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
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
Sir Humphrey moves Dorothy Wainwright - the PM's political advisor - out of her office, but she insists on moving back and tells Jim that he is letting Humphrey become too dominant. S1 E4: The Key
Jim is honoured at the British Theatre Awards but faces an Arts Council grant cut - he aims to avert bad publicity while Sir Humphrey fights reductions. Who will win? S1 E6: A Victory for Democracy
Classic political comedy. Jim must recommend the appointment of bishops to the Queen but is not keen on the two offered by the Church. S1 E7: The Bishop's Gambit
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
The Smoke Screen: Jim threatens to deter people from smoking by mooting a tax rise. In reality, it's just a ploy to get the Treasury to support his tax cuts. Classic political comedy. [S]
The Smoke Screen: Jim threatens to deter people from smoking by mooting a tax rise. In reality, it's just a ploy to get the Treasury to support his tax cuts. Classic political comedy. [S]
The Patron of the Arts: Politics has never been so funny. Hacker faces embarrassment when Sir Humphrey tells a friend in the arts that the PM's government is planning to cut grants. [S]
Power to the People: Jim Hacker meets a councillor who has some radical ideas about local government. The PM likes what he hears but Sir Humphrey, naturally, doesn't. Vintage laughs. [S]
The Patron of the Arts: Politics has never been so funny. Hacker faces embarrassment when Sir Humphrey tells a friend in the arts that the PM's government is planning to cut grants. [S]
Power to the People: Jim Hacker meets a councillor who has some radical ideas about local government. The PM likes what he hears but Sir Humphrey, naturally, doesn't. Vintage laughs. [S]
A Conflict of Interest: Timeless political sitcom. When a scandal in the City breaks out, Hacker and Sir Humphrey can't agree on who should be the new governor of the Bank of England. [S]
A Diplomatic Incident: The French and British governments are at loggerheads over the Channel Tunnel borders, so Jim Hacker decides to beat them at their own game. Vintage comedy. [S]
Official Secrets: When Hacker's predecessor decides to publish his memoirs, Jim tries to suppress a chapter in which he appears in an unfavourable light. Still-topical comedy. [S]
A Conflict of Interest: Timeless political sitcom. When a scandal in the City breaks out, Hacker and Sir Humphrey can't agree on who should be the new governor of the Bank of England. [S]
A Diplomatic Incident: The French and British governments are at loggerheads over the Channel Tunnel borders, so Jim Hacker decides to beat them at their own game. Vintage comedy. [S]
Official Secrets: When Hacker's predecessor decides to publish his memoirs, Jim tries to suppress a chapter in which he appears in an unfavourable light. Still-topical comedy. [S]
Man Overboard: Clever political sitcom, still as relevant today. Jim backs a scheme to move some of the country's military units up north to make unemployment figures look better. [S]
One of Us: It's Sir Humphrey in trouble for a change when it's revealed he wrongly cleared an MI5 agent accused of spying. Naturally, Jim Hacker is very sympathetic. Vintage laughs. [S]
The Bishop's Gambit: Classic comedy. Jim must recommend the appointment of bishops to the Queen, but is not keen on the two offered by the Church. Humphrey prefers a third candidate. [S]
Man Overboard: Clever political sitcom, still as relevant today. Jim backs a scheme to move some of the country's military units up north to make unemployment figures look better. [S]
One of Us: It's Sir Humphrey in trouble for a change when it's revealed he wrongly cleared an MI5 agent accused of spying. Naturally, Jim Hacker is very sympathetic. Vintage laughs. [S]
The Bishop's Gambit: Classic comedy. Jim must recommend the appointment of bishops to the Queen, but is not keen on the two offered by the Church. Humphrey prefers a third candidate. [S]
A Victory for Democracy: Classic political sitcom. After a series of difficult encounters, Jim Hacker begins to wonder whether the government runs the Foreign Office, or vice versa. [S]
A Real Partnership: With a financial crisis looming just as MPs are due for a pay rise, Humphrey needs all his flair to dress up his claim and push it through. Smart political comedy. [S]
The Key: Classic sitcom with the late, great Paul Eddington as PM Jim Hacker. There is a territorial battle in the heart of No 10 as Sir Humphrey's personal key is withdrawn from him. [S]
A Victory for Democracy: Classic political sitcom. After a series of difficult encounters, Jim Hacker begins to wonder whether the government runs the Foreign Office, or vice versa. [S]
A Real Partnership: With a financial crisis looming just as MPs are due for a pay rise, Humphrey needs all his flair to dress up his claim and push it through. Smart political comedy. [S]
