The Peter Principle (TV series)
Encyclopedia
The Peter Principle is a BBC
television show about a branch of the fictional County and Provincial Bank, which ran from 1995 to 2000. It is now a part of the PBS program lineup at some PBS stations, which call it The Boss. The program takes its name from the Peter Principle
, that In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
television show about a branch of the fictional County and Provincial Bank, which ran from 1995 to 2000. It is now a part of the PBS program lineup at some PBS stations, which call it The Boss. The program takes its name from the Peter Principle
Peter Principle
The Peter Principle states that "in a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence", meaning that employees tend to be promoted until they reach a position at which they cannot work competently. It was formulated by Dr. Laurence J...
, that In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.
Cast
- Jim BroadbentJim BroadbentJames "Jim" Broadbent is an English theatre, film, and television actor. He is known for his roles in Iris, Moulin Rouge!, Topsy-Turvy, Hot Fuzz, and Bridget Jones' Diary...
as Peter Duffley, an inept bankBankA bank is a financial institution that serves as a financial intermediary. The term "bank" may refer to one of several related types of entities:...
manager who somehow manages to stay in his job. - Claire SkinnerClaire SkinnerClaire L. Skinner is an English actress, who is well known in the United Kingdom for her television career.-Biography:Born and brought up in Hemel Hempstead, Skinner, the youngest daughter of a shopkeeper and an Irish-born secretary, was immensely shy as a child...
as Susan Harvey, the assistant manager who manages to hold things together. - David SchneiderDavid Schneider (actor)David Schneider is an English actor and comedian.Schneider studied modern languages at the University of Oxford, and studied for a DPhil in Yiddish Drama. During his time at university, Schneider performed a predominantly physical comedy act that contrasted with the trend towards stand-up comedy...
as Bradley, a not very smart employee who is always willing to follow Peter. - Janette Legge as Iris, Peter's eccentric secretary.
- Stephen MooreStephen Moore (actor)Stephen Moore is an English actor, known for his work on British television since the 1980s. He is known for his appearances in Rock Follies and other TV series such as The Last Place on Earth, the children's series The Queen's Nose and the drama Mersey Beat and the British TV comedy series Solo,...
as Geoffrey, an employee with a dry sense of humour. - Tracy Keating as Brenda.
- Daniel FlynnDaniel Flynn (Actor)Daniel Flynn is an English actor born in 1961 in Evesham, Worcestershire but moved to Bromley, Kent as a baby. He is the son of actor Eric Flynn and the brother of actor Jerome Flynn...
as David, the regional manager, who wants to have an affair with Susan even though he is married. - Wendy Nottingham as Evelyn Walker, A cashier who suffers from bad nerves and spends more time on the phone to the samaritans than she does serving customers.
Episode guide
- "Sex, Lies and Videotape"
- "Health Matters"
- "Upwardly Mobile"
- "The Midas Touch"
- "Insecurity"
- "Bank Holiday"
- "Un Homme et Une Femme"
- "Truly, Bradley, Deeply"
- "There's Something About Geoffrey"
- "Greyhound Day"
- "Desperately Seeking Susan"
- "Casabanka"
Production Information
- Written by Mark BurtonMark BurtonRichard Mark Burton is a New Zealand politician. He is a member of the Labour Party. He served as Minister of Defence; Minister of Justice; Minister of Local Government; Minister in Charge of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations; Deputy Leader of the House; and the Minister Responsible for the Law...
, John O'FarrellJohn O'FarrellJohn O'Farrell is a British author, broadcaster and comedy scriptwriter.-Early life:O’Farrell grew up in Maidenhead, Berkshire the youngest of three children, attending Courthouse Primary School and then Desborough Comprehensive...
and Dan PattersonDan PattersonDan Patterson is a British television producer and writer, responsible for the production of both the British and American incarnations of the improvisation show Whose Line Is It Anyway? and the British satirical panel show Mock the Week with writing partner Mark Levenson...
. - Directed by Nick WoodNick WoodNick Wood is an English rugby union footballer, currently playing in the Guinness Premiership for Gloucester Rugby...
. - Produced by Dan PattersonDan PattersonDan Patterson is a British television producer and writer, responsible for the production of both the British and American incarnations of the improvisation show Whose Line Is It Anyway? and the British satirical panel show Mock the Week with writing partner Mark Levenson...
. - Executive Produced by Denise O'Donoghue.