Tim Stamper

Tim Stamper is the Deputy Chief Whip in the Conservative Party, Francis Urquhart's loyal right hand in the corridors of Westminster. He is watchful, unctuous, and quietly ambitious, gathering gossip and favours as currency. Where Urquhart charms, Stamper lurks — a fixer who prefers the shadows to the spotlight.

Colin Jeavons plays him with a slightly damp, oily discretion that makes him the perfect foil to Urquhart's silky menace — a man who enjoys the machinery of power more than its glamour. He's the show's reminder that political ruthlessness needs administrators as much as visionaries, and Jeavons never lets you forget how much Stamper relishes the job.