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Yes Minister

James Hacker is the British Minister for Administrative Affairs. He tries to do something and cut government waste, but he is continually held back by the smart and wily Permanent Secretary of the Department, Sir Humphrey Appleby. Private secretary Bernard Woolley is caught in the middle, between his political master, and his civil service boss.

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Cast & Crew See All

Paul Eddington
James Hacker
Nigel Hawthorne
Sir Humphrey Appleby
Derek Fowlds
Bernard Woolley

Season 3 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Equal Opportunities

29 mins

With his wife's encouragement, Minister Hacker decides he should focus on accomplishing 1 or 2 significant achievements while in office. He decides the time has come to promote more women into the senior ranks of the civil service. Needless to say, Sir Humphrey very much wants to maintain the status quo and arranges for his fellow permanent secretaries to brief their own Ministers accordingly. Hacker nonetheless insists on promoting a woman in his own department, but things don't quite work out as planned.

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Awards

  • 1981 - Broadcasting Press Guild Award - Best Actor in a Light Entertainment Programme - winner
  • 1981 - BAFTA TV Award - Best Comedy Series - winner
  • 1982 - BAFTA TV Award - Best Comedy Series - winner
  • 1982 - BAFTA TV Award - Best Light Entertainment Performance - winner

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