David Cameron defeats Jimmy McNulty

Dominic West, AKA Jimmy McNulty in the Wire, once fancied David Cameron's wife Samantha. There, we've said it. We can only hope the concept of West and Cameron as buddies doesn't spoil your enjoyment of the programme too much. "The Wire is excellent," Cameron tells the Radio Times. "[Fellow Old Etonian] Dominic West, who plays Jimmy McNulty, is a friend. He tried to go out with Samantha once. He fancied Samantha. I won!" But what about Cameron's other TV habits? "The West Wing I haven't really got into. Sopranos, a bit. Ugly Betty I've never seen. Desperate Housewives, I did watch the first series. George Osborne is mad about Mad Men, says it's brilliant. I've seen one or two." He's not much of a soap fan, although if you ever doubted the Tory leader's crazy student days, Cameron says he used to watch Neighbours at university. "And Bullseye. And Going for Gold." Other favourites: Pride and Prejudice, 24, Poirot, Brass Eye. OK, so he didn't mention Brass Eye.