The 13 half-hour episodes centre around Leighton Mills (played by Craig Parker), a fallen diplomatic high-flyer who ends up babysitting the morally bankrupt staff of the Auckland embassy of The Most Royal Kingdom of Fe'ausi, including the manipulative ambassador, Jonah. Leighton's attempts to teach them right from wrong are countered by their attempts to "get him to remove the stick from his butt". He also falls for Jonah's headstrong daughter, Leilani.