His picture was on the staircase wall in No 10 which I think is reserved for former Prime Ministers and the chief pretender to his throne was checking his tie was straight outside the Commons (I presume prior to being introduced as the new PM) - ao I'm afraid it wasn't a happy ending - he did get to make a good speech though!
Thanks dundurn. I thought this was the case but the series was a tad obscure, so I wasn't quite sure. I enjoyed it though...nice to see British TV make some good quality drama for a change !