Ranked #6 of 7 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg
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
Paul Eddington
Jim Hacker
Nigel Hawthorne
Sir Humphrey Appleby
Derek Fowlds
Bernard Woolley
Jonathan Lynn
Writer
Antony Jay
Writer
Sydney Lotterby
Producer
Stuart Allen
Director
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"Open Government" is episode 1 of Yes Minister season 1. It scored 7.9/10 from 569 votes, ranking #6 of 7 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Stuart Allen and written by Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay, it aired on February 25, 1980.
