Morgan Leafy is a secretary to the British High Commissioner to an Africa nation. Leafy is a man that makes himself useful to his boss, the snobbish Arthur Fanshawe, who has no clue about what's going on around him, but who wants to use his secretary to carry on his dirty work, which involves getting one of the most powerful men in the country to do business with his country.The young secretary has an eye for beautiful women around him, especially Hazel, a native beauty, with whom he is having an affair. Things get complicated because Sam Adekunle, a man running for president of the country, wants a favor from Leafy in return after he has accepted the invitation to visit London. The proposition involves swaying a prominent doctor's opposition to a plan that will make Adenkule filthy rich.
| Directing | Bruce Beresford | Director |
| Writing | William Boyd | Writer |
| Production | William Boyd | Co-Producer |
| Production | Avi Lerner | Executive Producer |
| Production | Susie Figgis | Casting |
| Production | Sharon Harel-Cohen | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Andrzej Bartkowiak | Cinematography |
| Art | Graeme Orwin | Art Direction |
| Production | Bruce Beresford | Producer |
| Production | Mark Tarlov | Producer |
| Production | Jane Barclay | Executive Producer |
| Art | Herbert Pinter | Production Design |
| Writing | William Boyd | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosemary Burrows | Costume Design |
| Production | Billy Hopkins | Casting |
| Production | John Fiedler | Producer |
| Sound | John Du Prez | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Jim Clark | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lloyd Power | Key Hair Stylist |
| Production | Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr. | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tracy Crystal | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ilona Herman | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Victor Botha | Set Decoration |
