Yes Minister Series 3Yes Minister Series 3


Written by: Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn
Produced by: Sydney Lotterby and Peter Whitmore
Main cast:: James Hacker - Poul Eddington
Sir Humphrey - Nigel Hawthorn
Bernard Wooley - Derek Fowlds

'If ministers are meant to know about something, it is brought to their attention. If they go looking for it...they might find it.' Jim Hacker MP, Sir Humphrey and Bernard do battle in the classic BBC TV series.

EPISODES

Equal Opportunities
Sir Humphrey doesn't see eye to eye with the Minister's plan for sexual equality.

The Challenge
Hacker has a crusade to make local authorities responsible for their expenditure. If it wasn't for fallout shelters and Ludovic Kennedy...

The Skeleton in the Cupboard
The 30-year-rule is about to reveal the name of the young Civil Servant who made a complete mess of a defence contract. For some reason Sir Humphrey seems nervous...

The Moral Dimension *
After signing a huge export order in Qumran, Jim discovers it was obtained through bribery. Does he know the moral dimension of this?

The Bed of Nails *
Jim is asked to formulate an Integrated Transport Policy. But the title of Transport Supremo turns out not to be worth having.

The Whisky Priest *
Jim learns of the fact that British bombs are in the hands of Italian terrorists. But how to bring this grave news to the PM?

The Middle-Class Rip-Off *
Subsidizing a local football club will bring Hacker enormous popularity. Sir Humphrey however seems to think subsidy is only for art...

* Not on video



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Gallery
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Feature Articles

"Let's hear a 'Yes' for Jim Hacker" by Mary Blume
(International Herald Tribune, Monday, May 2, 1988)


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