Yes, Prime Minister
Series 1
January 9, 1986
8Episodes
7.9
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. The Grand Design
8.0
January 9, 1986
30 min
With his finger now on the nuclear button, Hacker plans his first act as Prime Minister to be a radical new defence policy.
Guest Stars:
Frederick Treves, Oscar Quitak, Diana Hoddinott
2. The Ministerial Broadcast
7.7
January 16, 1986
30 min
Jim is coached in the world of show business as he prepares to address the nation on his defence policy.
Guest Stars:
John Wells
3. The Smoke Screen
9.3
January 23, 1986
30 min
Jim favors abolishing smoking through heavy taxation but runs into strong opposition from the tobacco lobby and the Treasury department.
4. The Key
10.0
January 30, 1986
30 min
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.
Guest Stars:
Deborah Norton, Peter Cellier
5. A Real Partnership
8.0
February 6, 1986
30 min
Sir Humphrey tries to get his scheduled pay raise even though increases for M.P.s have been put on hold for budgetary reasons.
Guest Stars:
John Nettleton, Deborah Norton, Peter Cellier, Diana Hoddinott
6. A Victory for Democracy
7.0
February 13, 1986
30 min
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.
Guest Stars:
Donald Pickering
7. The Bishop’s Gambit
6.0
February 20, 1986
30 min
Jim has to choose a new bishop but doesn’t like either the Church or Sir Humphrey’s choices.
Guest Stars:
Donald Pickering, Frank Middlemass, Diana Hoddinott
8. One of Us
7.0
February 27, 1986
30 min
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.
Guest Stars:
John Nettleton, Michael Aldridge, Diana Hoddinott, John Normington
