''Miliband of Brothers'' is a 2010 satirical

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following the lives and careers of British politicians David Miliband and younger brother Ed, who at the time were both contesting the 2010 Labour leadership contest. Written by

David Quantick David Quantick (born 14 May 1961) is an English novelist, comedy writer and critic, who has worked as a journalist and screenwriter. A former freelance writer for the music magazine '' NME'', his writing credits have included ''On the Hour'', '' ...

, the programme was first shown on

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.David Quantick,
Miliband of Brothers: David Quantick on David and Ed Miliband and the decline of British TV satire
, ''

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'', 24 September 2010 It was produced by the same production team as the similar 2009 documentary '' When Boris Met Dave''.
Miliband of Brothers
' at Channel4.com, Retrieved 26 September 2010. The documentary charted the Miliband brothers' paths into politics interspersed with interviews from

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and

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amongst friends and teachers, looking into how they both ended up with jobs in the cabinets of

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and

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. To add to the familial similarity, David Miliband was played by

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and Ed by his brother Ben Lloyd-Hughes.Sam Wollaston,
TV review: Miliband of Brothers
, ''

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'' 24 September 2010. The title, a pun on the phrase " Band of Brothers" was inspired by a comment by Caitlin Moran's "Celebrity Watch" column.Caitlin Moran,
Celebrity watch: Thrill to the Miliband of Brothers
in ''

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'', 14 May 2010. Sam Wollaston, reviewing the production in ''The Guardian'' wrote: "There are a few funny moments (I quite liked the

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–

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, revolutionary status: 82 points). Mostly it's just very hammy and very silly, as the Tory one was."

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''Miliband of Brothers''
at Channel4.com {{Ed Miliband British television documentaries Channel 4 original programming 2010 television films 2010 films 2010 in British politics British satirical television shows Political satirical television series Ed Miliband British political comedy television series Works about British politicians Cultural depictions of British men Cultural depictions of politicians 2010s English-language films 2010s British films