the 2010 UK General Election. He claimed his motivation for wishing to enter politics was his disgust at the recent United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal, but then revealed that he had funded his campaign via various bogus claims on his expense account at the bank. Alex offered a job exchange to Justin during the 2019 United Kingdom general election, with Alex taking up Justin's place as MP and Justin resuming his bank career. ...plus a cast of match sellers, policemen, and all the characters one would expect to find in a cosmopolitan world financial centre. Books Alex cartoons are collected into annual volumes. Alex (1987) The Unabashed Alex (1988) Alex II: Magnum Force (1989) Alex III: Son Of Alex (1990) Alex IV: The Man With The Golden Handshake (1991) Alex V: For The Love Of Alex (1992) Alex Calls The Shots (1993) Alex Plays The Game (1994) Alex Knows The Score (1995) Alex Sweeps The Board (1996) Alex Feels The Pinch (1997) The Alex Omnibus (collects strips from 1987 to 1992) The Full Alex (collects strips from 1987 to 1998) The Alex Technique (1999) The Best Of Alex 1998–2001 The Best of Alex 2002 to The Best of Alex 2020 (annual collections) Stage play Alex was turned into a stage play by Peattie and Taylor and was performed at the Arts Theatre, London in October, 2007. Robert Bathurst portrayed the titular character in a one-man act assisted by animated cartoons of the other characters and the various locations. The plot revolved around Alex finding his personal and professional life in crisis when his wife Penny leaves him and a deal involving his perennial client Mr Hardcastle threatens to go sour. With his trademark cynical machinations Alex manages to turn both situations to his advantage and come out on top. Bathurst took Alex on an international tour, beginning in Melbourne, Australia in September 2008 and concluding in London in December. During the tour, it was announced that Bathurst would reprise the role of Alex in a film adaptation that was being developed by independent production company BreakThru Films. The film is to be a live-action/animation hybrid. Since the initial announcement, no further information has been published, though a trailer exists, suggesting a film of some form has been made. Radio adaptation Bathurst reprised the role in 2010 in a radio version of Alex, broadcast in ten weekly episodes on Classic FM.