Yes, Prime Minister

Series 1

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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...

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8 Episodes

The Grand Design
E1
The Grand DesignWith his finger now on the nuclear button, Hacker plans his first act as Prime Minister to be a radical new defence policy.
The Ministerial Broadcast
E2
The Ministerial BroadcastJim Hacker plans to introduce his "Grand Design" to the British public during his first broadcast as the new P.M. However, Humphrey continues to try to convince Hacker to hold off, planning to let it die.
The Smoke Screen
E3
The Smoke ScreenJim favors abolishing smoking through heavy taxation but runs into strong opposition from the tobacco lobby and the Treasury department.
The Key
E4
The KeyOffice 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.
A Real Partnership
E5
A Real PartnershipSir Humphrey tries to get his scheduled pay raise even though increases for M.P.s have been put on hold for budgetary reasons.
A Victory for Democracy
E6
A Victory for DemocracyThe Foreign Office is having problems with the PM who is starting to question their advice in favour of a more pro-US line. In question is the political situation on the island of St. Georges' where Marxist guerrillas are posing a threat, and an impending vote at the UN to condemn Israel. Sir Humphrey and his Foreign Office counterpart connive, of course, to ensure that the PM sees things their way. The PM, however, sets about to outwit them.
The Bishop’s Gambit
E7
The Bishop’s GambitJim has to choose a new bishop but doesn’t like either the Church or Sir Humphrey’s choices.
One of Us
E8
One of UsHacker 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.