark Wadlow, Sally Wainwright, Russell T Davies, Luke Freeman

Directed by:
Graeme Harper

Produced by:
Antony Wood

Executive Producer(s):
Andy Harries

1 series, 6 episodes

Transmitted: 1994

TV Channel: ITV

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