A Day in the Life of a Politician

"A Day in the Life of a Politician" is the first episode of the British-Australian comedy mockumentary series A Day in the Life... which aired on ITV1 on 4 May 2016.

The episode follows a day in the life of Eamon McMillan, an aspiring politician who is standing for the Conservative Party in the upcoming Scottish Parliament elections.

Plot
On a cold Scottish morning, aspiring politician Eamon McMillan wakes up in his.
 * Wakes up
 * Has meeting with Lord Goodman about election tactics
 * Meets with campaign manager Helen Ferguson
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 * Interview with XXX
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 * Local debate
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 * Eats at an expensive restuarant, gets caught by press. Runs away
 * Gets back to luxury suite
 * "All in all, I think that was a success. I think the election will go well."

Cast

 * Nicholas Bezukladnikov as Eamon McMillan, a Conservative MSP candidate
 * Ian McDiarmid as Lord Goodman, Eamon's mentor and House of Lords peer
 * Keeley Hawes as Helen Ferguson, Eamon's campaign manager
 * Ayesha Dharker as Mrs. McDonald
 * Richard Madden as Mr. McDonald
 * Millie Innes as Patty McDonald
 * Kylie Minogue as Katie Anderson, a journalist for the Herald Scotland
 * Emma Thompson as Charlotte White, a Conservative MP in the South East of England
 * Stella Gonet as Gilly Noble, the SNP MSP candidate
 * Christine Adams as Cecelia Giles, the Labour MSP candidate
 * Geraldine Hughes as Catherine McBain, the Green MSP candidate
 * John Hannah as Thomas Davidson, the Liberal Democrat MSP candidate
 * Meera Syal as Ida Marsh, the UKIP MSP candidate
 * Chris Hemsworth as Duncan Trevor, the debate host
 * Angela Lansbury, as ABBA, the homeless woman
 * Honeysuckle Weeks as the Debate Audience Member
 * Gemma Chana as the Waitress