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( R e d i r e c t e d f r o m B i g B r o t h e r ( Y e s M i n i s t e r ) )
Thirty-eight episodes of Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister were made in total, running from 1980 to 1988. A one-hour special aired in 1984; all other episodes were a half-hour in length. The dates listed below are when a particular episode was first transmitted on BBC2 .
Series overview [ edit ]
Yes Minister [ edit ]
Last aired
7
25 February 1980 (1980-02-25 )
7 April 1980 (1980-04-07 )
7
23 February 1981 (1981-02-23 )
6 April 1981 (1981-04-06 )
7
11 November 1982 (1982-11-11 )
23 December 1982 (1982-12-23 )
27 December 1982 (1982-12-27 )
17 December 1984 (1984-12-17 )
Yes, Prime Minister [ edit ]
Last aired
8
9 January 1986 (1986-01-09 )
27 February 1986 (1986-02-27 )
8
3 December 1987 (1987-12-03 )
28 January 1988 (1988-01-28 )
Yes Minister (1980–1984)[ edit ]
Series 1 (1980) [ edit ]
Original air date
1
"Open Government"
25 February 1980 (1980-02-25 )
The new
Minister 's idealistic commitment to open the windows of his department faces its first hurdle: Sir Humphrey and the Civil Service.
2
"The Official Visit"
3 March 1980 (1980-03-03 )
Jim Hacker welcomes the visit of the new President of Buranda, an old university chum who has his own agenda.
3
"The Economy Drive"
10 March 1980 (1980-03-10 )
Hacker plans to slim down the civil service — but
Sir Humphrey forces him to set a personal example.
4
"Big Brother"
17 March 1980 (1980-03-17 )
Sir Humphrey drags his feet over the safeguards for a new National Integrated Database.
5
"The Writing on the Wall"
24 March 1980 (1980-03-24 )
The threat of the abolition of the Department of Administrative Affairs forces Hacker and Sir Humphrey to work together.
6
"The Right to Know"
31 March 1980 (1980-03-31 )
A threatened badger colony demonstrates that Sir Humphrey must be selective in what he tells his Minister.
7
"Jobs for the Boys"
7 April 1980 (1980-04-07 )
Hacker is kept in the dark over a doomed building project, and discovers that it takes two to
quango .
Series 2 (1981) [ edit ]
Original air date
1
"The Compassionate Society"
23 February 1981 (1981-02-23 )
Hacker is concerned about a brand new, fully staffed hospital that has no patients. He learns, however, just how powerful the
unions are.
2
"Doing the Honours"
2 March 1981 (1981-03-02 )
Hacker plans to withhold honours for civil servants who do not reduce their budgets.
3
"The Death List"
9 March 1981 (1981-03-09 )
4
"The Greasy Pole"
16 March 1981 (1981-03-16 )
Plans for a new chemical factory hinge on the outcome of a so-called "independent" report.
5
"The Devil You Know"
23 March 1981 (1981-03-23 )
A Cabinet reshuffle coincides with a vacancy in
Brussels . Hacker wonders who the PM has in mind to fill it.
6
"The Quality of Life"
30 March 1981 (1981-03-30 )
7
"A Question of Loyalty"
6 April 1981 (1981-04-06 )
Hacker and Sir Humphrey are tested by a
select committee on their commitment to reducing waste in government expenditure.
Series 3 (1982) [ edit ]
Original air date
1
"Equal Opportunities"
11 November 1982 (1982-11-11 )
Sir Humphrey does not see eye to eye with the Minister's plan for
gender equality in the civil service.
2
"The Challenge"
18 November 1982 (1982-11-18 )
Fallout shelters upset Hacker's crusade to make local authorities responsible for their expenditure.
3
"The Skeleton in the Cupboard"
25 November 1982 (1982-11-25 )
Details of a 1950s defence contract are about to be made public — and Sir Humphrey seems unaccountably nervous.
4
"The Moral Dimension"
2 December 1982 (1982-12-02 )
After signing a huge export order in Qumran, Hacker is upset to discover it was obtained through bribery.
5
"The Bed of Nails "
9 December 1982 (1982-12-09 )
Hacker is made Transport Supremo — and soon wonders if it is a title worth having.
