The Whip

Drama  |  Certificate 12A  |  1 hour 32 minutes  |  Seated

Directed by Christopher Presswell

Starring:
Shian Denovan, Gala Wesson, Tom Knight, Daniel Davids, with Ray Bullock Jnr.

With the looming threat of devastating welfare reforms known as Independence Credit, a fulltime
carer plots a sensational heist from the Houses of Parliament in a bid to halt the scheme in
its tracks, and bring the government crashing down with it.
Set against the backdrop of a flailing British government on the verge of losing power, full time
carer Sadie (Shian Denovan) and her sister Emily (Meg Fozzard) face destitution if Independence
Credit becomes law.
Forging an unlikely alliance with disgraced cabinet minister Michael Harrington (Tom Knight),
she devises a plot to steal a salacious "dirt book," kept by the ruthless government Chief Whip
Damian Wilson (Ray Bullock Jnr.), in a bid to leak its contents to the press and unleash a wave of
Westminster scandal.
With the help of Sadie's university friend, former activist Abi (Gala Wesson) and her nephew
Jason (Daniel Davids), Sadie and Harrington embark on an audacious plan; to bring down the
government, and stop Independence Credit in its tracks.
Channelling the spirit of classic Ealing comedies, this entertaining caper with a social conscience
couldn't be any more timely.