Hapless MEP Philip Wardrobe has a busy day ahead of him, balancing his less-than-irreproachable political career with his attempts to start a family. As he prepares for his girlfriend to fly in from Kettering for an afternoon of ‘frolics’, his plan to be voted President of the European Parliament is foiled at every turn by his unpredictable colleagues. Uncouth Yorkshiremen, irate Turks and amorous Frenchwomen all play a part, to say nothing of the mysterious man in the linen cupboard.

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