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Yes Minister

  • 1980 – 1982
  • Ended
  • Comedy · War & Politics
  • ~30m / ep
  • 3 seasons
  • 8.3/10

Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP, who struggles with Civil Service bureaucracy and political machinations as he tries to get on with government business.

Latest: Series 3 · 1982

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Westminster and Whitehall clash again as the Rt Hon. Jim Hacker, the Minister for Administrative Affairs, locks horns with his Permanent Secretary Sir Humphrey Appleby.

  1. E1. Equal Opportunities

    Nov 11, 1982 · 30m

    Jim decides to promote more women to high civil service positions despite Sir Humphrey’s opposition.

  2. E2. The Challenge

    Nov 18, 1982 · 30m

    When Jim tackles local council administration and civil defence, he runs afoul of a B.B.C. interviewer.

  3. E3. The Skeleton in the Cupboard

    Nov 25, 1982 · 30m

    Jim uses a costly mistake from Sir Humphrey’s past to escape chastising an efficient local council for being late with their paperwork.

  4. E4. The Moral Dimension

    Dec 2, 1982 · 30m

    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.

  5. E5. The Bed of Nails

    Dec 9, 1982 · 30m

    Jim accepts an unpopular position pushing a transportation bill desired by Number 10, but opposed by everyone else.

  6. E6. The Whisky Priest

    Dec 16, 1982 · 30m

    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.

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