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Yes Minister — Series 3

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.

Episodes

  • E01 Equal Opportunities

    Nov 11, 1982 · 30m

    Jim decides to promote more women to high civil service positions despite Sir Humphrey’s opposition.

  • E02 The Challenge

    Nov 18, 1982 · 30m

    When Jim tackles local council administration and civil defence, he runs afoul of a B.B.C. interviewer.

  • E03 The Skeleton in the Cupboard

    Nov 25, 1982 · 30m

    Jim uses a costly mistake from Sir Humphrey’s past to escape chastising an efficient local council for being late with their paperwork.

  • E04 The Moral Dimension

    Dec 2, 1982 · 30m

    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.

  • E05 The Bed of Nails

    Dec 9, 1982 · 30m

    Jim accepts an unpopular position pushing a transportation bill desired by Number 10, but opposed by everyone else.

  • E06 The Whisky Priest

    Dec 16, 1982 · 30m

    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.

  • E07 The Middle-Class Rip-Off

    Dec 23, 1982 · 30m

    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.

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