Series 1 poster

Series 1

(1980)

Cast

Paul Eddington as Jim Hacker
Paul Eddington

as Jim Hacker

Nigel Hawthorne as Sir Humphrey Appleby
Nigel Hawthorne

as Sir Humphrey Appleby

Derek Fowlds as Bernard Woolley
Derek Fowlds

as Bernard Woolley

Episodes

Open Government poster

Open Government 0.0

February 25, 1980

Jim Hacker retains his seat in the election and is given a cabinet post in the new government He meets the permanent s…

The Official Visit poster

The Official Visit 0.0

March 3, 1980

When the leader of an African country is killed in a coup, his successor, who is an old friend of Jim’s, comes in his p…

The Economy Drive poster

The Economy Drive 0.0

March 10, 1980

Jim Hacker is determined to reduce the Civil Service, but he is frustrated by Sir Humphrey, and the only numbers he can…

Big Brother poster

Big Brother 0.0

March 17, 1980

When the Government is planning to introduce a national database, Jim wants to bring in safe guards, but Sir Humphrey s…

The Writing on the Wall poster

The Writing on the Wall 10.0

March 24, 1980

A rumour starts that Jim’s department is about to be axed. So with help from Sir Humphrey, they try and defeat the Prim…

The Right to Know poster

The Right to Know 8.0

March 31, 1980

Jim faces rebellion at home and in the office over the removal of protected status from a badger habitat, while he trie…

Jobs for the Boys poster

Jobs for the Boys 8.0

April 7, 1980

Jim goes on radio to support the Solihull project a Government, union and private enterprise building scheme, that he h…