Jonathan Lynn
Director
Yes, Prime Minister (1986)
Series 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...
Released Jan. 9, 1986
Episode 30 min
10+
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Watch Providers: Tubi TV, Britbox Apple TV Channel
Production Companies: BBC
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
8.0
S1E1 - The Grand Design
With his finger now on the nuclear button, Hacker plans his first act as Prime Minister to be a radical new defence policy.
Jan. 9, 1986, midnight
7.7
S1E2 - The Ministerial Broadcast
Jim is coached in the world of show business as he prepares to address the nation on his defence policy.
Jan. 16, 1986, midnight
9.3
S1E3 - The Smoke Screen
Jim favors abolishing smoking through heavy taxation but runs into strong opposition from the tobacco lobby and the Treasury department.
Jan. 23, 1986, midnight
10.0
S1E4 - The Key
Office politics take precedence over national issues when Sir Humphrey and Bernard fall out with each other after Jim tries to restrict Sir Humphrey’s access to №10.
Jan. 30, 1986, midnight
8.0
S1E5 - A Real Partnership
Sir Humphrey tries to get his scheduled pay raise even though increases for M.P.s have been put on hold for budgetary reasons.
Feb. 6, 1986, midnight
7.0
S1E6 - A Victory for Democracy
Jim must take action to avert a Marxist takeover of a Commonwealth island nation despite the efforts of the Foreign Office to keep him ignorant.
Feb. 13, 1986, midnight
6.0
S1E7 - The Bishop’s Gambit
Jim has to choose a new bishop but doesn’t like either the Church or Sir Humphrey’s choices.
Feb. 20, 1986, midnight
7.0
S1E8 - One of Us
Hacker threatens to place Sir Humphrey on leave while a security inquiry looks into why he cleared a confessed Soviet spy many years earlier, so Sir Humphrey retaliates with a dog in distress on Salisbury plain.
Feb. 27, 1986, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 480 min.
Released: Jan. 9, 1986
Last Air Date: Jan. 28, 1988, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR / 10+
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