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Yes, Prime Minister

8.319862 seasonsEnglish

James Hacker MP the Government's bumbling minister for Administrative Affairs is propelled along the corridors of power to the very pinnacle of politics - No. 10. Could this have possibly have been managed by his trusted Permanent Private Secretary, the formidably political Sir Humphrey Appleby who must move to the “Top Job” in Downing Street to support him, together with his much put upon PPS Bernard Wolley. What could possibly go wrong?

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ComedyWar & Politics
Starring

Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds

Created by

Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn

Series 1

Vision, integrity and a ruthless streak are the weapons of the political power. Unfortunately new Prime Minister Jim Hacker has none of these, but he does have the cowardice, desperation and a scheming, pragmatic Cabinet Secretary in Sir Humphrey...

1.The Grand Design

With his finger now on the nuclear button, Hacker plans his first act as Prime Minister to be a radical new defence policy.

30 minJan 9, 1986

2.The Ministerial Broadcast

Jim is coached in the world of show business as he prepares to address the nation on his defence policy.

30 minJan 16, 1986

3.The Smoke Screen

Jim favors abolishing smoking through heavy taxation but runs into strong opposition from the tobacco lobby and the Treasury department.

30 minJan 23, 1986

4.The Key

Office politics take precedence over national issues when Sir Humphrey and Bernard fall out with each other after Jim tries to restrict Sir Humphrey’s access to №10.

30 minJan 30, 1986

5.A Real Partnership

Sir Humphrey tries to get his scheduled pay raise even though increases for M.P.s have been put on hold for budgetary reasons.

30 minFeb 6, 1986

6.A Victory for Democracy

Jim must take action to avert a Marxist takeover of a Commonwealth island nation despite the efforts of the Foreign Office to keep him ignorant.

30 minFeb 13, 1986

7.The Bishop’s Gambit

Jim has to choose a new bishop but doesn’t like either the Church or Sir Humphrey’s choices.

30 minFeb 20, 1986

8.One of Us

Hacker threatens to place Sir Humphrey on leave while a security inquiry looks into why he cleared a confessed Soviet spy many years earlier, so Sir Humphrey retaliates with a dog in distress on Salisbury plain.

30 minFeb 27, 1986

Yes, Prime Minister

ComedyWar & Politics

James Hacker MP the Government's bumbling minister for Administrative Affairs is propelled along the corridors of power to the very pinnacle of politics - No. 10. Could this have possibly have been managed by his trusted Permanent Private Secretary, the formidably political Sir Humphrey Appleby who must move to the “Top Job” in Downing Street to support him, together with his much put upon PPS Bernard Wolley. What could possibly go wrong?

Information

Released
Jan 9, 1986
Episode length
30m
Seasons
2
Episodes
16
Status
Ended

Language & origin

Original audio
English
Country
GB
Rating
Not rated
Created by
Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn

Networks

Network
BBC Two

People in this story

Paul EddingtonJim Hacker
Nigel HawthorneSir Humphrey Appleby
Derek FowldsBernard Woolley

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