Room at the Bottom

- Season 1

(1986)

Recently sacked drama producer Nesbitt Gunn (James Bolam) has barricaded himself in his office and not even girlfriend Celia can persuade him to leave and take up his new position in Light Entailment Dept.

Nesbitt has come to terms with his new position in the game-show department of Megla Television. He is keen to make a good impression with new boss Mr, Hughes, but does not bargain on an impossible request.

Nesbitt must persuade a German TV executive to buy a Megla game show.

Nesbitt must find a contestant for a game show with a valuable prize. Hughes points him toward a suitable candidate but Nesbitt is surprised when he discovers who it is.

Mr Hughes will not tolerate the company rules being broken, and Nesbitt is in danger of losing his new job if he doesn't conform. But could someone be trying to set him up?

Rivalry between Megla Television and the BBC comes to a head when Hughes decides to impart false information about Megla's winter schedules. Nesbitt is to sacked and used as bait in an attempt to fool the BBC.