mark, are you co-ordinating that millenium goals press release?
well co-ordinate it better.
is that the minister? bloody nail - has anyone got a nail file?
no not yet.
or maybe he's dead.
he'll want you to row back from the `unforeseeable' thing on question time tonight.
yes?
there's this guy, he's a property tycoon. he's bought a south sea island. it might be something like that, you know. "if you had to spend the rest of your life on a desert island, who would it be with?"
and don't say mandela, that's.
or keira knightley.
pervert. sex. minister.
people don't want to know.
are you serious?
no. no women. page 8
hi. right. i see.
malcolm's coming to see you.
so you're. whatever your name is, dan, the new advisor? daniel.
right. just most of you lot tend to be called dan, or danny, so it's always worth a punt. ok, hello. as you know, i'm judy molloy, civil service director of communications for international development.
okay, i've got a meeting in two minutes. and the minister was rubbish in last night's interview.
it's a technical term. it means he went on the radio and everyone could hear that he was rubbish.
minister, this is toby.
that's correct.
sorry, why wasn't i told about this?
because it's a scheduled media appearance by this department's secretary of state and it therefore falls within my purview.
malcolm, your swearing doesn't impress me. my husband works for tower hamlets and believe me, those kids make you sound like angela lansbury.
i can't do that. that's political, that's not in my.
so, quick tour.
over there. that's mike's patch. leave mike to it. he knows what he's doing. don't you mike?
exactly. he's an idiot. he organised 3,000 tents and sanitation packs for rwanda.
they needed them in luanda. angola. it's been in the news. and that's the end of the tour. i've got to go.
there's a lot of really important people you need to know about, but i haven't got time.
hello?
wow. yeah, the big meet. how are you spelling that, by the way?
yeah. it might be like that.
oh he'll be running something relatively major. they're all kids in washington. it's like bugsy malone, but with real guns.
i think the meeting's starting.
i don't know whether you should say anything.
thanks.
that's all fine. thanks for that.
you were just meat in the room, simon.
sshhh!
what are you doing? you look like you're practicing baby massage.
i can imagine.
no, that is one of the side effects of rohypnol.
er, you wanted a chance to row back on the war. do you want to nail the line?
i did try to warn you.
it's malcolm for me too.
you are having a really great first day you know that?
what car situation?
that's not my job toby. that's robbie's job to book it, your job to check it and confirm it. alright? good night. the call is over.
simon's going to the war committee i thought you knew?
it's on the 7th floor in room 712. oh malcolm, do you like how i'm telling you what's going on where you are?
about what?
sorry, this is the wrong extension. i'll put you through now.
why? why do you need to see me?
it's the mad man about the wall.
the wall.
oh come on, you're not a brain surgeon, you're not a snooker player .
oh. right.
put out some winks?
big nods?
no, i was just nodding normally to say i understood the need for a small nod.
judy molloy? ten minutes. thanks. prime minister wants to speak to you in ten minutes, simon. he want you to go the
so do you still want. nods and winks?
my theory is malcolm built jamie in a lab out of bits of old psychopath.
if you can get served at the bar.
what a twat. what are you doing? are you replying? page 87
i don't know anything about his flakey end.
i should go.
no. i mainly have.
i should go.
i should go. i've got a long walk ahead of me. but that'll keep me going.
yes.
no.
so you're not resigning?
it could do with a few more scatter cushions and a bit less asbestos.
it wasn't me. you've really got it in for me haven't you?
we've done this all before. you accused me of leaking last time and it wasn't me.
look springer spaniel, keep your little wet nose out alright? page 96
wanker. it's okay. it's fine. it's probably just the stress of this awful, awful war.
you okay?
that's certainly a very powerful way of getting your point across.
i'm okay thanks. are you thinking to overdose on mints? because.
you're my boss.
sure. look, i'll leave you to your thoughts.
judy molloy. senior press -
yes, it's that one there.