Yes Minister (1980)
Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP, who struggles with Civil Service bureaucracy and political machinations as he tries to get on with government business.
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Episode 1 - Equal Opportunities
Release Date: 1982-11-11Jim decides to promote more women to high civil service positions despite Sir Humphrey’s opposition.
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Episode 2 - The Challenge
Release Date: 1982-11-18When Jim tackles local council administration and civil defence, he runs afoul of a B.B.C. interviewer.
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Episode 3 - The Skeleton in the Cupboard
Release Date: 1982-11-25Jim uses a costly mistake from Sir Humphrey’s past to escape chastising an efficient local council for being late with their paperwork.
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Episode 4 - The Moral Dimension
Release Date: 1982-12-02Jim 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.
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Episode 5 - The Bed of Nails
Release Date: 1982-12-09Jim accepts an unpopular position pushing a transportation bill desired by Number 10, but opposed by everyone else.
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Episode 6 - The Whisky Priest
Release Date: 1982-12-16Jim 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.
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Episode 7 - The Middle-Class Rip-off
Release Date: 1982-12-23Jim 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.