Yes, Prime Minister
Now that he’s reached the top job, a politically well-meaning prime minister tries to push through his agenda while seasoned civil service advisors steer the process. Alongside a long-suffering aide, each day brings new high-stakes issues and tight relationships to manage—especially when power and bureaucracy collide.
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Season 1
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E1
The Grand Design
With his finger now on the nuclear button, Hacker plans his first act as Prime Minister to be a radical new defence policy.
Jan 9, 1986 · 30m -
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E2
The Ministerial Broadcast
Jim is coached in the world of show business as he prepares to address the nation on his defence policy.
Jan 16, 1986 · 30m -
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E3
The Smoke Screen
Jim favors abolishing smoking through heavy taxation but runs into strong opposition from the tobacco lobby and the Treasury department.
Jan 23, 1986 · 30m -
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E4
The Key
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.
Jan 30, 1986 · 29m -
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E5
A Real Partnership
Sir Humphrey tries to get his scheduled pay raise even though increases for M.P.s have been put on hold for budgetary reasons.
Feb 6, 1986 · 30m -
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E6
A Victory for Democracy
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.
Feb 13, 1986 · 30m -
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E7
The Bishop’s Gambit
Jim has to choose a new bishop but doesn’t like either the Church or Sir Humphrey’s choices.
Feb 20, 1986 · 30m -
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E8
One of Us
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.
Feb 27, 1986 · 30m
