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EP1 Man Overboard Dec 03, 1987

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.

EP2 Official Secrets Dec 10, 1987

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

EP3 A Diplomatic Incident Dec 17, 1987

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

EP4 A Conflict of Interest Dec 24, 1987

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.

EP5 Power to the People Dec 31, 1987

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.

EP6 The Patron of the Arts Jan 01, 1988

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

EP7 The National Education Service Jan 08, 1988

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

EP8 The Tangled Web Jan 28, 1988

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.

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Released: 09 January 1986 Ended

Producted By: BBC

Country: United Kingdom

Budget: 0

Revenue: 0

Official Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00m01hr

Synopsis

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 , Nigel Hawthorne , Derek Fowlds

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