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Chaotic civil servant Katherine is relocated to Northampton as part of the government cuts. There she encounters a motley crew of colleagues and immediately has to help her boss cover up their inefficiency.
Jeffries reveals the real reason she's in Northampton: to streamline the department. Katherine is preoccupied by the anniversary of a traumatic event from her past and makes a spectacle of herself at her welcome drinks.
The minister's aide, Martine, arrives from London to pile the pressure on the Northampton team. Katherine has to juggle protecting Danny from himself with actually getting some work done.
