What’s up with Julia? What’s her big secret?

Peter seems to know, instinctively, that Julia doesn’t like him. He even asks Dawn to send the private secretary out of the room during their meetings – a request which the prime minister politely rebuffs.

The big question is this: what history is there between Peter and Julia? And what has driven the latter to dig deep for dirt on the slippery MP? Because, let’s face it, that’s almost 100% the reason she’s sleeping with Duncan.

How did Charmian get hold of Peter’s diary?

Charmian may have been forced to say otherwise in court, but she knows that Peter was in Washington when he claims to have been in New York. She knows it because she read it in his diary.

But, when her boss tries to convince her to reveal who gave her the diary in the first place, Charmian refuses to give up her sources. We know it must be someone close to Peter, though, because only those in his inner circle would have access to such an important document.

Joy seems to be the obvious suspect, as she’s shown handing Peter his diary early on in the episode. But this feels almost too obvious: a red herring, if you will. So, was it Duncan? Or Peter’s wife, perhaps? Or maybe it was even his mistress, Madeleine Hall (Sidse Babett Knudsen)?

Roadkill episode 1 recap: who is the real villain in this twisty political thriller?