Set in the corridors of power and spin, the Minister for Social Affairs is continually harassed by Number 10's policy enforcer and dependent on his not-so-reliable team of civil servants.

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PC01APeter CapaldiMalcolm Tucker
RF02ARebecca FrontNicola Murray
CA03AChris AddisonOlly Reeder
JS04AJoanna ScanlanTerri Coverley
JS05AJames SmithGlenn Cullen
RA06ARoger AllamPeter Mannion

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