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 |
| Writing | William Boyd | Novel |
| Production | Jane Barclay | Executive Producer |
| Production | Bruce Beresford | Producer |
| Production | William Boyd | Co-Producer |
| Production | Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr. | Executive Producer |
| Production | John Fiedler | Producer |
| Production | Sharon Harel-Cohen | Executive Producer |
| Production | Avi Lerner | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mark Tarlov | Producer |
| Sound | John Du Prez | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Andrzej Bartkowiak | Cinematography |
| Editing | Jim Clark | Editor |
| Production | Susie Figgis | Casting |
| Production | Billy Hopkins | Casting |
| Art | Herbert Pinter | Production Design |
| Art | Graeme Orwin | Art Direction |
| Art | Victor Botha | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosemary Burrows | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tracy Crystal | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ilona Herman | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lloyd Power | Key Hair Stylist |
