The Amazing Mrs Pritchard

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
Created by	Jane Featherstone
Starring	Jane Horrocks Steven Mackintosh Jodhi May Janet McTeer Geraldine James Selina Cadell Jemma Mckenzie-Brown
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Release
Original network	BBC One
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Original release	3 October – 7 November 2006

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard was a British drama series that aired on BBC One in 2006. Produced by Kudos, it was written by Sally Wainwright and stars Jane Horrocks in the title role of a woman with no previous political experience who becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Sally Wainwright stated her motivation for writing the series was the realisation that:

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard was filmed in London in April 2006, and the episodes were broadcast at 9:00 pm on Tuesdays. It fared poorly in the ratings, attracting 3.5 million viewers in the final episode.

Several politicians and journalists made cameo appearances, including Tony Blair, Gavin Esler, Roy Hattersley, John Humphrys, Nick Robinson, David Steel, Andrew Marr, Simon McCoy, Sarah Montague, Peter Snow and Kirsty Wark.

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard revolves around supermarket manager Ros Pritchard, who, angry with the state of British politics, stands for election as an independent candidate in her home town of Eatanswill, Yorkshire. She soon gains national attention and wins the general election, becoming Prime Minister. Over successive episodes, Ros's spontaneous approach to decision making and her promise never to deceive the electorate come under increasing pressure from the demands of government, media scrutiny, and partisan political struggles.

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