Characters

Labour Whips

Michael Cocks, forties, Yorkshireman

Walter Harrison, fifties, Yorkshireman

Bob Mellish, fifties, Londoner

Joe Harper, fifties, Yorkshireman

Ann Taylor, twenties, Lancashire

Tory Whips

Humphrey Atkins, fifties, Berkshire

Jack Weatherill, fifties, Worcestershire

Fred Silvester, thirties, London

The roles opposite can be played either by an ensemble of actors, ranging from one extreme (one actor per MP) to the other (a small handful playing all parts). Invention is encouraged.