Ballot Monkeys

Ballot Monkeys
Created by
Written by
  • Andy Hamilton
  • Guy Jenkin
Starring
Opening theme"Hit the Road Jack"
ComposerPhilip Pope
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes5[1]
Production
Executive producerJimmy Mulville
Running time25 minutes
Production companyHat Trick Productions
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release21 April (2015-04-21) –
6 May 2015 (2015-05-06)
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Ballot Monkeys is a 2015 British comedy series which appeared on Channel 4 in the run up to the 2015 general election. The five-part series was set on campaign buses belonging to the Conservative Party, Labour Party, Liberal Democrats and UK Independence Party featuring groups of mid-level party campaign organisers as each embarks on their respective election campaign.

The series was written by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin. Episodes were written and produced within hours of transmission, allowing the characters to react to recent real-world events.[2]

  1. ^ "Ballot Monkeys episode guide". Channel 4. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Ben Miller to star in election comedy". BBC News. BBC. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.