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The Best Episodes of Yes, Prime Minister Season 1

Every episode of Yes, Prime Minister Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Yes, Prime Minister Season 1!

James Hacker MP the Government's bumbling minister for Administrative Affairs is propelled along the corridors of power to the very pinnacle of politics -...
Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC Two

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Grand Design" is the best rated episode of "Yes, Prime Minister" season 1. It scored 8.4/10 based on 349 votes. Directed by Sydney Lotterby and written by Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn, it aired on 1/9/1986. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Ministerial Broadcast".

  • The Grand Design
    8.4/10349 votes

    #1 - 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: Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn

  • The Ministerial Broadcast
    8.3/10329 votes

    #2 - 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: Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn

  • The Smoke Screen
    8.6/10326 votes

    #3 - 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: Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn

  • The Key
    9.2/10434 votes

    #4 - 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: Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn

  • A Real Partnership
    8.3/10297 votes

    #5 - 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: Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn

  • A Victory for Democracy
    8.4/10316 votes

    #6 - 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: Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn

  • The Bishop’s Gambit
    8.3/10297 votes

    #7 - 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: N/A

    Writer: Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn

  • One of Us
    8.5/10297 votes

    #8 - 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: Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn