In the Loop plot
"The fate of the world is on the line."
Today's London... The contact-obsessed, extremely dull Secretary of State, Simon Foster (Tom Hollander), has caused a stir in the media, much to the anger of his superiors, by accidentally broadcasting a possible attack on the Middle East. East to reveal. To repair the damage, the ruthless, hysterical "spider doctor" Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi) arrives, who immediately sends Foster on a "question the facts" trip to Washington. Foster suddenly finds himself in an anarchic world of peace activists, war buffs, infantile bureaucrats and annoying interns. From Northampton to the “West Wing” in Washington and it only gets worse…