Jonathan Lynn
Director
Yes Minister (1980)
Series 3
Westminster and Whitehall clash again as the Rt Hon. Jim Hacker, the Minister for Administrative Affairs, locks horns with his Permanent Secretary Sir Humphrey Appleby.
Released Feb. 25, 1980
Episode 30 min
10+
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Production Companies: BBC
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S3E1 - Equal Opportunities
Jim decides to promote more women to high civil service positions despite Sir Humphrey’s opposition.
Nov. 11, 1982, midnight
S3E2 - The Challenge
When Jim tackles local council administration and civil defence, he runs afoul of a B.B.C. interviewer.
Nov. 18, 1982, midnight
S3E3 - The Skeleton in the Cupboard
Jim uses a costly mistake from Sir Humphrey’s past to escape chastising an efficient local council for being late with their paperwork.
Nov. 25, 1982, midnight
S3E4 - The Moral Dimension
Jim is forced to back down about exposing bribery used to obtain a lucrative foreign contract when Bernard allows a valuable vase from a foreign government to be undervalued so that Mrs Hacker can keep it.
Dec. 2, 1982, midnight
S3E5 - The Bed of Nails
Jim accepts an unpopular position pushing a transportation bill desired by Number 10, but opposed by everyone else.
Dec. 9, 1982, midnight
S3E6 - The Whisky Priest
Jim faces opposition from all sides when he learns that British munitions have been sold to terrorist groups and he decides to start an inquiry into how it happened.
Dec. 16, 1982, midnight
S3E7 - The Middle-Class Rip-Off
Jim and Sir Humphrey collide when Jim acts as an M.P. to sell an art gallery and museum in his district to support a popular local soccer club.
Dec. 23, 1982, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 630 min.
Released: Feb. 25, 1980
Last Air Date: Dec. 23, 1982, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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