WhenGeneralMukatewasoustedfrompowerinafictionalAfricancountry,heisrescuedbyhisloyalbodyguardSolomon,andisgrantedasylumintheUK.HehiresanexperiencedPersonalAssistant,Ellen,andproceedstomakelifealivinghellforhisHomeOfficeliaison,Bishop.TheshowrevolvesaroundMukate'sinabilitytocometotermswithnotbeingaheadofstateanymore,Solomon'swishtobeaprofessionaldancerandBishop'sattemptstokeepthefactthatMukateisintheUKasecret.EpisodedealtwithsuchvariedtopicsasMukate'sattempttomakesomemoneybybecomingaprofessionalpublicspeaker,Ellen'sExwantingherback,thetruthaboutSolomon'sfather(notwhatyourthinking)andanattemptbyMukate'sreplacementtohavehimkidnappedandtakenhomefortrial.