As the election looms and the Opposition eye the prize, the word around the Westminster Village is that Malcolm Tucker is running out of both options and friends. He may have bitten off more than he can chew with Steve Fleming, but when an offer of help appears from an unlikely direction, Malcolm starts to set his finest trap yet.

• Armando Iannucci
• Ian Martin
• Sean Gray

• Joanna Scanlan
• Geoffrey Streatfeild
• Morwenna Banks