The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

Fresh-faced young Michael Rimmer worms his way into an opinion poll company and is soon running the place. He uses this as a springboard to get into politics and in the mini-skirted flared-trousered world of 1970 Britain starts to rise through the Tory ranks.

Comedy Drama

Peter Cook

(Michael Rimmer)

Denholm Elliott

(Peter Niss)

Ronald Fraser

(Tom Hutchinson)

Arthur Lowe

(Ferret)

Vanessa Howard

(Patricia Cartwright)

James Cossins

(Crodder)

Roland Culver

(Sir Eric Bentley)

Dudley Foster

(Federman)

Julian Glover

(Colonel Moffat)

Richard Pearson

(Wilting)

Harold Pinter

(Steven Hench)

Dennis Price

(Fairburn)

Ronnie Corbett

(Interviewer)

Michael Barrington

(Major Scott)

Michael Bates

(Mr. Spimm)

Ann Beach

(Receptionist)

Norman Bird

(Alderman Poot)

Jonathan Cecil

("Spot")

Graham Chapman

(Fromage)

John Cleese

(Pumer)

George A. Cooper

(Blacket)

Diana Coupland

(Mrs. Loretta Spimm)

Graham Crowden

(Bishop of Cowley)

Percy Edwards

(Bird Impersonator)

William Job

(Waring)

Arthur Lovegrove

(Studio Doorman)

Elspeth March

(Mrs. Ferret)

Nicholas Phipps

(Snaggot)

Norman Rossington

(Guide at Porton Down)

Frank Thornton

(Tom Stoddart)

Michael Trubshawe

(Mandeville)

Desmond Walter-Ellis

(Buffery)

Valerie Leon

(Tanya)

Marilyn Rickard

(Girl in Commercial)

Rosalie Westwater

(Tart)

Leslie Heritage

(Gerald Pringle)

Jerry Ram

(Ranjit X)

Roger Maxwell

(Party Chairman)

Ronald Baddiley

(Freddie Daring)

Richard Caldicot

(Bream)

Guy Middleton

(Potter)

Robert Raglan

(General Strike)

Bruce Carstairs

(Admiral Crichton)

Martin Boddey

(Major Mathieson)

Jack Arrow

(Lunch Party Guest at London Zoo (uncredited))

Derek Aylward

(Officer at Regimental Dinner (uncredited))

Tim Barrett

(TV Technician (uncredited))

Sean Barry-Weske

(Thug (uncredited))

Ernest Blyth

(Prime Minister's Functionary at Airport (uncredited))

Dave Cash

(Radio DJ (uncredited))

Pauline Chamberlain

(Woman in Audience (uncredited))

Jeremy Child

(Officer at Regimental Dinner (uncredited))

Maxwell Craig

(Photographer at Conservative Meeting (uncredited))

Sinéad Cusack

(Yvonne (Uncredited))

Scott Fredericks

(TV Crewman on TV (uncredited))

Victor Harrington

(Military Official (uncredited))

Hubert Hill

(Waving Crowd (uncredited))

Lindsay Hooper

(Waving Crowd (uncredited))

Lorna Kilner

(TV Audience Guest (uncredited))

Aileen Lewis

(Lady at Conservative Party Meeting (uncredited))

Alan Meacham

(Lunch Party Guest at London Zoo (uncredited))

Zakes Mokae

(Mugger (uncredited))

John More

(Naval Officer (uncredited))

Anthony Morton

(Shocked of Nuneaton (uncredited))

Olaf Pooley

(Dr. Luns (uncredited))

John Quentin

(Officer at Regimental Dinner (uncredited))

Pat Ryan

(Man at Press Conference (uncredited))

Guy Standeven

(Lunch Party Guest at London Zoo (uncredited))

John Tatham

(Army Official (uncredited))

Joe Wadham

(Police Officer at Identity Parade (uncredited))

Hedger Wallace

(Police Sergeant at Identity Parade (uncredited))

Richard Warner

(Shy Audience Member (uncredited))

Fred Wood

(Protester (uncredited))