| My Dad's the Prime Minister | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Ian Hislop Nick Newman |
| Written by | Ian Hislop and Nick Newman |
| Directed by | Juliet May |
| Starring | Robert Bathurst Carla Mendonça Jasper Britton Joe Prospero Emma Sackville |
| Theme music composer | Steve Brown |
| Composer | Steve Brown |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Sophie Clarke-Jervoise Ian Gordon Elaine Sperber |
| Producer | Matthew Francis |
| Cinematography | Chris Goodger |
| Editor | Jake Bernard |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | CBBC[1] BBC Entertainment[2] |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One[3] CBBC Channel[4] |
| Release | 23 March 2003 – 31 December 2004 |
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My Dad's the Prime Minister is a 2003–2004 British sitcom written by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman, and was a co-production between CBBC and BBC Entertainment.[5] It centres on the life of the Prime Minister, his family and his spin doctor. Its main cast include Robert Bathurst, Joe Prospero, Carla Mendonça, Brian Bovell and Emma Sackville.
It was filmed at Bushey in Watford, and extras included students of the nearby Bushey Hall School and Bushey Meads School.
Series 1 was shown on BBC One as part of its CBBC strand, in April and May 2003. Season 2 was promoted to a primetime slot on BBC One, airing in November and December 2004. Series 1 focused more on Dillon (the Prime Minister's son), while the second season had greater coverage of the life of the Prime Minister.