Yes, Minister

First episode of the acclaimed sitcom about an apparently clueless British government minister and the advisers who surround him.

When Hacker recognizes a visiting head of an African nation as a school friend, he does his best to offload some oil rigging gear on him.

Jim Hacker wants to implement some cost-cutting initiatives - but Sir Humphrey does not approve.

Jim tries to implement a privacy safeguard for a new national computer database.

While battling one another on the Civil Service reduction issue, the Minister and Sir Humphrey learn of a plan that would adversely affect them both. They must now work together for the first time.

Are there occasions when the minister should be kept in the dark? Jim Hacker is not so sure.

A departmental construction project is in progress but Sir Humphrey is being very evasive.