The Best Laid Plans

Season

2014

6.2

In order to get out of national politics, a disillusioned speechwriter runs a federal election campaign in a supposedly hopeless riding with an eccentric candidate.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Here's the Deal

Daniel Addison, head speech writer for the Leader of the Opposition catches his girlfriend and her boss in flagrante delicto so decides to return to academe. But his freedom comes with a price.

S1 • E2

Running to Lose

Now that Daniel and Angus have made their deal for Angus to run as the "losing" candidate in Cumberland-Prescott with basically the bare minimum of campaign materials and Angus doing no direct campaigning at all while Daniel takes over teaching the English class to Engineering students who have no interest or aptitude in English, each now has to follow through with their end of the deal. However, they are more interested in getting their end of the bargain with little interest in the other's plight. Daniel demonstrates his lack of interest in the class by continually losing Angus' syllabus for the class, while Angus continually postpones signing the nomination papers, for which the one hundred required signatures were difficult enough to obtain. Angus' want to do no campaigning may be difficult as he is unaware that Norm Fontana with the Ottawa Tribune newspaper has been assigned to cover a candidate who has no chance of winning, he choosing Angus. Daniel begins to have pangs of regret about what he's doing in working to lose, not only because he truly believes in the political system, but because he basically lies to Muriel about what he's doing, she who has put her heart and soul into that riding for the party for the past several years. Daniel's feelings of guilt are mixed with lust when he meets Muriel's granddaughter, U of O Masters student in Kinesiology Lindsay Dewar, who does whatever she can to help Daniel and her grandmother with the campaign. Meanwhile, Rachel has temporarily taken over speech writing duties for George, which take their toll on both George's polish and Rachel and Bradley's nerves.

S1 • E3

Raise a Little Hell

George Quimby is on the campaign trail creating one disaster after another. The 2Petes produce a campaign video for Angus. Daniel continues with his web of deceit and forgets his first date with Lindsay.

S1 • E4

You Had an Option, Sir

Daniel begs forgiveness from Lindsay. Quimby prepares for the debates. The Angus campaign is in full swing at the Seniors Home. Eric Cameron is caught in a compromising situation.

S1 • E5

Going Brogue

The Quimby team is thrilled with Daniel who continues his own damage control plan for Cameron, impressing Lindsay and adding to his guilt. Angus disappears and the campaign team discovers Daniel's deception.

S1 • E6

Just Watch Me

Election time. Daniel confesses to Muriel, Lindsay and the campaign team. Angus concludes his celebrations, with promises and returns home to unexpected news.