Yes, Prime Minister

Name: Yes, Prime Minister
Genre: Comedy, War & Politics
Released: 1986-01-09
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds

ENDED2 Seasons16 Episodes★ 8.3

Yes, Prime Minister is a comedy series on BBC Two that ran from 1986 to 1988, ending after 2 seasons and 16 episodes.

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NetworkBBC Two

First AiredJan 9, 1986

Last AiredJan 28, 1988

GenreComedy, War & Politics

Runtime30 min

Created ByAntony Jay, Jonathan Lynn

LanguageEnglish

CountryUnited Kingdom

ProductionBBC

James Hacker MP the Government's bumbling minister for Administrative Affairs is propelled along the corridors of power to the very pinnacle of politics - No. 10. Could this have possibly have been managed by his trusted Permanent Private Secretary, the formidably political Sir Humphrey Appleby who must move to the “Top Job” in Downing Street to support him, together with his much put upon PPS Bernard Wolley. What could possibly go wrong?

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Cast

Paul Eddington

Jim Hacker

Nigel Hawthorne

Sir Humphrey Appleby

Derek Fowlds

Bernard Woolley

Seasons & Episodes2 seasons · 16 episodes

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If Prime Minister Jim Hacker has a fault (and god knows...), it is that he has ideas. Fortunately his Cabinet Secretary, Sir Humphrey makes sure they never come to fruition. Meanwhile poor Bernard, his Private Secretary, sits uneasily on the fence between them...

E1Man Overboard

Dec 3, 198730m

Sir Humphrey makes Jim suspicious of the Minister of Employment when he needs the P.M.’s support in opposing a plan to shift military personnel from the south to the north of England.

E2Official Secrets

Dec 10, 198730m

Jim considers approving the publication of his predecessor’s memoirs, but it becomes a plumber’s nightmare as a series of leaks spring up.

E3A Diplomatic Incident

Dec 17, 198730m

Jim uses the occasion of his predecessor’s state funeral to negotiate with the French over the conditions of the Channel Tunnel.

E4A Conflict of Interest

Dec 24, 198730m

Hacker and Sir Humphrey clash over the appointment of the governor of the Bank of England and the cover up of a banking scandal in the City.

E5Power to the People

Dec 31, 198730m

Sir Humphrey makes a very strange ally out of the formidable Agnes Moorhouse, a radical political reformer from a London council, in his efforts to stop Hacker’s plans to make local government more democratic.

E6The Patron of the Arts

Jan 1, 198830m

Jim Hacker faces embarrassment when Sir Humphrey tells a friend in the arts that the PM's government is planning to cut grants.

E7The National Education Service

Jan 8, 198830m

Sir Humphrey faces a conflict of interest when Hacker devises a plan to improve educational standards by abolishing the Department of Education and Science.

E8The Tangled Web

Jan 28, 198830m

Sir Humphrey has to decide if he will support the P.M. or inform Parliament when Hacker denies knowledge of a wiretap authorized by his office without his knowledge.

About Yes, Prime Minister

Yes, Prime Minister is a comedy, war & politics series on BBC Two. The show first aired on Jan 9, 1986 and currently has 2 seasons and 16 episodes. Yes, Prime Minister has ended. It has a rating of 8.3/10 based on 146 votes. The cast includes Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds. Created by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn.