Yes Minister
BBC Two (ended 1984)
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Season 3
- Ep 8Short Episode1/4/84
Margaret Thatcher stars as the Prime Minister in this special episode co-written by Thatcher herself. - Ep 8Party Games12/17/84
Sir Humphrey leaves the dept of Administrative Affairs, and becomes Cabinet Secretary. During the Christmas break the Home Secretary is arrested for drink driving and has to resign. then the Prime Minister also resigns so the party have to look for a compromise candidate. - Ep 7The Middle Class Rip Off12/23/82
Jim and Sir Humphrey collide when Jim acts as an MP to sell an art gallery and museum in his district to support a popular local soccer club. - Ep 6The Whiskey Priest12/16/82
Jim faces opposition from all sides when he learns that British munitions have been sold to terrorist groups and he decides to start an inquiry into how it happened. - Ep 5The Bed Of Nails12/9/82
Jim accepts an unpopular position pushing a national transportation bill desired by Number 10, but opposed by everyone else, especially Sir Humprhey. - Ep 4The Moral Dimension12/2/82
Jim is forced to back down about exposing bribery used to obtain a lucrative foreign contract when Bernard allows a valuable vase from a foreign government to be undervalued so that Mrs. Hacker can keep it. - Ep 3The Skeleton in the Closet11/25/82
Jim uses a costly mistake from Sir Humphrey's past to escape chastising an efficient local council for being late with their paperwork. This once again cause another dispute between the two. - Ep 2The Challenge11/18/82
When Jim tackles local council administration and civil defense, he runs afoul of a BBC interviewer. - Ep 1Equal Opportunities11/11/82
Jim decides to promote more women to high civil service positions despite Sir Humphrey's opposition.
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Season 2
- Ep 7A Question of Loyalty4/6/81
Jim and Sir Humphrey pass the buck to protect each other when they appear before a select committee investigating charges of waste in Hacker's ministry, until Jim's higher loyalties are called upon. - Ep 6The Quality of Life3/30/81
Sir Humphrey uses Jim's promise to keep a popular city farm project open to get special permission for an additional nine floors on a proposed skyscraper. - Ep 5The Devil You Know3/23/81
When Jim is betrayed by a Cabinet colleague over his plans to bring in jobs for British workers, he thinks about leaving Westminster and becoming a European Commissioner, But when Sir Humphrey learns who his replacement will be, he tries to change Jim's mind. - Ep 4The Greasy Pole3/16/81
Jim has the chance of creating jobs,and saving a chemical company, when they are offered the chance to manufacture a highly dangerous chemical, but when the news gets out that it might be too dangerous, he has to back down. - Ep 3The Death List3/9/81
When Jim learns that when in opposition he was bugged by the Secret Service, he decides to bring in legislation to curb the bugging. However, he finds out that he is on the death list of a group of terrorists, and the best way to find them, is by bugging phone lines.moreless - Ep 2Doing the Honours3/2/81
When Jim learns that he can block civil servant's honours, he blackmails them into cutting their budgets, but when he hears that he might be in line for an honorary degree, he has to back down. - Ep 1The Compassionate Society2/23/81
When Jim learns that a brand new hospital still has no medical staff, but hundreds of civil servants working there, he proposes that half of the civil servants be sacked and use the money saved to open wards with medical staff.
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Season 1
- Ep 7Jobs for the Boys4/7/80
Jim goes on radio to support the 'Solihull project' a Government,union,and private enterprise building scheme, that he has inherited from the last administration, but unknown to him the project is close to bankruptcy, Sir Humphrey hopes to save the deal by offering a 'Quango' to the director of the bank involvedmoreless - Ep 6The Right to Know3/31/80
Jim faces rebellion at home and in the office over the removal of protected status from a badger habitat, while he tries to circumvent Sir Humphrey's efforts to keep him ignorant of things. - Ep 5The Writing on the Wall3/24/80
A rumor starts that Jim's department is about to be axed. So with help from Sir Humphrey, they try and defeat the Prime Minister's plans. - Ep 4Big Brother3/17/80
When the Government is planning to introduce a national database, Jim wants to bring in safe guards, but Sir Humphrey stalls until with some help from the opposition, Jim gets his way. - Ep 3The Economy Drive3/10/80
Jim Hacker is determined to reduce the Civil Service, but he is frustrated by Sir Humphrey, and the only numbers he can alter are the numbers of tea ladies. - Ep 2The Official Visit3/3/80
When the leader of an African country is killed in a coup, his successor, who is an old friend of Jim's, comes in his place. They negotiate a £50 million deal to help buy oil exploration equipment. - Ep 1Open Government2/25/80
Open Government is our first glimpse into the inner workings of the Department of Administrative Affairs. The Right Honorable James (Jim) Hacker MP (Minister of Parliament) has just been given the department after his party has swept to power in Britain. He is a politician's politician and he is soon to meet a civil servant's civil servant. From here the ride will get a little bumpy as political agendas and bureaucratic red tape collide head on.moreless
