Series 1
8 episodes · Jan 9, 1986
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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S1E1The Grand Design
Jan 9, 198630mWith his finger now on the nuclear button, Hacker plans his first act as Prime Minister to be a radical new defence policy.
S1E2The Ministerial Broadcast
Jan 16, 198630mJim is coached in the world of show business as he prepares to address the nation on his defence policy.
S1E3The Smoke Screen
Jan 23, 198630mJim favors abolishing smoking through heavy taxation but runs into strong opposition from the tobacco lobby and the Treasury department.
S1E4The Key
Jan 30, 198630mOffice 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.
S1E5A Real Partnership
Feb 6, 198630mSir Humphrey tries to get his scheduled pay raise even though increases for M.P.s have been put on hold for budgetary reasons.
S1E6A Victory for Democracy
Feb 13, 198630mJim must take action to avert a Marxist takeover of a Commonwealth island nation despite the efforts of the Foreign Office to keep him ignorant.
S1E7The Bishop’s Gambit
Feb 20, 198630mJim has to choose a new bishop but doesn’t like either the Church or Sir Humphrey’s choices.
S1E8One of Us
Feb 27, 198630mHacker 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.