The West Wing – Season 1

Episodes 1 to 11 from the first series of the acclaimed political TV drama. In the pilot episode the President (Martin Sheen) faces embarrassment when he rides a bicycle into a tree and Sam (Rob Lowe) sleeps with a prostitute. In ‘Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc’ the President and Vice President have a disagreement. ‘A Proportional Response’ has President Bartlett consider his response to a terrorist attack in the Middle East which claimed the life of his doctor. ‘Five Votes Down’ finds staff members struggling to get a gun control bill passed by Congress. ‘The Crackpots and These Women’ sees the staff deal with a number of bizarre special interest groups. ‘Mr Willis of Ohio’ has Bartlett’s daughter get into trouble while drinking in a bar. ‘The State Dinner’ finds Bartlett trying to keep pace with various crisis situations while also preparing for a state dinner honoring the Indonesian president. ‘Enemies’ has C.J. suspect Danny of romancing her in order to get a big story. ‘The Short List’ sees Bartlett struggling to nominate a new Supreme Court justice. ‘In Excelsis Deo’ finds Bartlett sneaking out to do his Christmas shopping. And finally, in ‘Lord John Marbury’, Bartlett consults with a British peer when India and Pakistan go to war.