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| On Expenses | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Satirical drama |
| Based on | United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal |
| Written by | Tony Saint |
| Directed by | Simon Cellan Jones |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Solo bagpiper Jaimie H. Gibb, joined by his pipe band, Schiehallion Pipes and Drums |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Stephen Wright |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Release | 23 February 2010 (2010-02-23) |
On Expenses is a 2010 Britishtelevision film directed bySimon Cellan Jones and starringAnna Maxwell Martin asHeather Brooke andBrian Cox asMichael Martin.
The film documents thetrue story of journalistHeather Brooke's attempt to get expenses claims of Members of Parliament released under theFreedom of Information Act 2000 andSpeaker Michael Martin's battle to prevent it.[1] Brooke herself had a non-speaking cameo in the film as a female MP in the scene where Martin assumes the position of Speaker.[2]
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Anna Maxwell Martin | Heather Brooke |
| Brian Cox | Michael Martin MP |
| Neil Pearson | Hugh Tomlinson |
| Alex Jennings | Andrew Walker, head of UK Parliament Fees Office |
| Tim Pigott-Smith | Alan Keen MP |
| David Calder | Sir Stuart Bell MP |
| Sam Graham | David Maclean MP |
| Alan Parnaby | Chris Huhne MP |
| Geoffrey Beevers | Douglas Hogg MP |
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