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Labour calls in director of 24 for TV broadcast

By Rags Martel

Updated on 27 April 2010

The Hollywood director who made the hit TV series 24 is to take charge of Labour's next party election broadcast in an effort to revive their campaign.

24 spoof

Labour is getting help from Jack Bauer.

For its latest party election broadcast it has recruited Stephen Hopkins, the director of the hit TV series 24.

The political broadcast, unveiled online today, will be shown on TV tomorrow night. But Bauer fans may be disappointed in the content.

So with apologies to the makers of 24 - and David Cameron - here is what a 24-style Labour election broadcast might look like with Jack Bauer at the helm.   

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