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Drama on 4

Number 10 - Series 5

Episode 3: The Emperor's New Speech

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Written by Jonathan Myerson.

It's the Party Conference in Brighton...and it's 11 hours until the PM is due to deliver his speech with only one problem - it's not written yet. And just when they didn't need it, one of Lord Rudolph's newspapers splashes a Treasury leak, ruining the latest bond issue and jeopardising the UK's credit rating. But who leaked the information in the first place? Meanwhile - the major supermarkets are being leaned on to contribute to a fund to help small shop owners, but will they agree before the conference speech is delivered?

Cast:
Simon Laity ...... Damian Lewis
Nathan Toltzn ....... Mike Sengelow
Georgie ...... Gina Mckee
Sir Hugo ...... Julian Glover
Amjad Hemmati ...... Arsher Ali
Connie ...... Stella Gonet
Alan ...... John Hollingworth
Mike Plimpton ...... David Troughton
Rodney Birch ....... Matthew Marsh
Tejan Mahoi ....... Chinna Wodu
Lord Hendrik Rudolph ...... Paul Jesson
Tess, Tannie, Lennie ..... Alana Ramsay

Producer: Clive Brill
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