The Hunt for Tony Blair (2011)
1h
Running Time
October 15, 2011Release Date
The Hunt for Tony Blair (2011)
1h
Running Time
October 15, 2011Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
The Comic Strip team return for a special 50s-style 'fugitive' film noir spoof. The 60-minute film, penned by Peter Richardson and Pete Richens, follows Prime Minister Tony Blair (Stephen Mangan), wanted for murder and on the run. Escaping from Number 10 and leaving behind his adoring wife Cherie (Catherine Shepherd), Tony vows to clear his name no matter what the consequences.
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Cast & Crew.
Stephen Mangan
Tony Blair
Catherine Shepherd
Cherie
Robbie Coltrane
Inspector Hutton
James Buckley
Sergeant
Rik Mayall
Professor Predictor
Peter Richardson
Writer
Nigel Planer
Peter Mandelson
Pete Richens
Writer
Ronni Ancona
Barbara Windsor
Ross Noble
Socialist
Tony Curran
Robin Cook
Morgana Robinson
Carole Caplin
Mike Robinson
Cinematographer
Harry Enfield
Alistair Campbell
Jennifer Saunders
Lady Thatcher
John Sessions
Tebbit / Norman Tebbit
Ford Kiernan
Gordon Brown
Tom Davis
Music Hall MC
Steven O'Donnell
Donny Rumsfeld
Tom Bennett
Gordon's Driver
Gary Beadle
Butler/Pianist
James Gibbs
Blair Child
Isabel Forrester
Blair Child
Kevin Feaviour
Policeman
Craig Springer
Policeman
Dave Hackford
Policeman
Bevis Taylor
Policeman
Harry Long
Policeman
Tony Anderson
Policeman
Josephine Larsen
Miss Hendrick
Christine Brooker
Theatre Goer
Kate Ryder
Theatre Goer
Camille Flaherty
Theatre Goer
David Griffiths
Theatre Goer
Nigel Way
Theatre Goer
Tom Hendrick
Theatre Goer
John Edon
Theatre Goer
Bob Ireland
Blair's Assistant
Jess Plummer
Blair's Assistant
Jonathan Brooks
Blair's Assistant
David Rees
News Vendor
Mike Sanchez
Ticket Inspector
Sam Morgan
John Smith
Jeff Sleeman
John Scarlett
Chelsea-Marie Gall
Theatre Goer
Andrew Dawe
Theatre Goer
Emma Norrish
Casino Player
John Tomkins
Labour Minster
Details.
This Movie Is About.
1950s
noir
tony blair
Wiki.
The Hunt for Tony Blair is a one-off episode of The Comic Strip Presents..., a British television comedy, which was first shown on Channel 4 on 14 October 2011. The 49-minute film was written by Peter Richardson and Pete Richens and presented in the style of a 1950s film noir. It stars Stephen Mangan as the former British prime minister Tony Blair, who is wanted for murder and on the run as a fugitive from justice. The film received its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Television Festival in August 2011. It first aired on Channel 4 on 14 October 2011; it received a mostly positive reaction from reviewers, and was nominated for a BAFTA award (Best Comedy Programme 2012) and the British Comedy Awards (Best Comedy Drama 2011).