James Hacker MP the Government's bumbling minister for Administrative Affairs is propelled along the corridors of power to the very pinnacle of politics - No. 10. Could this have possibly have been managed by his trusted Permanent Private Secretary, the formidably political Sir Humphrey Appleby who must move to the “Top Job” in Downing Street to support him, together with his much put upon PPS Bernard Wolley. What could possibly go wrong?
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- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes aired
- 16
- Latest aired
- S02E08
- Total runtime
- 8h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 January 1986 – February 1986 8 episodes
- the show was away for 1 year and 9 months
- Season 2 December 1987 – January 1988 8 episodes
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S02E01 Man Overboard
December 3 · 30min find the promo
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Sir Humphrey makes Jim suspicious of the Minister of Employment when he needs the P.M.’s support in opposing a plan to shift military personnel from the south to the north of England.
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S02E02 Official Secrets
December 10 · 30min find the promo
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Jim considers approving the publication of his predecessor’s memoirs, but it becomes a plumber’s nightmare as a series of leaks spring up.
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S02E03 A Diplomatic Incident
December 17 · 30min find the promo
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Jim uses the occasion of his predecessor’s state funeral to negotiate with the French over the conditions of the Channel Tunnel.
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S02E04 A Conflict of Interest
December 24 · 30min find the promo
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Hacker and Sir Humphrey clash over the appointment of the governor of the Bank of England and the cover up of a banking scandal in the City.
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S02E05 Power to the People
December 31 · 30min find the promo
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Sir Humphrey makes a very strange ally out of the formidable Agnes Moorhouse, a radical political reformer from a London council, in his efforts to stop Hacker’s plans to make local government more democratic.
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S02E06 The Patron of the Arts
January 1 · 30min find the promo
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Jim Hacker faces embarrassment when Sir Humphrey tells a friend in the arts that the PM's government is planning to cut grants.
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S02E07 The National Education Service
January 8 · 30min find the promo
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Sir Humphrey faces a conflict of interest when Hacker devises a plan to improve educational standards by abolishing the Department of Education and Science.
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S02E08 The Tangled Web
January 28 · 30min find the promo
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Sir Humphrey has to decide if he will support the P.M. or inform Parliament when Hacker denies knowledge of a wiretap authorized by his office without his knowledge.