Bill Paterson, Dervla Kirwan and Samantha Bond star in this television drama based on real events. When journalist Ben White (Paterson), fed up with the state of British politics, decides that the only way to shake up the government is to get himself involved, he decides to run as an independent candidate in the general election. Coming up against Conservative MP Paul Madison (Robert Duncan) and his wife Victoria (Celia Imrie), Ben must fight his way through if he wishes to make a difference.