The Contract
The Contract is a dark, farcical satire following a group of well-connected opportunists who inherit a lucrative government contract to privatise a failing prison.
The Contract is a dark, farcical satire following a group of well-connected opportunists who inherit a lucrative government contract to privatise a failing prison.
Elizabeth Bower
Diane
Max Brown
Freddie Lynwood-Jones
Yuriri Naka
Esther
Harry Enfield
Minister of State
Florence Lace-Evans
Secretary
The Contract is a dark, farcical satire following a group of well-connected opportunists who inherit a lucrative government contract to privatise a failing prison.
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