Manchester: Part 2 (17 Oct. 2001)

With the staff all bickering with one another in Manchester, especially adversarial speech writers Toby and Doug, who angrily disagree about whether Bartlet should make a public apology for... See full summary »

Director:

Thomas Schlamme

Writers:

Aaron Sorkin (creator), Aaron Sorkin,

Stars:

Rob Lowe, Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Rob Lowe	...	Sam Seaborn
Stockard Channing	...	Abbey Bartlet
Dulé Hill	...	Charlie Young
Allison Janney	...	C.J. Cregg
Janel Moloney	...	Donna Moss
Richard Schiff	...	Toby Ziegler
John Spencer	...	Leo McGarry
Bradley Whitford	...	Josh Lyman
Martin Sheen	...	President Josiah 'Jed' Bartlet
Ron Silver	...	Bruno Gianelli
Marlee Matlin	...	Joey Lucas
Anna Deavere Smith	...	Nancy McNally
Evan Handler	...	Douglas Wegland
Connie Britton	...	Connie Tate
NiCole Robinson	...	Margaret Hooper

Storyline

With the staff all bickering with one another in Manchester, especially adversarial speech writers Toby and Doug, who angrily disagree about whether Bartlet should make a public apology for lying about his MS, and with the president sniping at everyone, the second-term announcement speech is locked. Abby ultimately forgives the president for deciding to run again without discussing it with her, and he ultimately apologizes to the staff in private for keeping his condition from them, which they expect will soon lead to a whole slew of grand jury subpoenas.

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Plot Keywords:

speech | apology | speechwriter | campaign speech | abortion pill | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 October 2001 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles County, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

John Wells Productions, Warner Bros. Television, thinkfilm

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The map in the situation room uses the Peter's Projection. In the Season 2 episode, "Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail," CJ meets with a group that wants the White House to encourage use of the Peter's Projection.

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Goofs

When Donna (Janel Moloney) enters Josh's room to find him not prepared for the presidents upcoming speech to kick off his reelection campaign, Josh (Bradley Whitford) is wearing a Wesleyan University shirt. The character Josh did not go to Wesleyan, he went to Harvard for college and Yale for law school. Though Bradley Whitford went to Wesleyan, the character Josh may have acquired the shirt in other ways.

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Quotes

Bruno Gianelli: The sooner you get I know what I'm talking about, and I'm on your side, the sooner your world gets better.

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Soundtracks

"Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean"
Written by David T. Shaw
Arranged by Thomas A. Beckett

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