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)

Arthur Lowe

(Ferret)

John Cleese

(Pumer)

Vanessa Howard

(Patricia Cartwright)

Ronald Fraser

(Tom Hutchinson)

Graham Chapman

(Fromage)

Ann Beach

(Receptionist)

Desmond Walter-Ellis

(Buffery)

Dudley Foster

(Federman)

James Cossins

(Crodder)

Valerie Leon

(Tanya)

William Job

(Waring)

Elspeth March

(Mrs. Ferret)

Dennis Price

(Fairburn)

Monika Ringwald

(Girl in Commercial)

Diana Coupland

(Mrs. Spimm)

Michael Trubshawe

(Mandeville)

Harold Pinter

(Steven Hench)

Ronnie Corbett

(Interviewer)

Norman Bird

(Alderman Poot)

Graham Crowden

(Bishop of Cowley)

Richard Pearson

(Wilting)

Jerry Ram

(Ranjit X)

Roger Maxwell

(Party Chairman)

George A. Cooper

(Blacket)

Arthur Lovegrove

(Studio Doorman)

Roland Culver

(Sir Eric Bentley)

Jonathan Cecil

('Spot')

Ronald Baddiley

(Freddie Daring)

Frank Thornton

(Tom Stoddart)

Richard Caldicot

(Bream)

Nicholas Phipps

(Snaggot)

Guy Middleton

(Potter)

Julian Glover

(Colonel Moffat)

Robert Raglan

(General Strike)

Norman Rossington

(Guide at Porton Down)

Martin Boddey

(Major Mathieson)

Michael Barrington

(Major Scott)

Michael Bates

(Mr. Spimm)

Sinéad Cusack

(Yvonne (Uncredited))