Yes Minister

S01E01 Open Government 1980-02-25

The Rt Hon Jim Hacker, newly appointed Minister for Administrative Affairs, finds his idealism challenged from the start.

S01E02 The Official Visit 1980-03-03

Jim receives an African President, who turns out to be a friend from his university days.

S01E03 The Economy Drive 1980-03-10

Jim attempts to initiate an economy drive within the Civil Service.

S01E04 Big Brother 1980-03-17

Sir Humphrey is concerned about a new National Integrated Database.

S01E05 The Writing on the Wall 1980-03-24

Jim Hacker MP is considering the introduction of identity cards.

S01E06 The Right to Know 1980-03-31

Sir Humphrey is bothered by the controversy surrounding an endangered badger colony.

S01E07 Jobs for the Boys 1980-04-07

Jim seeks help from a banker when a pet project seems near to collapse.

S02E01 The Compassionate Society 1981-02-23

Minister for administrative affairs Jim Hacker struggles to cut administrative staff in the Health Service.

S02E02 Doing the Honours 1981-03-02

Humphrey's old school network come in handy when he wants to scupper Jim's budget plans.

S02E03 The Death List 1981-03-09

The minister is shocked to discover that his department is responsible for supplying all of the government's electronic surveillance equipment.

S02E04 The Greasy Pole 1981-03-16

Jim discovers that the outcome of scientific reports can be manipulated if needs be.

S02E05 The Devil You Know 1981-03-23

The date of a cabinet re-shuffle coincides with Jim's appointment in Brussels.

S02E06 The Quality of Life 1981-03-30

Jim's eco-friendly policies are compromised when plans are hatched to turn a city farm into a Civil Service car park.

S02E07 A Question of Loyalty 1981-04-06

Hacker and Sir Humphrey are called to appear before a Select Committee looking into government expenditure, and Hacker must choose between toeing the party line and doing what the Civil Service want him to do.

S03E01 Equal Opportunities 1982-11-11

Jim attempts to instigate a policy of sexual equality in Whitehall, much to Sir Humphrey's disapproval.

S03E02 The Challenge 1982-11-18

Jim's efforts to make local authorities financially accountable are thwarted by an interview with Ludovic Kennedy.

S03E03 The Skeleton in the Cupboard 1982-11-25

A normally efficient local council is late with some paperwork, and Sir Humphrey wants to make an example of them.

S03E04 The Moral Dimension 1982-12-02

Jim's plans to expose bribery are cancelled when Bernard manages to get a valuable vase under-valued, because Mrs Hacker has her eye on it.

S03E05 The Bed of Nails 1982-12-09

Jim takes on an unpopular role developing a national transport policy.

S03E06 The Whiskey Priest 1982-12-16

Jim faces opposition from all sides when he tries to expose a munitions deal.

S03E07 The Middle-Class Rip-Off 1982-12-23

Jim and Sir Humphrey clash over those pillars of British culture: art and football.