From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Miliband of Brothers

Field	Value
image	Miliband_of_Brothers_film_frame_(2010).jpg
director	Richard Curson Smith
writer	David Quantick
starring	Henry Lloyd-Hughes
Ben Lloyd-Hughes
released
country	United Kingdom
language	English
company	Blink Films

Ben Lloyd-Hughes

Miliband of Brothers is a 2010 British satirical docu-drama directed by Richard Curson Smith and following the lives and careers of British politicians David Miliband and younger brother Ed, who at the time were both contesting the 2010 Labour leadership contest. Written by David Quantick, the programme was first shown on More4. It was produced by the same production team as the similar 2009 documentary When Boris Met Dave.

Premise

The film charts the Miliband brothers' paths into politics interspersed with interviews from Tony Benn, Neil Kinnock and Oona King amongst friends and teachers, looking into how they both ended up with jobs in the cabinets of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

David Miliband was played by Henry Lloyd-Hughes and Ed by his brother Ben Lloyd-Hughes. The title, a pun on the phrase "Band of Brothers" was inspired by a comment by Caitlin Moran's "Celebrity Watch" column.

Reception

Sam Wollaston, reviewing the production in The Guardian wrote: "There are a few funny moments (I quite liked the Top Trumps – Leon Trotsky, revolutionary status: 82 points). Mostly it's just very hammy and very silly, as the Tory one was."

Cast

Samantha Morton as the Narrator (voice)
Henry Lloyd-Hughes as David Miliband
Ben Lloyd-Hughes as Ed Miliband
Katherine Kanter as Marion Miliband
Michael Bertenshaw as Ralph Miliband
Harrison Edwards as Young David Miliband
Jem Savin as Young Ed Miliband
Lucy Manning as herself
Tom Butcher as Political Aide
Mark Perry as Ralph's Friend
Gareth Aled as Activist
Lara Goodison as Sloane Student
Tony Benn as himself – Family friend
Julian Birkett as David's English teacher
Bill Bush as Family friend / Former Head of Research Downing Street
Jeremy Corbyn as Family friend (as Jeremy Corbyn MP)
Marko Attila Hoare as Ed's childhood friend
Oona King as Haverstock pupil 1979–86 / Former Labour MP
Neil Kinnock as himself – Labour leader 1983–92 (as Lord Kinnock)
Lance Price as Former Deputy Dir of Communications, Downing Street
Andrew Rawnsley as himself – Political commentator
Marc Stears as himself – Ed's university friend
David Upshal as himself – David's university friend
Hilary Wainwright as Family friend

References

"Miliband of Brothers".
David Quantick, "[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8021371/Miliband-of-Brothers-David-Quantick-on-David-and-Ed-Miliband-and-the-decline-of-British-TV-satire.html Miliband of Brothers: David Quantick on David and Ed Miliband and the decline of British TV satire]", ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', 24 September 2010
''[http://www.channel4.com/programmes/miliband-of-brothers/episode-guide/series-1/episode-1 Miliband of Brothers]'' at [[Channel4.com]], Retrieved 26 September 2010.
Sam Wollaston, "[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2010/sep/24/tv-review-miliband-of-brothers TV review: Miliband of Brothers]", ''[[The Guardian]]'' 24 September 2010.
Caitlin Moran, "[https://web.archive.org/web/20100522030027/http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/celebrity/article7125671.ece Celebrity watch: Thrill to the Miliband of Brothers]" in ''[[The Times]]'', 14 May 2010.

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

british-documentary-television-films channel-4-original-programming 2010-television-films 2010-films 2010-in-british-politics british-satirical-television-shows political-satirical-television-series ed-miliband british-political-comedy-television-series cultural-depictions-of-british-politicians 2010s-english-language-films 2010-british-films english-language-documentary-films

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Miliband of Brothers — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report