The Un-Credible Shrinking Man

The Un-Credible Shrinking Man was a Party Political Broadcast by the United Kingdom's Labour Party that was aired in May 2014.[1]

It starred Dominic Coleman as David Cameron.[2]

It attracted media attention for its parody of the 1950s black-and-white film The Incredible Shrinking Man. Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg is portrayed as The Un-Credible Shrinking Man in a comedy piece that sees him being treated with contempt by his coalition partners in the Conservative Party, shrinking to the size of a doll as he is forced to abandon his party's election manifesto policies, and finally being chased by the Downing Street cat.[3][4] The Liberal Democrats release their own black-and-white film in response, portraying Labour leader Ed Miliband as the "incredible silent man".[5]

References

  1. ↑ Labour Party (7 May 2014). "The Un-credible Shrinking Man". YouTube.
  2. ↑ The Guardian (7 May 2014). "Labour video mocks Nick Clegg as the 'Un-Credible Shrinking Man'". The Guardian.
  3. ↑ Murphy, Political Editor, Joe (7 May 2014). "That shrinking feeling for Nick Clegg as Labour film mocks Coalition". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Watt, Nicholas (7 May 2014). "Labour video mocks Nick Clegg as the 'Un-Credible Shrinking Man'". The Guardian (Guardian Media Group). Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Nick Clegg laughs off Labour 'shrinking man' jibe". BBC News (BBC). 8 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
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