Series 2 poster

Series 2

(1981)

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

The Compassionate Society poster

The Compassionate Society 0.0

February 23, 1981

When Jim learns that a brand new hospital still has no medical staff, but hundreds of civil servants working there, he …

Doing the Honours poster

Doing the Honours 0.0

March 2, 1981

When Jim learns that he can block civil servant’s honours, he blackmails them into cutting their budgets, but when he h…

The Death List poster

The Death List 0.0

March 9, 1981

When Jim learns that when in opposition he was bugged by the secret service, he decides to bring in legislation to kerb…

The Greasy Pole poster

The Greasy Pole 0.0

March 16, 1981

Jim has the chance of creating jobs, and saving a chemical company, when they are offered the chance to manufacture a h…

The Devil You Know poster

The Devil You Know 0.0

March 23, 1981

When Jim is betrayed by a Cabinet colleague over his plans to bring in jobs for British workers, he thinks about leavin…

The Quality of Life poster

The Quality of Life 0.0

March 30, 1981

Sir Humphrey uses Jim’s promise to keep a popular city farm project open to get special permission for an additional ni…

A Question of Loyalty poster

A Question of Loyalty 0.0

April 6, 1981

Jim and Sir Humphrey pass the buck to protect each other when they appear before a select committee investigating charg…