Ranked #2 of 8 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg
Jim favors abolishing smoking through heavy taxation but runs into strong opposition from the tobacco lobby and the Treasury department.
Paul Eddington
Jim Hacker
Nigel Hawthorne
Sir Humphrey Appleby
Derek Fowlds
Bernard Woolley
Sydney Lotterby
Producer
Antony Jay
Writer
Jonathan Lynn
Writer
Sydney Lotterby
Director
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"The Smoke Screen" is episode 3 of Yes, Prime Minister season 1. It scored 8.6/10 from 384 votes, ranking #2 of 8 episodes this season (season average 8.5). Directed by Sydney Lotterby and written by Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn, it aired on January 23, 1986.
