CONTENTS

PROLOGUE

PART ONE

1. The Writers

2. The Situation

3. The Pitch

4. The Preparation

PART TWO

5. Series One

Case Study 1: Mr Wilson Changes on Trains

6. Series Two

Case Study 2: From the Government of People to the Administration of Things

7. Series Three

Case Study 3: Whisky Galore

8. Interregnum

PART THREE

9. Yes, Prime Minister

10. Series One

Case Study 4: Thank You for Not Smoking

11. Series Two

12. The End

PART FOUR

13. The Revival

EPILOGUE

Episode Guide

Acknowledgements

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Photographs

Copyright