A glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life.
This is the story of the endless battles between the Government in the form of Jim Hacker, a brand new Cabinet Minister and the Civil Service of his department run by Sir Humphrey Appleby. Stuck in the middle of it all is civil servant Bernard Woolley.
In the distant future, a 23rd Century cab driver inadvertently finds himself battling an evil force during an apocalyptic war as he tries to secure a mysterious "fifth element" -- a weapon consisting of four stones, containing the essences of the four classical elements, and a mysterious Fifth Element.