Season 1

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  Open Government

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/25/1980

  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

  Director: Stuart Allen

  Writer: Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn

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  The Official Visit

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/3/1980

  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.

  Director: Sydney Lotterby

  Writer: Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn

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  The Economy Drive

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/10/1980

  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.

  Director: Sydney Lotterby

  Writer: Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn

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  Big Brother

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/17/1980

  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.

  Director: Sydney Lotterby

  Writer: Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn

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  The Writing on the Wall

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/24/1980

  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.

  Director: Sydney Lotterby

  Writer: Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn

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  The Right to Know

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/31/1980

  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.

  Director: Sydney Lotterby

  Writer: Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn

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  Jobs for the Boys

  Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/7/1980

  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

  Director: Sydney Lotterby

  Writer: Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn