Series 1
(1980)
Cast
as Jim Hacker
as Sir Humphrey Appleby
as Bernard Woolley
Episodes
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 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 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 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 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 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 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…