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.
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- Seasons
- 3
- Episodes aired
- 21
- Latest aired
- S03E07
- Total runtime
- 10h 30min
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 February 1980 – April 1980 7 episodes
- Season 2 February 1981 – April 1981 7 episodes
- the show was away for 1 year and 7 months
- Season 3 November 1982 – December 1982 7 episodes
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S03E01 Equal Opportunities
November 11 · 30min find the promo
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Jim decides to promote more women to high civil service positions despite Sir Humphrey’s opposition.
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S03E02 The Challenge
November 18 · 30min find the promo
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When Jim tackles local council administration and civil defence, he runs afoul of a B.B.C. interviewer.
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S03E03 The Skeleton in the Cupboard
November 25 · 30min find the promo
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Jim uses a costly mistake from Sir Humphrey’s past to escape chastising an efficient local council for being late with their paperwork.
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S03E04 The Moral Dimension
December 2 · 30min find the promo
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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.
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S03E05 The Bed of Nails
December 9 · 30min find the promo
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Jim accepts an unpopular position pushing a transportation bill desired by Number 10, but opposed by everyone else.
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S03E06 The Whisky Priest
December 16 · 30min find the promo
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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.
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S03E07 The Middle-Class Rip-Off
December 23 · 30min find the promo
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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.