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Yes Minister Season 1 episodes
S01 E01
Open Government
30 mins · Mon, 25 Feb 1980
Jim Hacker retains his seat in the election and is given a cabinet post in the new government He meets the permanent secretary for his department Sir Humphrey Appleby but Jim decides to change the way things are done in the civil service so Sir Humphrey sets out to stop him
S01 E02
The Official Visit
30 mins · Mon, 3 Mar 1980
When the leader of an African country is killed in a coup, his successor, who is an old friend of Jim’s, comes in his place. They negotiate a £50 million deal to help buy oil exploration equipment.
S01 E03
The Economy Drive
30 mins · Mon, 10 Mar 1980
Jim Hacker is determined to reduce the Civil Service, but he is frustrated by Sir Humphrey, and the only numbers he can alter are the numbers of tea ladies.
S01 E04
Big Brother
30 mins · Mon, 17 Mar 1980
When the Government is planning to introduce a national database, Jim wants to bring in safe guards, but Sir Humphrey stalls until with some help from the opposition, Jim gets his way.
S01 E05
The Writing on the Wall
30 mins · Mon, 24 Mar 1980
A rumour starts that Jim’s department is about to be axed. So with help from Sir Humphrey, they try and defeat the Prime Minister’s plans.
S01 E06
The Right to Know
30 mins · Mon, 31 Mar 1980
Jim faces rebellion at home and in the office over the removal of protected status from a badger habitat, while he tries to circumvent Sir Humphrey’s efforts to keep him ignorant of things.
S01 E07
Jobs for the Boys
30 mins · Mon, 7 Apr 1980
Jim goes on radio to support the Solihull project a Government, union and private enterprise building scheme, that he has inherited from the last administration, but unknown to him the project is close to bankruptcy, Sir Humphrey hopes to save the deal by offering a quango to the director of the bank involved