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BAFTA TV AWARDS® 1X winner in 1988

Yes, Prime Minister,

Defense policy, civil service pay and a spy scandal mark Jim Hacker's first term in office.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - The Grand Design
    January 8, 1986
    30min
    TV-PG
    As Prime Minister, Jim's finger is now on the nuclear button. Confused by some tough questioning, he comes up with a surprising Grand Design for defense.
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  2. S1 E2 - The Ministerial Broadcast
    January 15, 1986
    29min
    TV-PG
    As Jim is coached and groomed for a television discussion on his new defense policy, Sir Humphrey is more concerned with what he says than in how he says it.
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  3. S1 E3 - The Smoke Screen
    January 22, 1986
    30min
    TV-PG
    Jim sees how he can use the health minister's desire to abolish smoking through taxation to stop Treasury opposition to his plans for tax cuts.
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  4. S1 E4 - The Key
    January 29, 1986
    29min
    TV-PG
    Sir Humphrey tries to maneuver Jim's political adviser out of her office. Territorial battle ensues and, caught in the cross fire, Bernard considers opposing Sir Humphrey for once in his career.
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  5. S1 E5 - The Real Partnership
    February 5, 1986
    30min
    TV-PG
    The Government runs into a financial crisis just as MPs and top civil servants are due for a pay increase. Sir Humphrey relies on all his finest skills to push through his own claim.
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  6. S1 E6 - A Victory for Democracy
    February 12, 1986
    30min
    TV-PG
    Jim Hacker begins to wonder whether the government runs the Foreign Office, or vice versa.
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  7. S1 E7 - The Bishop's Gambit
    February 19, 1986
    30min
    TV-PG
    Jim must recommend the appointment of bishops to the Queen but is not keen on the two offered by the Church.
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  8. S1 E8 - One of Us
    February 26, 1986
    30min
    TV-PG
    The late former head of MI5 is confirmed as a Russian spy who was cleared by Sir Humphrey.
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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Sydney Lotterby
Producers
Stuart AllenSydney Lotterby
Starring
Paul EddingtonNigel HawthorneDerek Fowlds
Studio
BBC
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