Yes, Prime Minister
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?
Seasons
1. The Grand Design
Air Date: 1986-01-09
With his finger now on the nuclear button, Hacker plans his first act as Prime Minister to be a radical new defence policy.
2. The Ministerial Broadcast
Air Date: 1986-01-16
Jim is coached in the world of show business as he prepares to address the nation on his defence policy.
3. The Smoke Screen
Air Date: 1986-01-23
Jim favors abolishing smoking through heavy taxation but runs into strong opposition from the tobacco lobby and the Treasury department.
4. The Key
Air Date: 1986-01-30
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.
5. A Real Partnership
Air Date: 1986-02-06
Sir Humphrey tries to get his scheduled pay raise even though increases for M.P.s have been put on hold for budgetary reasons.
6. A Victory for Democracy
Air Date: 1986-02-13
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.
7. The Bishop’s Gambit
Air Date: 1986-02-20
Jim has to choose a new bishop but doesn’t like either the Church or Sir Humphrey’s choices.
8. One of Us
Air Date: 1986-02-27
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.
1. Man Overboard
Air Date: 1987-12-03
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
Air Date: 1987-12-10
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
Air Date: 1987-12-17
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
Air Date: 1987-12-24
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
Air Date: 1987-12-31
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
Air Date: 1988-01-01
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
Air Date: 1988-01-08
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
Air Date: 1988-01-28
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.
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Rating
8.4/10
Release Date
1986-01-09
Episodes
16 (2 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
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Production Companies
BBC