Classic political sitcom. When Jim Hacker discovers that the French are planning some dirty tricks to get political advantage, the PM turns the tables on them. S2 E3: A Diplomatic Incident
Classic sitcom. When a scandal breaks in the City, Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey cannot agree on who should be the new governor of the Bank of England. S2 E4: A Conflict of Interest
Classic political sitcom. When Jim Hacker meets a local councillor who has radical ideas about local government, the PM likes what he hears but Sir Humphrey does not. S2 E5: Power to the People
When Jim lies to the Commons about bugging an MP's phone, Sir Humphrey decides not to lie to the Privileges Committee on Jim's behalf but also has something to hide. S2 E8: The Tangled Web
When the Health Minister aims to end smoking with taxes costing the Treasury four billion pounds, Jim finds a way to leverage this against Treasury resistance to his tax cuts. S1 E3: The Smoke Screen
When the Health Minister aims to end smoking with taxes costing the Treasury four billion pounds, Jim finds a way to leverage this against Treasury resistance to his tax cuts. S1 E3: The Smoke Screen
Classic political sitcom. Jim Hacker considers cancelling the Trident programme after discovering some interesting facts about the UK's defence system. S1 E1: The Grand Design
Sir Humphrey is appalled when Jim decides to abolish the Department of Education and Science to reduce bureaucracy and save money by giving schools cash directly. S2 E7: The National Education Service
Classic political sitcom. When Jim Hacker meets a local councillor who has radical ideas about local government, the PM likes what he hears but Sir Humphrey does not. S2 E5: Power to the People
Classic sitcom. When a scandal breaks in the City, Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey cannot agree on who should be the new governor of the Bank of England. S2 E4: A Conflict of Interest
Classic political sitcom. When Jim Hacker discovers that the French are planning some dirty tricks to get political advantage, the PM turns the tables on them. S2 E3: A Diplomatic Incident
Jim's memoirs are being published and must be cleared by the PM's office for security reasons - a chapter shows Jim in a very bad light, but can he refuse to publish? S2 E2: Official Secrets
Papers of a late head of MI5 show that he was at one stage spying for Russia and cleared by an internal Civil Service Committee of Enquiry headed by Sir Humphrey. S1 E8: One of Us
Hacker prepares to make his first broadcast as Prime Minister announcing his grand new defence policy, but he finds that it is not so easy to speak on camera. S1 E2: The Ministerial Broadcast
Classic political sitcom. Jim Hacker considers cancelling the Trident programme after discovering some interesting facts about the UK's defence system. S1 E1: The Grand Design