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Series 1 – Episode 1

Following intense media pressure, Cliff Lawton was removed from office and Hugh Abbot appointed as Minister for Social Affairs. Abbott's first major policy initiative, a benefit fraud detection unit, faced immediate scrutiny when Treasury consultation procedures were bypassed.

19 May 2005
30 minutes

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Featured Cast

Hugh Abbott
Chris Langham
Malcolm Tucker
Peter Capaldi

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Direction

Armando Iannucci

Writing

Jesse Armstrong
Armando Iannucci