Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Be A Good Chap | 20091113 | Series of plays by Jonathan Myerson depicting life inside Downing Street. After a general election, the Tories have won more seats but Labour got the biggest vote. Both need help from the Lib Dems, which will come at a cost. So who will get to form the next government? Adam - Antony Sher Monica - Sasha Behar Polly - Penny Downie Bill - Bill Paterson Steve - Stephen Mangan Sir Cosmo ......Nicholas Woodeson Simon Laity - Damian Lewis Lewis Smiley MP - Nigel Lindsay Peter Chadwick - Clive Russell Palace equerry/TV producer - Joseph Kloska Assorted reporters - Scott Cherry, Theo Fraser Steele Directed by Clive Brill |
| 02 | And Drugs Won | 20091120 | Series of plays by Jonathan Myerson depicting life inside Downing Street. In a pact with the Liberal Democrats, Labour have formed a government. But the new Lib Dem home secretary seems determined to stray off message, and the legalisation of drugs is top of her agenda. Adam - Antony Sher Monica - Sasha Behar Polly - Penny Downie Bill - Bill Paterson Steve - Stephen Mangan Gwen Donoghue - Denise Black Helen Ridout - Lucy Robinson Chair of Bolswell North CLP - Scott Cherry Lucy, Channel 4 news reporter - Charlotte Lucas Chief Superintendant - Paul Jesson Directed by Clive Brill The new home secretary in the Labour-Lib Dem government is determined to stray off message |
| 03 | The Visigoths Are Coming | 20091127 | Series of plays by Jonathan Myerson depicting life inside Downing Street. The Angolan Navy have occupied the British territory of St Helena. After six days, the PM and the Angolan Ambassador are locked in talks to try to prevent a declaration of war. But who has prompted this seemingly mad act of aggression? Adam - Antony Sher Steve - Stephen Mangan Genoveva - Adjoa Andoh Angolan Ambassador/Virgilio, Angolan Military Attache - Ray Fearon Paul, US Deputy Secretary of State - Colin Stinton Simon Laity - Damian Lewis Merlin Helicopter Pilot - Theo Fraser Command HQ - Scott Cherry Directed by Clive Brill The Angolan Navy occupy the British territory of St Helena. |
| 04 | A Failed State | 20091204 | Series of plays by Jonathan Myerson depicting life inside Downing Street. The coalition is unravelling and, as his team scramble for votes to keep the government in place, the PM goes to his constituency and becomes embroiled in a housing issue involving a Somalian single mother. Is it deliberate politics or the last act of a collapsing prime minister? Adam - Antony Sher Monica - Sasha Behar Polly - Penny Downie Bill - Bill Paterson Steve - Stephen Mangan Gwen Donoghue - Denise Black Biyot Abdulle, constituent - Nicola Gardner Hannah Armstrong - Kelly Hunter Terry Gruber, union leader - Nicholas Murchie Copple, housing manager - Michael Eaves Trevithick - Karl Theobald Simon Laity - Damian Lewis Directed by Clive Brill The PM becomes embroiled in a housing issue involving a Somalian single mother. |
| 05 | Immortality At Last | 20091211 | Series of plays by Jonathan Myerson depicting life inside Downing Street. The removal men are in - Adam Armstrong is finally standing down as PM and the new Conservative leader, Simon Laity, is moving in to Number 10. It seems the whole team will be out of a job - but there is a surprising last-minute offer from an unexpected quarter. Adam - Antony Sher Monica - Sasha Behar Polly - Penny Downie Bill - Bill Paterson Steve - Stephen Mangan Simon Laity - Damian Lewis Nathan Toltz - Mike Sengelow Doctor Crawston - David Shaw Parker Miss (Jaaey) Twining - Charlotte West Oram Susan O'Reilly - Flora Montgomery Toby in Number 10 - Jo Kloska Reporters - Scott Cherry, Theo Fraser Directed by Clive Brill Adam Armstrong is finally standing down and it seems the whole team will be out of a job. |