E1 • Man Overboard

1. 30 min
2. TV-G
3. CC

Sir Humphrey must stop Jim supporting a plan to move armed service jobs from the south to the north east to ease unemployment.

E2 • Official Secrets

1. 30 min
2. TV-G
3. CC

When Jim Hacker's predecessor decides to publish his memoirs, the PM tries to suppress a chapter in which he appears unfavourably.

E3 • A Diplomatic Incident

1. 28 min
2. TV-G
3. CC

Jim discovers the French plan to gain political advantage over the Channel Tunnel borders.

E4 • A Conflict of Interest

1. 30 min
2. TV-G
3. CC

When a scandal breaks in the City, Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey cannot agree on who should be the new governor of the Bank of England.

E5 • Power to the People

1. 30 min
2. TV-G
3. CC

Jim Hacker meets a local Councillor who has radical ideas about local government. The PM likes what he hears, unlike Sir Humphrey.

E6 • The Patron of the Arts

1. 28 min
2. TV-G
3. CC

Jim Hacker faces embarrassment when Sir Humphrey tells a bigwig friend in the arts that the government is planning to cut grants.

E7 • The National Education Service

1. 30 min
2. TV-G
3. CC

Hacker decides to abolish the Department of Education and Science to save money, giving cash directly to schools.

E8 • The Tangled Web

1. 28 min
2. TV-G
3. CC

MPs have been complaining about their phones being tapped. Jim Hacker naturally denies this, only to be told by Sir Humphrey that it is in fact true.