Yes, Prime Minister
James Hacker MP the Government's bumbling minister for Administrative Affairs is propelled along the corridors of power to the very pinnacle of politics - No. 10. Could this have possibly have been managed by his trusted Permanent Private Secretary, the formidably political Sir Humphrey Appleby who must move to the “Top Job” in Downing Street to support him, together with his much put upon PPS Bernard Wolley. What could possibly go wrong?
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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...
1.The Grand Design
8.009-01-198630mWith 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
7.716-01-198630mJim is coached in the world of show business as he prepares to address the nation on his defence policy.
3.The Smoke Screen
9.323-01-198630mJim favors abolishing smoking through heavy taxation but runs into strong opposition from the tobacco lobby and the Treasury department.
4.The Key
10.030-01-198630mOffice 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
8.006-02-198630mSir 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
7.013-02-198630mJim 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
6.020-02-198630mJim has to choose a new bishop but doesn’t like either the Church or Sir Humphrey’s choices.
8.One of Us
7.027-02-198630mHacker 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...
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