Giving Tongue

Giving Tongue

90 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 1, 1996

Jessie Fielding is a young MP who is trying to get an anti-hunting bill through the two Houses of Parliament, which is a little surprising as she hunted as a teenager with friend Barb Gale. Matters are complicated when she rekindles her friendship with Barb, who still works for a hunt. The plot thickens further when it becomes aparent that the House of Lords is likely break with convention and block the bill, an event which the Prime Minister hopes to use for his own ends.

Giving Tongue

90 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 1, 1996

Giving Tongue
Jessie Fielding is a young MP who is trying to get an anti-hunting bill through the two Houses of Parliament, which is a little surprising as she hunted as a teenager with friend Barb Gale. Matters are complicated when she rekindles her friendship with Barb, who still works for a hunt. The plot thickens further when it becomes aparent that the House of Lords is likely break with convention and block the bill, an event which the Prime Minister hopes to use for his own ends.
Producers BBC Worldwide
Original title Giving Tongue
Directors Stefan Schwartz
Writers Emma Fortune

Cast

Clare Holman

as Jesse Fielding MP

Charlotte Coleman

as Barb Gale

Warren Clarke

as Russell Polin

Peter Capaldi

as Duncan Fielding

Stephen Lord

as Lionel Giddings

John Fortune

as / Chief Executive

Paul Venables

as Plymouth West

Jane Lapotaire

as Hilda Jacob

Nigel Hastings

as Army Captain