1980 Yes MinisterBBC
First episode: 1980-02-25Last episode: 1982-12-23
21 episodes •3 seasons
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Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP, who struggles with Civil Service bureaucracy and political machinations as he tries to get on with government business.
Top paid cast
Specials 1982
Series 1 1980
7 episodes
The newly appointed Minister for Administrative Affairs, the Rt Hon. Jim Hacker MP, finds even the corridors of power congested by the machinations of his Permanent Secretary Sir Humphrey and his Civil Service cohorts.
See season 1 detailsSeries 2 1981
7 episodes
The Rt Hon. Jim Hacker MP and Sir Humphrey step out again for the second series of the Whitehall waltz.
See season 2 detailsSeries 3 1982
7 episodes
Westminster and Whitehall clash again as the Rt Hon. Jim Hacker, the Minister for Administrative Affairs, locks horns with his Permanent Secretary Sir Humphrey Appleby.
See season 3 details