The Best Episodes of Yes Minister Season 2

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.4/10(447 votes)

   #1 - The Compassionate Society

   S2:E12/23/1981

   When Jim learns that a brand new hospital still has no medical staff, but hundreds of civil servants working there, he proposes that half of the civil servants be sacked and use the money saved to open wards with medical staff.

   Director:Peter Whitmore

   Writers:Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay

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   Director:Peter Whitmore

   Writers:Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay
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   8.3/10(399 votes)

   #2 - Doing the Honours

   S2:E23/2/1981

   When Jim learns that he can block civil servant’s honours, he blackmails them into cutting their budgets, but when he hears that he might be in line for an honorary degree, he has to back down.

   Director:Peter Whitmore

   Writers:Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay

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   Director:Peter Whitmore

   Writers:Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay
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   8.0/10(395 votes)

   #3 - The Death List

   S2:E33/9/1981

   When Jim learns that when in opposition he was bugged by the secret service, he decides to bring in legislation to kerb the bugging, only to find out that he is on the death list of a group of terrorists, and the best way to find them, is by bugging phone lines.

   Director:Peter Whitmore

   Writers:Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay

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   Director:Peter Whitmore

   Writers:Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay
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   8.2/10(379 votes)

   #4 - The Greasy Pole

   S2:E43/16/1981

   Jim has the chance of creating jobs, and saving a chemical company, when they are offered the chance to manufacture a highly dangerous chemical, but when the news gets out that it might be too dangerous, he has to back down.

   Director:Peter Whitmore

   Writers:Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay

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   Writers:Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay
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   8.2/10(379 votes)

   #5 - The Devil You Know

   S2:E53/23/1981

   When Jim is betrayed by a Cabinet colleague over his plans to bring in jobs for British workers, he thinks about leaving Westminster and becoming a European Commissioner, But when Sir Humphrey learns who his replacement will be, he tries to change Jim’s mind.

   Director:Peter Whitmore

   Writers:Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay

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   Director:Peter Whitmore

   Writers:Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay
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   8.0/10(382 votes)

   #6 - The Quality of Life

   S2:E63/30/1981

   Sir Humphrey uses Jim’s promise to keep a popular city farm project open to get special permission for an additional nine floors on a proposed skyscraper.

   Director:Peter Whitmore

   Writers:Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay

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   Director:Peter Whitmore

   Writers:Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay
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   8.7/10(394 votes)

   #7 - A Question of Loyalty

   S2:E74/6/1981

   Jim and Sir Humphrey pass the buck to protect each other when they appear before a select committee investigating charges of waste in Hacker’s ministry, until Jim’s higher loyalties are called upon.

   Director:Peter Whitmore

   Writers:Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay

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   Director:Peter Whitmore

   Writers:Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay