The Director was the head of a military dictatorship which ruled Great Britain from 2028. (PROSE: Britain Protests!)
In 2046, Agent Brown of the Universal Secret Service attempted to kill the Director by throwing exploding shoes into his car but this attempt failed as the Director's car was actually following behind. Brown was subsequently arrested. (COMIC: Down With The Director) In December, he accused a World Navy submarine of violating British territorial waters to land saboteurs. Although he reported that they had been shot and captured, (PROSE: Britain Protests!) the agents, Twenty One and Tina Palamac, survived. They eventually succeeded in overthrowing the Director and destroying his London palace, allowing Britain to join the World Government. (COMIC: Down With The Director)