Party Animals
Supporting artists
Clemency Burton-Hill plays Tory tabloid journalist Sophie Montgomery
Mischievous, party-loving and a firm favourite with the Tory Party, Sophie occasionally sleeps with Labour supporter Scott in a strictly "no-strings"
arrangement. However, when Scott begins to show interest in Ashika, Sophie can't resist muddying the waters to drive a wedge between the would-be lovers.
Pip Carter plays Conservative Matt Baker
Young, fun and gay, Matt ticks a few boxes for the Tories. He is a committed researcher and Ashika's best friend. When Labour researcher Danny makes an almighty blunder, Matt loses no time in exploiting the golden opportunity with which it presents him.
Colin Salmon plays agency boss Stephen Templeton
Colin is the game-playing, powerful boss of a lobby firm. He enjoys pitting employees against each other to get them to rise to the challenge. He is only concerned with winners, so has no hesitation in manoeuvring slightly to the right to appeal to the rising Tories, even though his agency is historically deeply rooted in Labour territory.
Peter Wight plays Conservative Senior Minister George Morgan
George is an old-fashioned Tory of the self-made type. Nowadays, his politics seem out of touch and vote-losing, and James Northcote's desire to overthrow George is tacitly supported by the Party leadership.