Yes, Prime Minister — Season 1
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 schemin
About this season
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 (8)
1. The Grand Design
8.0Aired 9 January 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.
2. The Ministerial Broadcast
7.7Aired 16 January 1986 • 30 min
Jim is coached in the world of show business as he prepares to address the nation on his defence policy.
3. The Smoke Screen
9.3Aired 23 January 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
10.0Aired 30 January 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.
5. A Real Partnership
8.0Aired 6 February 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.
6. A Victory for Democracy
7.0Aired 13 February 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.
7. The Bishop’s Gambit
6.0Aired 20 February 1986 • 30 min
Jim has to choose a new bishop but doesn’t like either the Church or Sir Humphrey’s choices.
8. One of Us
7.0Aired 27 February 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.