Series 1
(1986)
Cast
as Jim Hacker
as Sir Humphrey Appleby
as Bernard Woolley
Episodes
The Grand Design 7.5
January 9, 1986
With his finger now on the nuclear button, Hacker plans his first act as Prime Minister to be a radical new defence pol…
The Ministerial Broadcast 7.0
January 16, 1986
Jim is coached in the world of show business as he prepares to address the nation on his defence policy.
The Smoke Screen 9.0
January 23, 1986
Jim favors abolishing smoking through heavy taxation but runs into strong opposition from the tobacco lobby and the Tre…
The Key 10.0
January 30, 1986
Office politics take precedence over national issues when Sir Humphrey and Bernard fall out with each other after Jim t…
A Real Partnership 8.0
February 6, 1986
Sir Humphrey tries to get his scheduled pay raise even though increases for M.P.s have been put on hold for budgetary r…
A Victory for Democracy 7.0
February 13, 1986
Jim must take action to avert a Marxist takeover of a Commonwealth island nation despite the efforts of the Foreign Off…
The Bishop’s Gambit 6.0
February 20, 1986
Jim has to choose a new bishop but doesn’t like either the Church or Sir Humphrey’s choices.
One of Us 7.0
February 27, 1986
Hacker threatens to place Sir Humphrey on leave while a security inquiry looks into why he cleared a confessed Soviet s…