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?
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Seasons & episodes
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...
1The Grand Design9 Jan 1986 · 30m · ★ 8.0With his finger now on the nuclear button, Hacker plans his first act as Prime Minister to be a radical new defence policy.
2The Ministerial Broadcast16 Jan 1986 · 30m · ★ 7.8Jim is coached in the world of show business as he prepares to address the nation on his defence policy.
3The Smoke Screen23 Jan 1986 · 30m · ★ 9.2Jim favors abolishing smoking through heavy taxation but runs into strong opposition from the tobacco lobby and the Treasury department.
4The Key30 Jan 1986 · 30m · ★ 10.0Office 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.
5A Real Partnership6 Feb 1986 · 30m · ★ 8.5Sir Humphrey tries to get his scheduled pay raise even though increases for M.P.s have been put on hold for budgetary reasons.
6A Victory for Democracy13 Feb 1986 · 30m · ★ 8.3Jim must take action to avert a Marxist takeover of a Commonwealth island nation despite the efforts of the Foreign Office to keep him ignorant.
7The Bishop’s Gambit20 Feb 1986 · 30m · ★ 7.0Jim has to choose a new bishop but doesn’t like either the Church or Sir Humphrey’s choices.
8One of Us27 Feb 1986 · 30m · ★ 8.5Hacker 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.
Details
- Created by
- Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn
- First aired
- 9 Jan 1986
- Last aired
- 28 Jan 1988
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- BBC Two
- Episodes
- 16
- Votes
- 144 on TMDB
Cast
Paul EddingtonJim Hacker
Nigel HawthorneSir Humphrey Appleby
Derek FowldsBernard Woolley
