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YES, MINISTER / YES, PRIME MINISTER

1980 - 1987
39 Episodes


Here is the complete episode list for Yes, Minister / Yes, Prime Minister. It includes original air dates, episode numbers, episode titles, and brief episode descriptions. (This information is currently incomplete.)

The first column of this table indicates the episodes of Yes, Minister / Yes, Prime Minister we currently have in our archive. (All episodes were recorded in standard play on VHS tapes.) The entries for this column are defined as follows:
[blank] Episode not currently in archive
PURE Episode was purchased on a pre-recorded tape
SYND Episode was recorded from a syndicated rerun shown on PBS, probably uncut.

SYND 25-Feb-1980 Episode 1 Season 1
Number 1
Open Government  
SYND 3-Mar-1980 Episode 2 Season 1
Number 2
The Official Visit  
SYND 10-Mar-1980 Episode 3 Season 1
Number 3
The Economy Drive  
  17-Mar-1980 Episode 4 Season 1
Number 4
Big Brother  
SYND 24-Mar-1980 Episode 5 Season 1
Number 5
The Writing on the Wall  
SYND 31-Mar-1980 Episode 6 Season 1
Number 6
The Right to Know  
  7-Apr-1980 Episode 7 Season 1
Number 7
Jobs for the Boys  
  23-Feb-1981 Episode 8 Season 2
Number 1
The Compassionate Society  
  2-Mar-1981 Episode 9 Season 2
Number 2
Doing the Honours  
  9-Mar-1981 Episode 10 Season 2
Number 3
The Death List  
  16-Mar-1981 Episode 11 Season 2
Number 4
The Greasy Pole  
  23-Mar-1981 Episode 12 Season 2
Number 5
The Devil You Know  
  30-Mar-1981 Episode 13 Season 2
Number 6
The Quality of Life  
  6-Apr-1981 Episode 14 Season 2
Number 7
A Question of Loyalty  
  11-Nov-1982 Episode 15 Season 3
Number 1
Equal Opportunities  
  18-Nov-1982 Episode 16 Season 3
Number 2
The Challenge  
  25-Nov-1982 Episode 17 Season 3
Number 3
The Skeleton in the Closet  
  2-Dec-1982 Episode 18 Season 3
Number 4
The Moral Dimension  
  9-Dec-1982 Episode 19 Season 3
Number 5
The Bed of Nails  
  16-Dec-1982 Episode 20 Season 3
Number 6
The Whiskey Priest  
  23-Dec-1982 Episode 21 Season 3
Number 7
The Middle Class Rip Off  
  27-Dec-1984 Episode 22 Season
Number
Party Games (Part 1)  
  27-Dec-1984 Episode 23 Season
Number
Party Games (Part 2)  
  9-Jan-1986 Episode 24 Season 4
Number 1
The Grand Design  
  16-Jan-1986 Episode 25 Season 4
Number 2
The Ministerial Broadcast  
  23-Jan-1986 Episode 26 Season 4
Number 3
The Smoke Screen Jim plans an anti-smoking campaign to recoup lost revenue.
PURE 30-Jan-1986 Episode 27 Season 4
Number 4
The Key Bernard considers opposing Sir Humphrey.
PURE 6-Feb-1986 Episode 28 Season 4
Number 5
A Real Partnership Sir Humphrey and the treasury secretary finagle pay raises.
PURE 13-Feb-1986 Episode 29 Season 4
Number 6
A Victory for Democracy Jim must prevent the Marxist takeover of an island.
  20-Feb-1986 Episode 30 Season 4
Number 7
The Bishop's Gambit Jim just choose between two candidates for bishop.
  27-Feb-1986 Episode 31 Season 4
Number 8
One of Us Jim and Sir Humphrey face public disgrace.
  26-Nov-1987 Episode 32 Season 5
Number 1
Man Overboard An employment plan could cost Sir Humphrey his job.
    Episode 33 Season 5
Number 2
Official Secrets A former prime minister's memoirs embarrass Hacker.
    Episode 34 Season 5
Number 3
A Diplomatic Incident Finalizing a treaty could boost Hacker's image.
    Episode 35 Season 5
Number 4
A Conflict of Interest Hacker tries to keep the lid on a scandal.
    Episode 36 Season 5
Number 5
Power to the People Sir Humphrey tackles a female politician.
    Episode 37 Season 5
Number 6
The Patron of the Arts Hacker must drastically reduce arts funding.
    Episode 38 Season 5
Number 7
The National Education Service Hacker's education plan angers Sir Humphrey.
    Episode 39 Season 5
Number 8
The Tangled Web Sir Humphrey ponders an ethical decision.