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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!

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 -...
  1. 9.2/10(450 votes)

    #1 - The Key

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    S1:E4

    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.

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  2. 8.6/10(337 votes)

    #2 - The Smoke Screen

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    S1:E3

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

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  3. 8.5/10(325 votes)

    #3 - A Victory for Democracy

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    S1:E6

    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.

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  4. 8.5/10(306 votes)

    #4 - One of Us

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    S1:E8

    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.

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  5. 8.4/10(361 votes)

    #5 - The Grand Design

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    S1:E1

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

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  6. 8.3/10(339 votes)

    #6 - The Ministerial Broadcast

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    S1:E2

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

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  8. 8.3/10(305 votes)

    #7 - The Bishop’s Gambit

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    S1:E7

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

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  9. 8.2/10(308 votes)

    #8 - A Real Partnership

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    S1:E5

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

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Key" is the best rated episode of "Yes, Prime Minister" season 1. It scored 9.2/10 based on 450 votes. Directed by Sydney Lotterby and written by Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay, it aired on 1/30/1986. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "The Smoke Screen".