The British television satire 'Yes Minister' and the sequel 'Yes Prime Minister' revolved around the conflicting interests between the civil service, political elite, and (seldom) the public good.   Although the series ran from 1980 to 1988, it is just as plausible, and funny, today as then. Conspiracy theorists would probably not find it amusing.
It is alleged that Ontario Premier Peterson ran the series at a retreat to his incoming caucus as a warning when he took office in 1985 from the Progressive Conservatives, who had been in office for 42 years prior.