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Yes, Prime Minister Season 2 episodes
S02 E01
Man Overboard
30 mins · Thu, 3 Dec 1987
Sir Humphrey tries to stop Jim from supporting a plan to move armed service jobs from the south to the north east to ease unemployment.
S02 E02
Official Secrets
30 mins · Thu, 10 Dec 1987
Jim Hacker's predecessor is publishing his memoirs and must be cleared by the PM's office for security reasons. One chapter shows Hacker in a very bad light, and might have grounds for refusing to publish.
S02 E03
A Diplomatic Incident
28 mins · Thu, 17 Dec 1987
When Jim Hacker discovers the French are planning some dirty tricks to get political advantage, the PM turns the tables on them.
S02 E04
A Conflict of Interest
30 mins · Wed, 23 Dec 1987
When a scandal breaks in the city, Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey cannot agree on who should be the new governor of the Bank of England.
S02 E05
Power to the People
30 mins · Thu, 7 Jan 1988
Jim Hacker meets a local councillor who has some radical ideas about local government. The PM likes what he hears but Sir Humphrey, fearful it will weaken the Civil Service, must persuade him otherwise.
S02 E06
The Patron of the Arts
28 mins · Thu, 14 Jan 1988
Jim is the guest of honour at the British Theatre Awards, but the Arts Council grant is going to be cut. Jim wants to avoid bad publicity and Sir Humphrey, National Theatre board member, wants to avoid cuts.
S02 E07
The National Education Service
30 mins · Thu, 21 Jan 1988
Jim Hacker decides to abolish the Department of Education and Science to reduce bureaucracy and save money, giving cash directly to schools. Sir Humphrey, of course, is appalled.
S02 E08
The Tangled Web
28 mins · Thu, 28 Jan 1988
Jim unwittingly lies to the Commons about bugging an MP's phone; Sir Humphrey decides not to lie to the Privileges Committee on Jim's behalf, but then discovers that he too has something to hide.