Yes, Prime Minister - Series 1

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The Grand Design

1 - The Grand Design

Air Date: January 9, 1986

With his finger now on the nuclear button, Hacker plans his first act as Prime Minister to be a radical new defence policy.

The Ministerial Broadcast

2 - The Ministerial Broadcast

Air Date: January 16, 1986

Jim is coached in the world of show business as he prepares to address the nation on his defence policy.

The Smoke Screen

3 - The Smoke Screen

Air Date: January 23, 1986

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

The Key

4 - The Key

Air Date: January 30, 1986

Office politics take precedence over national issues when Sir Humphrey and Bernard fall out with each other after Jim tries to restrict Sir Humphrey’s access to №10.

A Real Partnership

5 - A Real Partnership

Air Date: February 6, 1986

Sir Humphrey tries to get his scheduled pay raise even though increases for M.P.s have been put on hold for budgetary reasons.

A Victory for Democracy

6 - A Victory for Democracy

Air Date: February 13, 1986

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 Bishop’s Gambit

7 - The Bishop’s Gambit

Air Date: February 20, 1986

Jim has to choose a new bishop but doesn’t like either the Church or Sir Humphrey’s choices.

One of Us

8 - One of Us

Air Date: February 27, 1986

Hacker threatens to place Sir Humphrey on leave while a security inquiry looks into why he cleared a confessed Soviet spy many years earlier, so Sir Humphrey retaliates with a dog in distress on Salisbury plain.