Yes, Prime Minister

Series 2

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If Prime Minister Jim Hacker has a fault (and god knows...), it is that he has ideas. Fortunately his Cabinet Secretary, Sir Humphrey makes sure they never come to fruition. Meanwhile poor Bernard, his Private Secretary, sits uneasily on the fence between them...

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8 Episodes

Man Overboard
E1
Man OverboardSir 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.
Official Secrets
E2
Official SecretsJim considers approving the publication of his predecessor’s memoirs, but it becomes a plumber’s nightmare as a series of leaks spring up.
A Diplomatic Incident
E3
A Diplomatic IncidentJim uses the occasion of his predecessor’s state funeral to negotiate with the French over the conditions of the Channel Tunnel.
A Conflict of Interest
E4
A Conflict of InterestHacker 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.
Power to the People
E5
Power to the PeopleSir 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.
The Patron of the Arts
E6
The Patron of the ArtsJim Hacker faces embarrassment when Sir Humphrey tells a friend in the arts that the PM's government is planning to cut grants.
The National Education Service
E7
The National Education ServiceOn the advice of his political adviser, P.M. Hacker plans to eliminate the National Education Service and let parents choose the schools their children will attend. Horrified, Humphrey must prevent the precedent being set of eliminating unnecessary bureaucracy.
The Tangled Web
E8
The Tangled WebSir 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.