Sir Humphrey has to combat economies by Jim including cuts on profitable overseas students at his old college and linking civil servants' honours with achieving cuts. S2 E2: Doing the Honours
Sir Humphrey has to combat economies by Jim including cuts on profitable overseas students at his old college and linking civil servants' honours with achieving cuts. S2 E2: Doing the Honours
Jim is shocked to discover that his department is responsible for supplying all of the Government's electronic surveillance equipment. S2 E3: The Death List
Jim is shocked to discover that his department is responsible for supplying all of the Government's electronic surveillance equipment. S2 E3: The Death List
Party Games: Wonderfully witty sitcom about a government minister and the advisers who surround him. When the PM announces his retirement, Jim becomes the favourite for the top job. [S]
Party Games: Wonderfully witty sitcom about a government minister and the advisers who surround him. When the PM announces his retirement, Jim becomes the favourite for the top job. [S]
Party Games: Wonderfully witty sitcom about a government minister and the advisers who surround him. When the PM announces his retirement, Jim becomes the favourite for the top job. [S]
The Middle-Class Rip-Off: Jim Hacker supports the sale of a museum, which will help fund the ailing local football club. Sir Humphrey, however, is horrified. Vintage political comedy. [S]
The Whisky Priest: MP Jim Hacker finds himself in possession of some embarrassing info regarding the sale of British arms to terrorist groups. This all sounds strangely familiar... [S]
The Moral Dimension: More Whitehall chicanery in the not-so-far-fetched political sitcom. Jim Hacker is outraged to learn that bribery was used to land a lucrative foreign contract. [S]
Skeleton in the Cupboard: Paul Eddington is clueless MP Jim Hacker in the classic political sitcom. Sir Humphrey wants to make an example of a local council following a minor error. [S]
The Challenge: Sharp satirical sitcom. Hacker takes part in a TV interview on local civil defence, but his interrogator - Ludovic Kennedy, playing himself - is extremely tenacious. [S]
The Moral Dimension: More Whitehall chicanery in the not-so-far-fetched political sitcom. Jim Hacker is outraged to learn that bribery was used to land a lucrative foreign contract. [S]
Skeleton in the Cupboard: Paul Eddington is clueless MP Jim Hacker in the classic political sitcom. Sir Humphrey wants to make an example of a local council following a minor error. [S]
The Challenge: Sharp satirical sitcom. Hacker takes part in a TV interview on local civil defence, but his interrogator - Ludovic Kennedy, playing himself - is extremely tenacious. [S]
Equal Opportunities: The political sitcom that revealed more than a smidgen of truth. Jim wants to see more women in higher posts, but Sir Humphrey naturally does not agree. [S]
A Question of Loyalty: Vintage laughs. Hacker and Sir Humphrey appear before a select committee investigating wastage within their department. There's only one option: stick together. [S]
The Quality of Life: Brilliant satire with a top cast. Hacker makes a rash promise to save a popular city farm from closure. Of course, there's a price to pay for Sir Humphrey's help. [S]
Equal Opportunities: The political sitcom that revealed more than a smidgen of truth. Jim wants to see more women in higher posts, but Sir Humphrey naturally does not agree. [S]
A Question of Loyalty: Vintage laughs. Hacker and Sir Humphrey appear before a select committee investigating wastage within their department. There's only one option: stick together. [S]
The Quality of Life: Brilliant satire with a top cast. Hacker makes a rash promise to save a popular city farm from closure. Of course, there's a price to pay for Sir Humphrey's help. [S]
The Devil You Know: In the acclaimed and hugely influential political sitcom, Jim Hacker is upset by rumours of a cabinet reshuffle and decides to take drastic action for his job. [S]
The Greasy Pole: Hacker finds himself in the middle of a major row over the British Chemical Corporation, as Sir Humphrey suggests the politically unpopular measure. Classic laughs. [S]
The Death List: The highly esteemed and never bettered political sitcom. Hacker is shocked to learn that his department is responsible for supplying electronic surveillance equipment. [S]
The Devil You Know: In the acclaimed and hugely influential political sitcom, Jim Hacker is upset by rumours of a cabinet reshuffle and decides to take drastic action for his job. [S]
The Greasy Pole: Hacker finds himself in the middle of a major row over the British Chemical Corporation, as Sir Humphrey suggests the politically unpopular measure. Classic laughs. [S]
The Death List: The highly esteemed and never bettered political sitcom. Hacker is shocked to learn that his department is responsible for supplying electronic surveillance equipment. [S]
