Jim favors abolishing smoking through heavy taxation but runs into strong opposition from the tobacco lobby and the Treasury department.

The episode was rated 8.20 from 66 votes.

Jim must take action to avert a Marxist takeover of a Commonwealth island nation despite the efforts of the Foreign Office to keep him ignorant.

The episode was rated 8.18 from 56 votes.

Sir Humphrey has to decide if he will support the PM or inform Parliament when Hacker denies knowledge of a wiretap authorized by his office without his knowledge.

The episode was rated 8.16 from 43 votes.

Jim considers approving the publication of his predecessor's memoirs, but it becomes a plumber's nightmare as a series of leaks spring up.

The episode was rated 8.09 from 47 votes.

Sir Humphrey works against Hacker over the issues of funding the National Theater when the PM asks for help containing criticism from the Theater's director.

The episode was rated 8.05 from 42 votes.

Sir Humphrey makes Jim suspicious of the Minister of Employment when he needs the PM's support in opposing a plan to shift military personnel from the south to the north of England.

The episode was rated 8.02 from 49 votes.

Jim uses the occasion of his predecessor's state funeral to negotiate with the French over the conditions of the channel tunnel.

The episode was rated 7.98 from 54 votes.

Sir Humphrey faces a conflict of interest when Hacker devises a plan to improve educational standards by abolishing the Department of Education and Science.

The episode was rated 7.88 from 42 votes.

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.

The episode was rated 7.77 from 44 votes.

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.

The episode was rated 7.61 from 44 votes.