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James Hacker MP the Government's bumbling minister for Administrative Affairs is propelled along the corridors of power to the very pinnacle of politics -...
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Season 1

  • The Grand Design
    8.4/10364 votes

    The Grand Design

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/9/1986

    With his finger now on the nuclear button, Hacker plans his first act as Prime Minister to be a radical new defence policy.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay

  • The Ministerial Broadcast
    8.3/10343 votes

    The Ministerial Broadcast

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/16/1986

    Jim is coached in the world of show business as he prepares to address the nation on his defence policy.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay

  • The Smoke Screen
    8.6/10340 votes

    The Smoke Screen

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/23/1986

    Jim favors abolishing smoking through heavy taxation but runs into strong opposition from the tobacco lobby and the Treasury department.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay

  • The Key
    9.2/10456 votes

    The Key

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/30/1986

    Office politics take precedence over national issues when Sir Humphrey and Bernard fall out with each other after Jim tries to restrict Sir Humphrey’s access to №10.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay

  • A Real Partnership
    8.2/10311 votes

    A Real Partnership

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/6/1986

    Sir Humphrey tries to get his scheduled pay raise even though increases for M.P.s have been put on hold for budgetary reasons.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay

  • A Victory for Democracy
    8.4/10329 votes

    A Victory for Democracy

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/13/1986

    Jim must take action to avert a Marxist takeover of a Commonwealth island nation despite the efforts of the Foreign Office to keep him ignorant.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay

  • The Bishop’s Gambit
    8.3/10309 votes

    The Bishop’s Gambit

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/20/1986

    Jim has to choose a new bishop but doesn’t like either the Church or Sir Humphrey’s choices.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay

  • One of Us
    8.5/10310 votes

    One of Us

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/27/1986

    Hacker threatens to place Sir Humphrey on leave while a security inquiry looks into why he cleared a confessed Soviet spy many years earlier, so Sir Humphrey retaliates with a dog in distress on Salisbury plain.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay