The past comes back to bite you. A charismatic politician's life begins to unravel as he walks the high wire between glory and catastrophe to outrun secrets from his past.
Cast
Hugh Laurie, Helen McCrory, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Sarah Greene, Pip Torrens, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Millie Brady, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Iain De Caestecker, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Patricia Hodge, Katie LeungPeter Laurence is a charismatic government minister on the verge of promotion to high office. He is celebrating a win in a libel case, but an inmate at a women's prison claims to have a secret that could affect his future.
As Charmian digs into Peter's political past in Washington DC, troubles arise at home as Peter's family discover his affair.
Rose is furious after an incident at the prison with an untrained prison guard, and demands justice from HJ Keane. Meanwhile Peter leaves hospital only to be confronted by his family.
There's chaos in Downing Street as a private email has been leaked which shows Dawn making off the record assurances to the British Defence Group. (Final)
