Whipping It Up

“Black ties; cigar smoke; whisky in cut glass. Westminster runs the country, but the Whips run Westminster”

Richard Wilson and Robert Bathurst star in Steve Thompson’s scandalously funny satire, Whipping It Up, which blows the lid off the Despatch box and reveals the true secrets locked in the Whips’ safe.

The new Tory government is facing dissent over its latest Bill. With a majority of only three, the Whips’ office is out in full force, and they’ll stop at nothing to keep the strays in line. But they’re in for a long night: boy scouts are rioting in Whitehall, the PM’s golfing with the President and five Tory rebels are on the loose – could this be the beginnings of a leadership challenge?

“The sharpest new comedy of the year”
— Daily Telegraph

“A pungent satire on the parliamentary whips. A fascinating insight into Westminster power games”
— The Guardian