Yes Minister (1980–1984)

1. S01E01Open GovernmentFebruary 25, 1980 6.0Jim Hacker retains his seat in the election and is given a cabinet post in the new government He meets the permanent secretary for his depa
2. S01E02The Official VisitMarch 3, 1980 6.0When the leader of an African country is killed in a coup, his successor, who is an old friend of Jim’s, comes in his place. They negotiate
3. S01E03The Economy DriveMarch 10, 1980 6.0Jim Hacker is determined to reduce the Civil Service, but he is frustrated by Sir Humphrey, and the only numbers he can alter are the number
4. S01E04Big BrotherMarch 17, 1980 7.0When the Government is planning to introduce a national database, Jim wants to bring in safe guards, but Sir Humphrey stalls until with some
5. S01E05Season's bestThe Writing on the WallMarch 24, 1980 10.0A rumour starts that Jim’s department is about to be axed. So with help from Sir Humphrey, they try and defeat the Prime Minister’s plans.
6. S01E06The Right to KnowMarch 31, 1980 8.0Jim faces rebellion at home and in the office over the removal of protected status from a badger habitat, while he tries to circumvent Sir H
7. S01E07Jobs for the BoysApril 7, 1980 8.0Jim goes on radio to support the Solihull project a Government, union and private enterprise building scheme, that he has inherited from the

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1. S02E01The Compassionate SocietyFebruary 23, 1981—When Jim learns that a brand new hospital still has no medical staff, but hundreds of civil servants working there, he proposes that half of
2. S02E02Doing the HonoursMarch 2, 1981—When Jim learns that he can block civil servant’s honours, he blackmails them into cutting their budgets, but when he hears that he might be
3. S02E03The Death ListMarch 9, 1981—When Jim learns that when in opposition he was bugged by the secret service, he decides to bring in legislation to kerb the bugging, only to
4. S02E04The Greasy PoleMarch 16, 1981—Jim has the chance of creating jobs, and saving a chemical company, when they are offered the chance to manufacture a highly dangerous chemi
5. S02E05The Devil You KnowMarch 23, 1981—When Jim is betrayed by a Cabinet colleague over his plans to bring in jobs for British workers, he thinks about leaving Westminster and bec
6. S02E06The Quality of LifeMarch 30, 1981—Sir Humphrey uses Jim’s promise to keep a popular city farm project open to get special permission for an additional nine floors on a propos
7. S02E07A Question of LoyaltyApril 6, 1981—Jim and Sir Humphrey pass the buck to protect each other when they appear before a select committee investigating charges of waste in Hacker

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1. S03E01Equal OpportunitiesNovember 11, 1982—Jim decides to promote more women to high civil service positions despite Sir Humphrey’s opposition.
2. S03E02The ChallengeNovember 18, 1982—When Jim tackles local council administration and civil defence, he runs afoul of a B.B.C. interviewer.
3. S03E03The Skeleton in the CupboardNovember 25, 1982—Jim uses a costly mistake from Sir Humphrey’s past to escape chastising an efficient local council for being late with their paperwork.
4. S03E04The Moral DimensionDecember 2, 1982—Jim is forced to back down about exposing bribery used to obtain a lucrative foreign contract when Bernard allows a valuable vase from a for
5. S03E05The Bed of NailsDecember 9, 1982—Jim accepts an unpopular position pushing a transportation bill desired by Number 10, but opposed by everyone else.
6. S03E06The Whisky PriestDecember 16, 1982—Jim faces opposition from all sides when he learns that British munitions have been sold to terrorist groups and he decides to start an inqu
7. S03E07The Middle-Class Rip-OffDecember 23, 1982—Jim and Sir Humphrey collide when Jim acts as an M.P. to sell an art gallery and museum in his district to support a popular local soccer cl

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