Norman Ormal: A Very Political Turtle (TV 1998)

Director:

Metin Hüseyin

Writer:

Craig Brown

Stars:

Harry Enfield, Harriet Walter, Alice Wilson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Harry Enfield	...	Norman Ormal / Geoffrey Hush / Douglas Weird / Terry Major-Ormal / Julian Bitchly / Alan Swagg / Dame Shirley Mess / Sir Marcus Catflapp / John Selwyn Snott / Edwina Slagg / Tony Blair
Harriet Walter	...	Felicity Ormal
Alice Wilson	...	Normanna Ormal
Jimmy Gardner	...	Old man
Sarah Flind	...	Tory lady 1
Beccie Savidge	...	Tory lady 2
Laura MacAulay	...	Tory lady 3
Ben Elton	...	Jack Student
Robert Lang	...	Panellist
Sue Lawley	...	Herself
Alice Palmer	...	Young Normanna
Robert Whitelock	...	Crap actor man 1
James D'Arcy	...	Crap actor man 2
Eddie Osei	...	Arab sheikh
Donna Ewin	...	Gaynor Slutt

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

satire | mockumentary | actor playing multiple roles | character name in title

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 November 1998 (UK)

Also Known As:

Normal Ormal, oikein poliittinen kilpikonna

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tiger Aspect Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Spoofs Have I Got News for You (1990)

User Reviews

Vote for Harry

`Norman Ormal ... ` is a broad satire on British politics during the years of the Thatcher Conservative government of the nineteen eighties. English comedian Harry Enfield in a series of deliberately bad wigs impersonates many cabinet ministers of the time. One well-known female politician (and author) is renamed Edwina Slagg - perceptive in the light of recent major revelations! This hour-long spoof documentary is basically a showcase for Enfield's cleverness and I found it very funny.

A knowledge of recent British political events would be most helpful but lines like `Loyalty has always been my greatest weakness' should strike a chord in any parliamentary democracy.