Bill Paterson stars in this feature-length political comedy drama from Channel 4 in 1997.’  Ben White is a journalist who quits his job for a career in politics. Based on former BBC correspondent Martin Bells campaign to be elected to Parliament on an anti-sleaze ticket.’  Ben White (Bill Peterson) is a man fed up with all the sleaze and corruption in British politics. So much so, he decides to quit a prestigious job as a TV foreign correspondent to stand as an independent candidate in the next election.’  During the General Election, he defeats by a landslide the disreputable Conservative MP Paul Madison (Robert Duncan) and his loud-mouthed wife, Victoria (Celia Imrie).’  But now elected successfully to Parliament, can the squeaky clean Mr. White handle all the corruption, deceit and media interruption life in British politics has to offer at Westminster? Or will a potential scandal involving old, and now married, flame MP Helen Nash (Samantha Bond) be his undoing? Release Date: 8th October 2018 Format: DVD (15:9 Letterbox) Discs: 1 Run Time: 75 mins ’