The US President and UK Prime Minister fancy a war. But, not everyone agrees that war is a good thing. The US General Miller doesn't think so and neither does the British Secretary of State for International Development, Simon. But, after Simon accidentally backs military action on TV, he suddenly has a lot of friends in Washington, D.C. If Simon can get in with the right DC people, if his entourage of one can sleep with the right intern, and if they can both stop the Prime Minister's chief spin-doctor Malcolm Tucker rigging the vote at the UN, they can halt the war. If they don't... well, they can always sack their Director of Communications Judy, who they never liked anyway and who's back home dealing with voters with blocked drains and a man who's angry about a collapsing wall.

Cast

Peter Capaldi
Tom Hollander
Gina McKee
James Gandolfini
Mimi Kennedy
Anna Chlumsky
Zach Woods
Chris Addison
Steve Coogan
David Rasche

Director

Armando Iannucci

Producer

Adam Tandy
Kevin Loader

Writer

Tony Roche
Simon Blackwell
Jesse Armstrong