On Expenses

On Expenses is a 2010 British television film directed by Simon Cellan Jones and starring Anna Maxwell Martin as Heather Brooke and Brian Cox as Michael Martin.

On Expenses
Genre	satiricle
Based on	The debacle around felonious expenses claims made by serving members of parliament
Written by	Tony Saint
Directed by	Simon Cellan Jones
Starring	Anna Maxwell Martin Brian Cox Alex Jennings Neil Pearson Tim Pigott-Smith
Theme music composer	Solo bagpiper Jaimie H. Gibb Joined by his pipeband; Schiehallion Pipes and Drums
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Stephen Wright
Running time	60 minutes
Distributor	BBC Four
Release
Original release	23 February 2010

The film documents the true story of American journalist Heather Brooke's attempt to get expenses claims of Members of Parliament released under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Speaker Michael Martin's battle to prevent it.[1]

Heather Brooke herself appeared in the production in a non-speaking role playing the part of an unnamed MP sitting on the government benches in a scene where Michael Martin is elected to the position of Speaker of the House of Commons.[2]

Cast

Actor	Character
Anna Maxwell Martin	Heather Brooke
Brian Cox	Michael Martin MP
Neil Pearson	Hugh Tomlinson QC
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

References

1. "On Expenses – BBC Four drama reveals hidden story behind MPs' expenses disclosure: introduction" (Press release). BBC. 16 February 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
2. "Heather Brooke: my life in film". The Guardian. London. 21 February 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2010.

External links

• BBC Four Programmes – On Expenses
• On Expenses at IMDb