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.
30 mins
1982-11-11
0/10Jim decides to promote more women to high civil service positions despite Sir Humphrey’s opposition.
30 mins
1982-11-18
0/10When Jim tackles local council administration and civil defence, he runs afoul of a B.B.C. interviewer.
30 mins
1982-11-25
0/10Jim uses a costly mistake from Sir Humphrey’s past to escape chastising an efficient local council for being late with their paperwork.
30 mins
1982-12-02
0/10Jim 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.
30 mins
1982-12-09
0/10Jim accepts an unpopular position pushing a transportation bill desired by Number 10, but opposed by everyone else.
30 mins
1982-12-16
0/10Jim 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.
30 mins
1982-12-23
0/10Jim 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.