Sorry, "across the pond" pretty much says "I'm British" to me, because we say that almost exclusively about you (IME). I don't keep up with where folks are from.
You're right, sorry, it was off-topic and with a big wink. But you know how it will go, the data center will never be without water. It isn't much different here (indeed in the Netherlands) I can tell you.
The original House of Cards was British, though it doesn't really reflect how UK politics are.
Yes, Minister comes closer: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080306/
Though that implies that through the farce we get things done, which hasn't been true for a while.
Not sure what this has to do with the water supply to a datacenter though.