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James Hacker MP the Government's bumbling minister for Administrative Affairs is propelled along the corridors of power to the very pinnacle of politics - No. 10. Could this have possibly have been managed by his trusted Permanent Private Secretary, the formidably political Sir Humphrey Appleby who must move to the “Top Job” in Downing Street to support him, together with his much put upon PPS Bernard Wolley. What could possibly go wrong?
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James Hacker MP the Government's bumbling minister for Administrative Affairs is propelled along the corridors of power to the very pinnacle of politics - No. 10. Could this have possibly have been managed by his trusted Permanent Private Secretary, the formidably political Sir Humphrey Appleby who must move to the “Top Job” in Downing Street to support him, together with his much put upon PPS Bernard Wolley. What could possibly go wrong?
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Episode 1
Sir Humphrey makes Jim suspicious of the Minister of Employment when he needs the P.M.’s support in opposing a plan to shift military personnel from the south to the north of England.
Directed by Sydney LotterbyWritten by Antony Jay, Jonathan LynnGuest stars Frederick Treves, John Nettleton, Michael Byrne, Peter Cartwright, Philip Anthony
Episode 2
Jim considers approving the publication of his predecessor’s memoirs, but it becomes a plumber’s nightmare as a series of leaks spring up.
Directed by Sydney LotterbyWritten by Antony Jay, Jonathan LynnGuest stars Sadie Hamilton, Antony Carrick, Denis Lill
Episode 3
Jim uses the occasion of his predecessor’s state funeral to negotiate with the French over the conditions of the Channel Tunnel.
Directed by Sydney LotterbyWritten by Antony Jay, Jonathan LynnGuest stars Nicholas Courtney, Christopher Benjamin, Diana Hoddinott, Robert East
Episode 4
Hacker and Sir Humphrey clash over the appointment of the governor of the Bank of England and the cover up of a banking scandal in the City.
Directed by Sydney LotterbyWritten by Antony Jay, Jonathan LynnGuest stars Deborah Norton, Peter Cellier, Richard Vernon
Episode 5
Sir Humphrey makes a very strange ally out of the formidable Agnes Moorhouse, a radical political reformer from a London council, in his efforts to stop Hacker’s plans to make local government more democratic.
Directed by Sydney LotterbyWritten by Antony Jay, Jonathan LynnGuest stars John Nettleton, Deborah Norton, Gwen Taylor, Diana Hoddinott, Jonathan Adams
Episode 6
Jim Hacker faces embarrassment when Sir Humphrey tells a friend in the arts that the PM's government is planning to cut grants.
Directed by Sydney LotterbyWritten by Antony Jay, Jonathan LynnGuest stars Myfanwy Talog, Antony Carrick, John Bird, Geoffrey Beevers, Guy Standeven
Episode 7
Sir Humphrey faces a conflict of interest when Hacker devises a plan to improve educational standards by abolishing the Department of Education and Science.
Directed by Sydney LotterbyWritten by Antony Jay, Jonathan LynnGuest stars John Nettleton, Deborah Norton, Diana Hoddinott, Peter Cartwright
Episode 8
Sir Humphrey has to decide if he will support the P.M. or inform Parliament when Hacker denies knowledge of a wiretap authorized by his office without his knowledge.
Directed by Sydney LotterbyWritten by Antony Jay, Jonathan LynnGuest stars Ludovic Kennedy
Episode information updated Sep 17, 2026
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Paul EddingtonJim Hacker
Nigel HawthorneSir Humphrey Appleby
Derek FowldsBernard Woolley
Donald Pickering
Frederick Treves
John NettletonSir Arnold Robinson
Ludovic Kennedy
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