Labour councillor Judith Silver invites N.K. Edwards and Vijay Shah to stand for election to the local council. Who will win the seat? And will Tory councillor Edward Feathers have the last laugh?

A line of hopefuls queue for an unexpected vacancy in the housing department. Vijay, N.K. and Judith each have their favourites, but some of the candidates have more obvious assets than others.

N.K. and Vijay are on a collision course with each other and with Judith, as they battle to save their local school from closure. And does N.K. want Paulette for her mind or for what she doesn't mind?