Prince Andrew: The Musical cast revealed for new Channel 4 special

Channel 4 is to air a satirical musical about Prince Andrew – here’s when it’s on TV and all you need to know.

The piece has been announced as part of a raft of new programming for its 40th anniversary.

Channel 4 share: “The story centres on the key events, relationships, and controversies of Andrew’s life, including a reimagining of the former-HRH’s bombshell interview with Emily Maitlis in which the man behind the headlines faces the music.”

Airing on Thursday, 29 December at 9PM, Prince Andrew: The Musical is been written by Kieran Hodgson with original music co-written by Freddie Tapner.

Prince Andrew: The Musical cast

Hodgson will also star in the title role with Munya Chawawa (Taskmaster, Race Around Britain) as Prince Charles, Jenny Bede (Catastrophe, Murder In Successville) as Sarah Ferguson and Emma Sidi (Starstruck, Pls Like.) as Emily Maitlis.

Joe Wilkinson will play a newspaper vendor; Harry Enfield is to take on the role of Prime Minister Tony Blair and Baga Chipz is to play Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

The hour-long musical extravaganza will feature seven original musical numbers, including ‘I Nailed It’ a high-octane duet set in the aftermath of the Duke’s Newsnight interview; ‘Will You Be My Ex-Wife’, a romantic ballad sung between Andrew and Sarah Ferguson; ‘Obey’ a stirring solo number in which Prince Charles reflects on royal scandals past and present; and Andrew’s rip-roaring finale ‘You’re Always Gonna Need an Andrew’.

Kieran Hodgson said “The story of Prince Andrew is tragedy and farce rolled into one, so why not add ‘musical’ for good measure? Some might find the prospect of writing and performing their first TV musical a tad daunting. Not me. I found it completely terrifying. But we’ve pulled out all the stops, put every penny on screen and let rip at an institution that would perhaps prefer us to forget about all this. Also, I’m on a trampoline for a bit. Enjoy, world!”

Prince Andrew: The Musical will air on Channel 4 on Thursday, 29 December at 9PM.