Series 2, Episode 7: El Presidente

Written by Sam Bain & Jesse Armstrong

Lucy uses - and abuses - the politics of democracy to ban TV from the house and encourage the family to indulge in more social pursuits, like debating and playing chess. But Lucy's less interested in democracy than in getting her own way.

All this politics gives Josh a brilliant idea for how to get out of double maths - run for the school council, which takes place at the same time as maths. However, Josh soon learns the power of politics and the great feeling of being popular. He promises anything to anyone in order to win votes. But then he comes up with the most popular policy of all: to gain access for his classmates to the legendary prefects' common room.

Trouble is, the common room is the only place where Mel can avoid Josh - so the two declare battle. Only Josh doesn't know that Mel has a secret weapon - a tape of him singing a terrible karaoke version of 'Hit Me Baby One More Time'...