Rating:
8.288/10 by 137 users
Yes Minister (1980)
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.
Writing:
- Jonathan Lynn
- Antony Jay
Release Date:
Mon, Feb 25, 1980
Country: GB
Language: En
Runtime: 30
Country: GB
Language: En
Runtime: 30
Season 3:
Jim decides to promote more women to high civil service positions despite Sir Humphrey’s opposition.
When Jim tackles local council administration and civil defence, he runs afoul of a B.B.C. interviewer.
Jim uses a costly mistake from Sir Humphrey’s past to escape chastising an efficient local council for being late with their paperwork.
Jim is forced to back down about exposing bribery used to obtain a lucrative foreign contract when Bernard allows a valuable vase from a foreign government to be undervalued so that Mrs Hacker can keep it.
Jim accepts an unpopular position pushing a transportation bill desired by Number 10, but opposed by everyone else.
Jim faces opposition from all sides when he learns that British munitions have been sold to terrorist groups and he decides to start an inquiry into how it happened.
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 popular local soccer club.
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