The Key: Classic sitcom with the late, great Paul Eddington as PM Jim Hacker. There is a territorial battle in the heart of No 10 as Sir Humphrey's personal key is withdrawn from him. [S]
The Smoke Screen: Jim threatens to deter people from smoking by mooting a tax rise. In reality, it's just a ploy to get the Treasury to support his tax cuts. Classic political comedy. [S]
The Ministerial Broadcast: Classic political sitcom by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn. Hacker prepares to make his first broadcast as PM and finds it's not so easy to speak on camera. [S]
The Grand Design: Classic sitcom about beleaguered Prime Minister Jim Hacker. After requesting a meeting with the government's Chief Scientific Officer, Jim is pleasantly surprised. [S]
The Smoke Screen: Jim threatens to deter people from smoking by mooting a tax rise. In reality, it's just a ploy to get the Treasury to support his tax cuts. Classic political comedy. [S]
The Ministerial Broadcast: Classic political sitcom by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn. Hacker prepares to make his first broadcast as PM and finds it's not so easy to speak on camera. [S]
The Grand Design: Classic sitcom about beleaguered Prime Minister Jim Hacker. After requesting a meeting with the government's Chief Scientific Officer, Jim is pleasantly surprised. [S]
The Tangled Web: Ever-relevant political comedy. MPs complain about their phones being tapped, which Jim Hacker denies - only to be told by Sir Humphrey that it is in fact true. [S]
The Tangled Web: Ever-relevant political comedy. MPs complain about their phones being tapped, which Jim Hacker denies - only to be told by Sir Humphrey that it is in fact true. [S]
The National Education Service: Hacker aims to scrap the Department of Education and Science to reduce bureaucracy and save money, giving cash directly to schools. Classic comedy. [S]
The National Education Service: Hacker aims to scrap the Department of Education and Science to reduce bureaucracy and save money, giving cash directly to schools. Classic comedy. [S]
The Patron of the Arts: Politics has never been so funny. Hacker faces embarrassment when Sir Humphrey tells a friend in the arts that the PM's government is planning to cut grants. [S]
The Patron of the Arts: Politics has never been so funny. Hacker faces embarrassment when Sir Humphrey tells a friend in the arts that the PM's government is planning to cut grants. [S]
Power to the People: Jim Hacker meets a councillor who has some radical ideas about local government. The PM likes what he hears but Sir Humphrey, naturally, doesn't. Vintage laughs. [S]
Power to the People: Jim Hacker meets a councillor who has some radical ideas about local government. The PM likes what he hears but Sir Humphrey, naturally, doesn't. Vintage laughs. [S]
A Conflict of Interest: Timeless political sitcom. When a scandal in the City breaks out, Hacker and Sir Humphrey can't agree on who should be the new governor of the Bank of England. [S]
A Conflict of Interest: Timeless political sitcom. When a scandal in the City breaks out, Hacker and Sir Humphrey can't agree on who should be the new governor of the Bank of England. [S]
A Diplomatic Incident: The French and British governments are at loggerheads over the Channel Tunnel borders, so Jim Hacker decides to beat them at their own game. Vintage comedy. [S]
A Diplomatic Incident: The French and British governments are at loggerheads over the Channel Tunnel borders, so Jim Hacker decides to beat them at their own game. Vintage comedy. [S]
Official Secrets: When Hacker's predecessor decides to publish his memoirs, Jim tries to suppress a chapter in which he appears in an unfavourable light. Still-topical comedy. [S]
Official Secrets: When Hacker's predecessor decides to publish his memoirs, Jim tries to suppress a chapter in which he appears in an unfavourable light. Still-topical comedy. [S]
Man Overboard: Clever political sitcom, still as relevant today. Jim backs a scheme to move some of the country's military units up north to make unemployment figures look better. [S]
Man Overboard: Clever political sitcom, still as relevant today. Jim backs a scheme to move some of the country's military units up north to make unemployment figures look better. [S]
One of Us: It's Sir Humphrey in trouble for a change when it's revealed he wrongly cleared an MI5 agent accused of spying. Naturally, Jim Hacker is very sympathetic. Vintage laughs. [S]
One of Us: It's Sir Humphrey in trouble for a change when it's revealed he wrongly cleared an MI5 agent accused of spying. Naturally, Jim Hacker is very sympathetic. Vintage laughs. [S]
The Bishop's Gambit: Classic comedy. Jim must recommend the appointment of bishops to the Queen, but is not keen on the two offered by the Church. Humphrey prefers a third candidate. [S]
The Bishop's Gambit: Classic comedy. Jim must recommend the appointment of bishops to the Queen, but is not keen on the two offered by the Church. Humphrey prefers a third candidate. [S]