Series 3 poster

Series 3

(1982)

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

Equal Opportunities poster

Equal Opportunities 0.0

November 11, 1982

Jim decides to promote more women to high civil service positions despite Sir Humphrey’s opposition.

The Challenge poster

The Challenge 0.0

November 18, 1982

When Jim tackles local council administration and civil defence, he runs afoul of a B.B.C. interviewer.

The Skeleton in the Cupboard poster

The Skeleton in the Cupboard 0.0

November 25, 1982

Jim uses a costly mistake from Sir Humphrey’s past to escape chastising an efficient local council for being late with …

The Moral Dimension poster

The Moral Dimension 0.0

December 2, 1982

Jim is forced to back down about exposing bribery used to obtain a lucrative foreign contract when Bernard allows a val…

The Bed of Nails poster

The Bed of Nails 0.0

December 9, 1982

Jim accepts an unpopular position pushing a transportation bill desired by Number 10, but opposed by everyone else.

The Whisky Priest poster

The Whisky Priest 0.0

December 16, 1982

Jim faces opposition from all sides when he learns that British munitions have been sold to terrorist groups and he dec…

The Middle-Class Rip-off poster

The Middle-Class Rip-off 0.0

December 23, 1982

Jim and Sir Humphrey collide when Jim acts as an M.P. to sell an art gallery and museum in his district to support a po…