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The Best Episodes of Yes Minister Season 3

Every episode of Yes Minister Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Yes Minister Season 3!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Yes Minister Season 3 Episode 3 - The Skeleton in the Cupboard
    9.0/10(427 votes)

    S3:E3

    Jim uses a costly mistake from Sir Humphrey’s past to escape chastising an efficient local council for being late with their paperwork.

    Director:Peter Whitmore
    Writers:Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay

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  2. Yes Minister Season 3 Episode 4 - The Moral Dimension
    8.8/10(415 votes)

    S3:E4

    Jim is forced to back down about exposing bribery used to obtain a lucrative foreign contract when Bernard allows a valuable vase from a foreign government to be undervalued so that Mrs Hacker can keep it.

    Director:Peter Whitmore
    Writers:Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay

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  3. Yes Minister Season 3 Episode 1 - Equal Opportunities
    8.5/10(417 votes)

    S3:E1

    Jim decides to promote more women to high civil service positions despite Sir Humphrey’s opposition.

    Director:Peter Whitmore
    Writers:Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay

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  4. Yes Minister Season 3 Episode 5 - The Bed of Nails
    8.3/10(371 votes)

    S3:E5

    Jim accepts an unpopular position pushing a transportation bill desired by Number 10, but opposed by everyone else.

    Director:Peter Whitmore
    Writers:Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay

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  5. Yes Minister Season 3 Episode 2 - The Challenge
    8.2/10(369 votes)

    S3:E2

    When Jim tackles local council administration and civil defence, he runs afoul of a B.B.C. interviewer.

    Director:Peter Whitmore
    Writers:Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay

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  6. Yes Minister Season 3 Episode 6 - The Whisky Priest
    8.2/10(374 votes)

    S3:E6

    Jim faces opposition from all sides when he learns that British munitions have been sold to terrorist groups and he decides to start an inquiry into how it happened.

    Director:Peter Whitmore
    Writers:Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay

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  7. Yes Minister Season 3 Episode 7 - The Middle-Class Rip-Off
    8.1/10(353 votes)

    S3:E7

    Jim and Sir Humphrey collide when Jim acts as an M.P. to sell an art gallery and museum in his district to support a popular local soccer club.

    Director:Peter Whitmore
    Writers:Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"The Skeleton in the Cupboard" is the best rated episode of Yes Minister season 3. It scored 9.0/10 from 427 votes. Directed by Peter Whitmore and written by Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay, it aired on November 25, 1982. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Moral Dimension".