Party Animals Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• Season 1 Episode 8: EPISODE: 8

  Jo's career takes a further blow when her husband sells a kiss-and-tell story to the tabloids, leaving Danny and Kirsty to get her back on track. Rivals Ashika and Scott grow closer as the election in Sedley intensifies, but when a CD containing photos of her and James is anonymously sent to Scott, he faces an impossible decision. Last in the series

• Season 1 Episode 7: EPISODE: 7

  Danny urges Jo to seek counselling to curb her escalating drink problem, but his attempts to help are thwarted when her husband runs off with the nanny. The candidates resort to dirty tactics as the race for Longton South hots up, but an innocent embrace with James could spell disaster for Ashika's campaign

• Season 1 Episode 6: EPISODE: 6

  The pressures of work take their toll on Jo and she turns to drink for comfort. Kirsty refuses to get involved, leaving Danny to pick up the pieces when Jo reacts badly to his offer of support. Ashika makes some big decisions both on and off the campaign trail, and Scott is head-hunted to help the flagging Labour candidate in Sedley

• Season 1 Episode 5: EPISODE: 5

  The murder of a white prisoner by an Asian inmate creates a media frenzy, while local MP Jo Porter is nowhere to be seen. She eventually stumbles into work to reveal Scott went home with Kirsty at the previous night's party, and Ashika gets her hands on information which could ruin George's career

• Season 1 Episode 4: EPISODE: 4

  Danny attempts to prove he is not in love with colleague Kirsty by arranging an internet date - but finds charming her a challenge. Scott is asked to help prevent a wealthy Russian from being extradited, and Jo's arrangements for an intimate birthday dinner with husband Iain don't go to plan

• Season 1 Episode 3: EPISODE: 3

  When Scott returns to work, he is not happy to be relegated to charity work, but things start to look up when he is paired with new trainee Vienna Lurie. He surprises himself by throwing himself into the task, but his new-found enthusiasm lands him in jail. Danny's mother makes a shock announcement, and Ashika contemplates putting herself forward as a candidate in a forthcoming by-election

• Season 1 Episode 2: EPISODE: 2

  Scott takes time off from work in the wake of Jake's death and is happy to receive a surprise visit from Ashika, but a jealous Sophie tells her rival he is only using her to gain Conservative contacts. Elsewhere, George Morgan receives a public dressing-down about exaggerated tales concerning his upbringing - much to James's delight. However, the old-school Tory knows who is to blame and already has revenge in mind. Political drama, starring Andrew Buchan and Shelley Conn

• Season 1 Episode 1: EPISODE: 1

  New drama series following the lives of a group of twentysomething political researchers working for MPs in Westminster. Junior minister Jo Porter is humiliated by her Tory counterpart James Northcote in a debate on youth crime. She demands reasons for the debacle from her researcher Danny, whose lobbyist brother Scott is busy trying to make contacts among the Conservatives. Over in the Opposition offices, adviser Ashika wonders how she can keep her affair with Northcote alive. Patrick Baladi and Raquel Cassidy star