Yes Minister — Season 1, Episode 1: Open Government
Comedy, War & Politics • 30 min • 3 seasons, 21 episodes • ★ 8.3/10
Episode synopsis
Jim Hacker retains his seat in the election and is given a cabinet post in the new government He meets the permanent secretary for his department Sir Humphrey Appleby but Jim decides to change the way things are done in the civil service so Sir Humphrey sets out to stop him
About Yes Minister
Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP, who struggles with Civil Service bureaucracy and political machinations as he tries to get on with government business.