When Hacker recognises a visiting head of an African nation as someone he knew, he does his best to offload some British-made oil rigging gear on him. S1 E2: The Official Visit
Fired up by the press, Hacker decides to impose cuts on the Civil Service - however, Sir Humphrey is appalled and sets out to stop him. S1 E3: The Economy Drive
When Jim Hacker's campaign against civil service overmanning is too successful, his own department ends up facing closure. S1 E5: The Writing on the Wall
Jim, as a former journalist, learns that arms from a government factory are being sold to foreign terrorists, thus giving Jim as a minister a moral dilemma. S3 E6: The Whisky Priest
The minister is shocked to discover that his department is responsible for supplying all of the government's electronic surveillance equipment. S2 E3: The Death List
The minister is shocked to discover that his department is responsible for supplying all of the government's electronic surveillance equipment. S2 E3: The Death List
Sir Humphrey has to combat Jim's economies, including cuts on profitable overseas students at his old college, and linking civil servants honours with achieving cuts. S2 E2: Doing the Honours
When Hacker recognises a visiting head of an African nation as someone he knew, he does his best to offload some British-made oil rigging gear on him. S1 E2: The Official Visit
Jim, as a former journalist, learns that arms from a government factory are being sold to foreign terrorists, thus giving Jim as a minister a moral dilemma. S3 E6: The Whisky Priest
Jim, as a former journalist, learns that arms from a government factory are being sold to foreign terrorists, thus giving Jim as a minister a moral dilemma. S3 E6: The Whisky Priest
Jim Hacker has to balance conflicting moral demands when he travels to Qumran to ratify a British electronics firm's contract. S3 E4: The Moral Dimension
Jim Hacker has to balance conflicting moral demands when he travels to Qumran to ratify a British electronics firm's contract. S3 E4: The Moral Dimension