With all the channels on satellite TV I find it hard to believe this isn't on any channel (as I write this). The scripts and acting are second to none, and no show today has this winning formula for me. I have always had a soft spot for Jerry (The Good Life) and so anything he starred in after was a hit with me, but Nigel Hawthorne steals the show. His character highlights the idiocy, bureaucracy and hypocrisy of British politics that's allowed to continue to this day.