Following a cabinet reshuffle Julius Nicholson, an outside advisor, arrives to investigate the policies of all the major departments. Tucker is outraged and sees it as his job to be obstructive. Learning that the P.M.'s wife is known for her dislike of him and with his appearance on 'Question Time' fallen through, Hugh aims to soften up the press by throwing a party, only to find that Nicholson is doing the same. This really is the time for Tucker to start those Chinese whispers and put paid to Nicholson.
Stars: Chris Langham, Peter Capaldi, Chris Addison
Director(s): Armando Iannucci
Writer(s): Armando Iannucci, Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell