In The Loop

IN THE LOOP Written by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci & Tony Roche 1EXT. 10 DOWNING STREET LONDON - MORNING1 MALCOLM TUCKERS, government director of communications, is arriving early. 2INT. NUMBER TEN CORRIDOR/MALCOLM'S OFFICE - MORNING2 A CIVIL SERVANT hands Malcolm a CD. CIVIL SERVANT Monitoring. All the usual. MALCOLM How did your team do at the weekend? CIVIL SERVANT Yeah, alright. We won. MALCOLM Great. (to himself) Wanker. Malcolm reaches his office. His assistant SAM is there. MALCOLM (CONT'D) Sam. Morning. He hands her the CD and she puts it into a CD player. MALCOLM (CONT'D) Well, pop pickers....what Shall we start with today? Wonky Ron....or Simon Foster, on the PM programme for the BBC. Malcolm starts listening to the recording of Simon on the radio. EDDIE MAIR (ON RADIO) Well, I'm joined by Simon Foster, the Minister for International development. Thank you for joining us. MALCOLM Here we go. EDDIE MAIR You've been in the job now for eighteen months, do you think you're making headway? SIMON (v/o on radio) Ah. Yes I do. You'd expect me to say that I suppose. Page 1 3INT. DIFED OPEN PLAN OFFICE. DAY3 Judy Malloy, the Department's Press Officer, is preparing for her minister's arrival. JUDY Mark, are you co-ordinating that millenium goals press release? MARK Yes. JUDY Well co-ordinate it better. MARK Yes, can do. JUDY Is that the Minister? Bloody nail - has anyone got a nail file? 4INT. DFID OPEN PLAN OFFICE. DAY.4 SIMON is arriving with JUDY.