Name: Yes, Prime Minister
Genre: Comedy, War & Politics
Released: 1986-01-09
Rating: 4.2

Overview

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

Series 1

8 Episodes

1986

E01

The Grand Design

1/9/1986·30m

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

E02

The Ministerial Broadcast

1/16/1986·30m

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

Series 2

8 Episodes

1987

E01

Man Overboard

12/3/1987·30m

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.

E02

Official Secrets

12/10/1987·30m

Jim considers approving the publication of his predecessor’s memoirs, but it becomes a plumber’s nightmare as a series of leaks spring up.

E03

A Diplomatic Incident

12/17/1987·30m

Jim uses the occasion of his predecessor’s state funeral to negotiate with the French over the conditions of the Channel Tunnel.

E04

A Conflict of Interest

12/24/1987·30m

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.

E05

Power to the People

12/31/1987·30m

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.

E06

The Patron of the Arts

1/1/1988·30m

Jim Hacker faces embarrassment when Sir Humphrey tells a friend in the arts that the PM's government is planning to cut grants.

E07

The National Education Service

1/8/1988·30m

Sir Humphrey faces a conflict of interest when Hacker devises a plan to improve educational standards by abolishing the Department of Education and Science.

E08

The Tangled Web

1/28/1988·30m

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.