Yes, Prime Minister(1986)

Name: Yes, Prime Minister
Genre: Comedy, War & Politics
Released: 1986-01-09
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds

★ 8.3(142)30m16 episodesEnded

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?

Created by:: Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn
First aired:: 1986-01-09
Country:: GB
Network:: BBC Two

Episodes

Series 1(8)Series 2(8)

1. Man Overboard
★ 7.0
1987-12-03 · 30m
Sir Humphrey makes Jim suspicious of the Minister of Employment when he needs the P.M.’s support in opposing a plan to shift military personnel from the south to the north of England.
2. Official Secrets
★ 7.5
1987-12-10 · 30m
Jim considers approving the publication of his predecessor’s memoirs, but it becomes a plumber’s nightmare as a series of leaks spring up.
3. A Diplomatic Incident
★ 8.5
1987-12-17 · 30m
Jim uses the occasion of his predecessor’s state funeral to negotiate with the French over the conditions of the Channel Tunnel.
4. A Conflict of Interest
★ 7.0
1987-12-24 · 30m
Hacker and Sir Humphrey clash over the appointment of the governor of the Bank of England and the cover up of a banking scandal in the City.
5. Power to the People
★ 8.0
1987-12-31 · 30m
Sir Humphrey makes a very strange ally out of the formidable Agnes Moorhouse, a radical political reformer from a London council, in his efforts to stop Hacker’s plans to make local government more democratic.
6. The Patron of the Arts
★ 7.5
1988-01-01 · 30m
Jim Hacker faces embarrassment when Sir Humphrey tells a friend in the arts that the PM's government is planning to cut grants.
7. The National Education Service
★ 8.0
1988-01-08 · 30m
Sir Humphrey faces a conflict of interest when Hacker devises a plan to improve educational standards by abolishing the Department of Education and Science.
8. The Tangled Web
★ 9.0
1988-01-28 · 30m
Sir Humphrey has to decide if he will support the P.M. or inform Parliament when Hacker denies knowledge of a wiretap authorized by his office without his knowledge.