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The Peter Principle

1997-06-02 · 30 min / episode · ★ 8.0

Comedy

The Peter Principle is a BBC television show about the Aldbridge Branch of the fictional County & Provincial Bank. It originally aired in the late 1990s and is now a part of the PBS program lineup at some PBS stations, which call it The Boss. The program takes its name from the Peter Principle, that In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.

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Creators
Mark Burton, John O'Farrell, Dan Patterson
Production companies
Hat Trick Productions
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Jim BroadbentJim BroadbentPeter Duffley
David SchneiderDavid SchneiderBradley Wilson
Claire SkinnerClaire SkinnerSusan Harvey
Daniel FlynnDaniel FlynnDavid Edwards
Stephen MooreStephen MooreGeoffrey Parkes
Wendy NottinghamWendy NottinghamEvelyn Walker
Beverley CallardBeverley CallardBarbara

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