Yes, Prime Minister - Season 1

Yes, Prime Minister - Season 1

Season 1

Vision, integrity and a ruthless streak are the weapons of the political power. Unfortunately new Prime Minister Jim Hacker has none of these, but he does have the cowardice, desperation and a scheming, pragmatic Cabinet Secretary in Sir Humphrey...
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Episodes8
DatesJan 9, 1986 - Feb 27, 1986
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Episodes

The Grand Design
Season 1Episode 130 min

The Grand Design

The Prime Minister's plans for the country's defence manage to antagonise the Civil Service and the military. Is Hacker really the right man to have his finger on the nuclear button?

Jan 9, 1986
The Ministerial Broadcast
Season 1Episode 230 min

The Ministerial Broadcast

Jim is being coached for his first TV broadcast as Prime Minister, but Sir Humphrey seems more concerned with what he says than how he says it.

Jan 16, 1986
The Smoke Screen
Season 1Episode 330 min

The Smoke Screen

A radical plan to deter people from smoking by raising taxes leaves Sir Humphrey fuming. He calls in the tobacco lobby to ensure there's no smoke without fire.

Jan 23, 1986
The Key
Season 1Episode 430 min

The Key

What can a PM do when his Cabinet Secretary is getting above himself? Jim's answer is to lock Sir Humphrey out of Number 10.

Jan 30, 1986
A Real Partnership
Season 1Episode 530 min

A Real Partnership

Backbench MPs want a pay rise, the Civil Service want a pay rise and the government has a financial crisis. Something's got to give and this time it's not going to be the PM - probably.

Feb 13, 1986
A Victory for Democracy
Season 1Episode 630 min

A Victory for Democracy

Is the Foreign Office carrying out government policy or is the government there to carry out Foreign Office policy? Hacker is about to find out.

Feb 13, 1986
The Bishops Gambit
Season 1Episode 730 min

The Bishops Gambit

Sir Humphrey wants the PM to appoint an old friend to the post of Bishop of Bury St Edmunds. But Hacker's got a nurse in a Middle East prison to sort out first.

Feb 20, 1986
One of Us
Season 1Episode 830 min

One of Us

Jim's sliding down the nation's popularity polls. It takes a spy, a sheepdog and an expensive army operation to improve his standing.

Feb 27, 1986

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