With a new generation of annoying politicians with fist-magnet personalities once again on the rise, the time appears to be right to revisit the Thatcher years, when political satire was at its most purposeful and biting. First up to the bat is Anyone for Denis?, a work that's as fondly remembered for its central performances as its wit.
While Maggie is away at a Euro Conference, Denis invites two of his drinking friends for a weekend at Chequers. Things start to go badly wrong when Maggie returns home unexpectedly and mistakes Denis friends for EEC Commissioners. Denis's weekend is ruined by the ensuing confusion.
Angela Thorne (To The Manor Born) & John Wells (The Kenny Everett Television Show, That Was The Week That Was) star as Margaret and Denis Thatcher in Thames Television's special production of the hilarious farce that first enthralled audiences at London's Whitehall Theatre. Directed by Dick Clement, whose writing credits include Auf Wiedersehen Pet, Porridge and The Likely Lads, Anyone For Denis? is based on the regular Dear Bill letters published in satirical magazine Private Eye. The cast also features Alfred Molina, Robert Stephens and the late Roy Kinnear.
Anyone for Denis? will be released on UK DVD on 19th April 2010 by Revelation Films at the RRP of £15.99. |