James Hacker was propelled along the corridors of power to the very pinnacle of politics - Number 10.
Episodes
Season 1 - Episodes
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S01E01The Grand Design
Aired: 1986-01-09
Show details expand_moreAfter talking with his military advisers, Jim comes up with the idea of cancelling trident and reintroducing conscription. He also gets what no other Prime Minister has gotten, a cook / housekeeper.
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S01E02The Ministerial Broadcast
Aired: 1986-01-16
Show details expand_moreJim is coached in the world of show business as he prepares to address the nation on his defence policy.
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S01E03The Smoke Screen
Aired: 1986-01-23
Show details expand_moreJim favors abolishing smoking through heavy taxation but runs into strong opposition from the tobacco lobby and the Treasury department.
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S01E04The Key
Aired: 1986-01-30
Show details expand_moreOffice politics take precedence over national issues when Sir Humphrey and Bernard fall out with each other after Jim tries to restrict Sir Humphrey's access to No 10.
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S01E05A Real Partnership
Aired: 1986-02-13
Show details expand_moreSir Humphrey tries to get his scheduled pay raise even though increases for MPs have been put on hold for budgetary reasons.
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S01E06A Victory for Democracy
Aired: 1986-02-13
Show details expand_moreJim must take action to avert a Marxist takeover of a Commonwealth island nation despite the efforts of the Foreign Office to keep him ignorant.
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S01E07The Bishop's Gambit
Aired: 1986-02-20
Show details expand_moreJim has to choose a new bishop but doesn't like either the Church or Sir Humphrey's choices.
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S01E08One of Us
Aired: 1986-02-27
Show details expand_moreHacker threatens to place Sir Humphrey on leave while a security inquiry looks into why he cleared a confessed Soviet spy many years earlier, so Sir Humphrey retaliates with a dog in distress on Salisbury plain.










































