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Power Monkeys

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Comedy

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Following the success of their 2015 election comedy Ballot Monkeys, Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin (Ballot Monkeys, Outnumbered, Drop the Dead Donkey) return to Channel 4 with a six-part satire lampooning the fictional communications and social media ‘experts’ on both sides of the EU referendum, as well as taking audiences a few doors down from the Kremlin and into the imagined world of Donald Trump’s campaign plane.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Ended

Original Language

English

Runtime

mins

Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

19 September 2025

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Gwyneth Keyworth

Gwyneth Keyworth

Jackie

Kevin McNally

Kevin McNally

Spencer

Andy Nyman

Andy Nyman

Gerry

Archie Panjabi

Archie Panjabi

Preeya

Alec Utgoff

Alec Utgoff

Alexi

Ben Willbond

Ben Willbond

Oleg

Amelia Bullmore

Amelia Bullmore

Lauren

Ayda Field

Ayda Field

Bea

Robert Wilfort

Robert Wilfort

Brett

Anthony Calf

Anthony Calf

Tony

Jack Dee

Jack Dee

Oliver

Liz Kingsman

Liz Kingsman

Ruby

Claire Skinner

Claire Skinner

Sara

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