Diverse, classy and clever, Party Animals is a gripping BBC drama series from the makers of This Life and No Angels. Having screened locally on the ABC, it follows several young political researchers and advisors in Westminster trying to balance their burgeoning careers with turbulent personal lives. Brothers Scott (Andrew Buchan) and Danny Foster (Matt Smith) view the political landscape through different lenses. Danny is the determined researcher for Home Office Junior Minister Jo Porter (Raquel Cassidy: Teachers, Moving Wallpaper) and he is about to make an enormous mistake - one that will force him to defend his integrity and his job. Scott is a confident lobbyist whose world is turned upside down when he meets the beautiful Ashika Chandiramani (Shelly Conn), chief advisor to Shadow Minister James Northcote (Patrick Baladi: The Office). Ashika is beginning to seek change as she grows weary of being strung along by her boss in more ways than one. The lives of these characters intertwine in monumental ways as the series progresses... Drawing on a wealth of first-hand research, Party Animals presents Westminster from the ground up - the young researchers and advisors shouldering huge responsibility in a frantic, high-stakes world. It's no wonder their personal lives are so messy. Ambition, power, sex, friendship, love and politics are just a few of the themes tackled by this bold new series. With a riveting cliff-hanger at the end of the very first episode, it's a certainty that the more Party Animals you watch, the more you'll want to watch.