Set principally in the private office of a British Cabinet minister in the Department of Administrative Affairs in Whitehall, Yes Minister follows the ministerial career of The Rt Hon Jim Hacker MP, played by Paul Eddington. His various struggles to formulate and enact legislation or effect departmental changes are opposed by the British Civil Service, in particular his Permanent Secretary, Sir Humphrey Appleby, played by Nigel Hawthorne. His Principal Private Secretary Bernard Woolley, played by Derek Fowlds, is usually caught between the two.
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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.
The episode was rated 7.82 from 61 votes.
Jim decides to promote more women to high civil service positions despite Sir Humphrey's opposition.
The episode was rated 8.02 from 66 votes.
Jim accepts an unpopular position pushing a transportation bill desired by No 10, but opposed by everyone else.
The episode was rated 8.02 from 60 votes.
When Jim tackles local council administration and civil defense, he runs afoul of a BBC interviewer.
The episode was rated 8.03 from 63 votes.
Jim and Sir Humphrey collide when Jim acts as an MP to sell an art gallery and museum in his district to support a popular local football club.
The episode was rated 8.11 from 63 votes.
Jim uses a costly mistake from Sir Humphrey's past to escape chastising an efficient local council for being late with their paperwork.
The episode was rated 8.37 from 71 votes.
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.
The episode was rated 8.41 from 64 votes.
