The Peter Principle is a BBC television show about a branch of the fictional County and Provincial Bank, which ran from 1995 to 2000. It is now a part of the PBS program lineup at some PBS stations, which call it The Boss. The program takes its name from the Peter Principle, that In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.
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Cast
- Jim Broadbent as Peter Duffley, an inept bank manager who somehow manages to stay in his job.
- Claire Skinner as Susan Harvey, the assistant manager who manages to hold things together.
- David Schneider as Bradley, a not very smart employee who is always willing to follow Peter.
- Janette Legge as Iris, Peter's eccentric secretary.
- Stephen Moore as Geoffrey, an employee with a dry sense of humour.
- Tracy Keating as Brenda.
- Daniel Flynn as David, the regional manager, who wants to have an affair with Susan even though he is married.
- Wendy Nottingham as Evelyn Walker, A cashier who suffers from bad nerves and spends more time on the phone to the samaritans than she does serving customers.
Episode guide
- Sex, Lies and Videotape
- Health Matters
- Upwardly Mobile
- The Midas Touch
- Insecurity
- Bank Holiday
- Un Homme et Une Femme
- Truly, Bradley, Deeply
- There's Something About Geoffrey
- Greyhound Day
- Desperately Seeking Susan
- Casabanka
Production Information
- Written by Mark Burton, John O'Farrell and Dan Patterson.
- Directed by Nick Wood.
- Produced by Dan Patterson.
- Executive Produced by Denise O'Donoghue.
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