Yes, Prime Minister

Series 1

1986 · 8 episodes · 4h 0m in all · 8.4/10

Vision, integrity and a ruthless streak are the weapons of the political power. Unfortunately new Prime Minister Jim Hacker has none of these, but he does have the cowardice, desperation and a scheming, pragmatic Cabinet Secretary in Sir Humphrey...

Episodes

1. 

   1. The Grand Design

   9 Jan 1986 · 30 min · 8.0/10

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

2. 

   2. The Ministerial Broadcast

   16 Jan 1986 · 30 min · 7.8/10

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

3. 

   3. The Smoke Screen

   23 Jan 1986 · 30 min · 9.2/10

   Jim favors abolishing smoking through heavy taxation but runs into strong opposition from the tobacco lobby and the Treasury department.

4. 

   4. The Key

   30 Jan 1986 · 30 min · 10.0/10

   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. 

   5. A Real Partnership

   6 Feb 1986 · 30 min · 8.5/10

   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. 

   6. A Victory for Democracy

   13 Feb 1986 · 30 min · 8.3/10

   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. 

   7. The Bishop’s Gambit

   20 Feb 1986 · 30 min · 7.0/10

   Jim has to choose a new bishop but doesn’t like either the Church or Sir Humphrey’s choices.

8. 

   8. One of Us

   27 Feb 1986 · 30 min · 8.5/10

   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.