6
"The Whisky Priest"
16 December 1982 (1982-12-16 )
Hacker faces a moral dilemma when he learns that British bombs are ending up in the hands of Italian terrorists.
7
"The Middle-Class Rip-Off"
23 December 1982 (1982-12-23 )
Sir Humphrey is incensed that Hacker plans to subsidise his local football club by selling a local museum.
Christmas Sketch (1982) [ edit ]
A two-minute Christmas-themed sketch, featuring only Eddington, Hawthorne and Fowlds, was aired on BBC1 as part of a 1982 Christmas special titled The Funny Side of Christmas .
"Christmas at the Ministry"
27 December 1982 (1982-12-27 )
Christmas Special (1984) [ edit ]
"Party Games"
17 December 1984 (1984-12-17 )
The unexpected resignation of the PM prompts a race for the succession, and, as Party Chairman, Hacker is in a key position—and the Civil Service, now headed by Sir Humphrey, has its own agenda. (Special hour-long episode.)
Yes, Prime Minister (1986–1988)[ edit ]
Series 1 (1986) [ edit ]
Original air date
1
"The Grand Design"
9 January 1986 (1986-01-09 )
With his finger now on the nuclear button, Hacker plans his first act as
Prime Minister to be a radical new defence policy.
2
"The Ministerial Broadcast"
16 January 1986 (1986-01-16 )
Hacker is groomed for his first television broadcast as PM, but Sir Humphrey is more concerned with the content.
3
"The Smoke Screen"
23 January 1986 (1986-01-23 )
4
"The Key"
30 January 1986 (1986-01-30 )
The PM decides to clip Sir Humphrey's wings when he engages in a territorial battle with Hacker's political advisor.
5
"A Real Partnership"
6 February 1986 (1986-02-06 )
Sir Humphrey has to get through a civil service pay claim while at the same time discrediting its proposer.
6
"A Victory for Democracy"
13 February 1986 (1986-02-13 )
Hacker has difficulty discovering if the
Foreign Office is there to carry out government policy or vice versa.
7
"The Bishop's Gambit"
20 February 1986 (1986-02-20 )
A troubled British nurse in Qumran and a vacant
bishopric combine to provide an opportunity for Sir Humphrey.
8
"One of Us"
27 February 1986 (1986-02-27 )
The former head of
MI5 is revealed to be a spy (despite Sir Humphrey clearing him), while a dog strays on to
Salisbury Plain .
Series 2 (1987–88) [ edit ]
Original air date
1
"Man Overboard"
3 December 1987 (1987-12-03 )
2
"Official Secrets"
10 December 1987 (1987-12-10 )
Hacker attempts to suppress an unflattering chapter of his predecessor's memoirs that has been leaked to the press.
3
"A Diplomatic Incident"
17 December 1987 (1987-12-17 )
The death of Hacker's predecessor provides a chance for some negotiations with
France over the
Channel Tunnel at his state funeral.
4
"A Conflict of Interest"
23 December 1987 (1987-12-23 ) [1]
Hacker can avoid a
City scandal if he appoints a
Bank of England Governor whose honesty is not beyond reproach.
5
"Power to the People"
7 January 1988 (1988-01-07 )
6
"The Patron of the Arts"
14 January 1988 (1988-01-14 )
Hacker's invitation to the British Theatre Awards dinner becomes a hot potato when the size of the
Arts Council grant is revealed.
7
"The National Education Service"
21 January 1988 (1988-01-21 )
8
"The Tangled Web"
28 January 1988 (1988-01-28 )
When Hacker unwittingly lies to the
House of Commons he is helped by Sir Humphrey's unfortunate indiscretion.
Yes, Prime Minister (2013)[ edit ]
In January 2013, a new series of Yes, Prime Minister was launched on the Gold television channel.[2] [3]
References [ edit ]
^ "Yes, Prime Minister Series 1 episode guide - British Comedy Guide" . British Comedy Guide .
External links [ edit ]
Sir Humphrey Appleby
Bernard Woolley
Politician's syllogism
Video game
Ji Mantriji
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Yes_Minister_and_Yes,_Prime_Minister_episodes&oldid=1215201882#ep4 "
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● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 2 3 M a r c h 2 0 2 4 , a t 1 8 : 4 7 ( U T C ) .
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