Presented by Claire Millane

Patrick Fitzmaurice Brown, TD is running for Europe. His wife Angela is his PR guru. She’s the real brains behind the campaign and will go to any length to ensure her husband is elected. Together with Spud and Pothole, two unemployed hip hop artists with a message, an angry community centre manager, a prostitute with a double life and a journalist and photographer The Candidate is a comedy about love, greed, revenge and ambition and how far a politician will go to win votes.