Doing the Honours: Governmental giggles as Jim Hacker plans to block honours for civil servants until they introduce cost-cutting measures. Sir Humphrey plots his own retaliation. [S]
The Compassionate Society: Hacker sees a chance to further his career when a newly built hospital seems to have no patients - but Sir Humphrey has other ideas. Sharp political comedy. [S]
Jobs for the Boys: The late, great Paul Eddington stars in Mrs Thatcher's favourite sitcom. A departmental construction project is in progress - but Sir Humphrey is being evasive. [S]
Doing the Honours: Governmental giggles as Jim Hacker plans to block honours for civil servants until they introduce cost-cutting measures. Sir Humphrey plots his own retaliation. [S]
The Compassionate Society: Hacker sees a chance to further his career when a newly built hospital seems to have no patients - but Sir Humphrey has other ideas. Sharp political comedy. [S]
Jobs for the Boys: The late, great Paul Eddington stars in Mrs Thatcher's favourite sitcom. A departmental construction project is in progress - but Sir Humphrey is being evasive. [S]
The Right to Know: Expertly written political sitcom, which was former PM Margaret Thatcher's favourite show. Hacker is not sure that a minister should ever be kept in the dark. [S]
The Writing on the Wall: Brilliant political comedy with Nigel Hawthorne and Paul Eddington. Jim Hacker MP and the loquacious Sir Humphrey learn of a plan which threatens them both. [S]
Big Brother: Nigel Hawthorne and Paul Eddington cross swords in the brilliant political sitcom. Jim tries to implement a privacy safeguard for a new national computer database. [S]
The Right to Know: Expertly written political sitcom, which was former PM Margaret Thatcher's favourite show. Hacker is not sure that a minister should ever be kept in the dark. [S]
The Writing on the Wall: Brilliant political comedy with Nigel Hawthorne and Paul Eddington. Jim Hacker MP and the loquacious Sir Humphrey learn of a plan which threatens them both. [S]
Big Brother: Nigel Hawthorne and Paul Eddington cross swords in the brilliant political sitcom. Jim tries to implement a privacy safeguard for a new national computer database. [S]
The Economy Drive: Great comedy double act Nigel Hawthorne and Paul Eddington together in the classic sitcom. Hacker wants to implement cost-cutting initiatives. Sir Humphrey doesn't. [S]
The Official Visit: Classic satirical sitcom. When Hacker recognises a visiting head of an African nation as an old friend, he does his best to off-load some British oil rigging gear. [S]
Open Government: The very first episode of the acclaimed sitcom about an apparently clueless British government minister, brilliantly played by Paul Eddington. Mrs Thatcher loved it. [S]
The Economy Drive: Great comedy double act Nigel Hawthorne and Paul Eddington together in the classic sitcom. Hacker wants to implement cost-cutting initiatives. Sir Humphrey doesn't. [S]
The Official Visit: Classic satirical sitcom. When Hacker recognises a visiting head of an African nation as an old friend, he does his best to off-load some British oil rigging gear. [S]
Open Government: The very first episode of the acclaimed sitcom about an apparently clueless British government minister, brilliantly played by Paul Eddington. Mrs Thatcher loved it. [S]
The Middle-Class Rip-Off: Jim Hacker supports the sale of a museum, which will help fund the ailing local football club. Sir Humphrey, however, is horrified. Vintage political comedy. [S]
The Middle-Class Rip-Off: Jim Hacker supports the sale of a museum, which will help fund the ailing local football club. Sir Humphrey, however, is horrified. Vintage political comedy. [S]
The Whisky Priest: MP Jim Hacker finds himself in possession of some embarrassing info regarding the sale of British arms to terrorist groups. This all sounds strangely familiar... [S]
The Whisky Priest: MP Jim Hacker finds himself in possession of some embarrassing info regarding the sale of British arms to terrorist groups. This all sounds strangely familiar... [S]
The Bed of Nails: Once again this political sitcom from the 1980s is spookily topical. Jim encounters problems developing and implementing an integrated national transport policy. [S]
The Bed of Nails: Once again this political sitcom from the 1980s is spookily topical. Jim encounters problems developing and implementing an integrated national transport policy. [S]
The Moral Dimension: More Whitehall chicanery in the not-so-far-fetched political sitcom. Jim Hacker is outraged to learn that bribery was used to land a lucrative foreign contract. [S]
The Moral Dimension: More Whitehall chicanery in the not-so-far-fetched political sitcom. Jim Hacker is outraged to learn that bribery was used to land a lucrative foreign contract. [S]
Skeleton in the Cupboard: Paul Eddington is clueless MP Jim Hacker in the classic political sitcom. Sir Humphrey wants to make an example of a local council following a minor error. [S]