The new Prime Minister, Collingridge, tells Urquhart that he is far too valuable in his current post to be offered a ministerial position. Urquhart is furious but hides his contempt of the man under his usual urbane smile. Collingridge, he believes, will not last long and perhaps something can be arranged to hasten his departure. Meanwhile, it might be a good idea to surreptitiously undermine the leader and start maneuvering in his own favor. And, as luck would have it, an inexperienced young journalist, Mattie Storin, is innocently hanging on his every word. He pretends to be helping her learn about Westminster politics, instead he uses her to leak damaging stories about his rivals. As the Party gathers for its annual conference, the scandals begin to break. false 2015-06-10 12:11:16 Paul Seed Andrew Davies Andrew Davies 7.4 1990 TV-14 49 BBC One /config/data/metadata/library/10/10859f87591fbf926c2fc0f7ae225042/poster.jpg Ian Richardson Francis Urquhart Actor 0 Susannah Harker Mattie Storin Actor 1 /config/data/metadata/People/S/Susannah Harker/folder.jpg Colin Jeavons Tim Stamper Actor 2 /config/data/metadata/People/C/Colin Jeavons/folder.jpg Alphonsia Emmanuel Penny Guy Actor 3 /config/data/metadata/People/A/Alphonsia Emmanuel/folder.jpg Damien Thomas Michael Samuels Actor 8 David Lyon Henry Collingridge Actor 9 Diane Fletcher Elizabeth Urquhart Actor 10 Isabelle Amyes Anne Collingridge Actor 11 James Villiers Charles Collingridge Actor 12 Malcolm Tierney Patrick Woolton Actor 13 Miles Anderson Roger O\'Neill Actor 14 Nicholas Selby Lord Billsborough Actor 15 William Chubb John Krajewski Actor 16 seriesHd4tb 2 1 1990-11-25 subrip subrip 0 0 progressive False False 0.000000 0 342308 http://thetvdb.com/banners/episodes/79861/342308.jpg