TV Guide: Yes, Minister

Video: The Skeleton in the Cupboard

Amazon Video on Demand — Fri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Sir Humphrey wants a local authority disciplined because they have omitted some required paper work. The Minister will not comply, as the local authority is one of the most efficient in the country.

Video: The Economy Drive

Amazon Video on Demand — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500

The idea of Pruning the Civil Service is a great political platform for the Minister, much to the chagrin of Sir Humphrey Appleby. Perhaps he can find a way to make the Minister abandon the policy.

Video: Big Brother

Amazon Video on Demand — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Jim Hacker wants to protect people's right to privacy, but he encounters stiff resistance from Sir Humphrey. He soon learns that secrecy is as sacred an observance for civil servants as silence is for Trappist monks.

Video: Jobs for the Boys

Amazon Video on Demand — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500

The Minister is puzzled by Sir Humphrey's attempts to evade questions about a Departmental construction project in the Midlands. When the awful truth is revealed, the Minister finds himself implicated as well.

Video: Party Games

Amazon Video on Demand — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Major changes are taking place in the corridors of power. The frequently strained relationship between Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey may never be the same again. There are powerful rumors of a significant reshuffle of the Cabinet.

Video: The Middle Class Rip Off

Amazon Video on Demand — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Jim wants to rescue a struggling football club from financial difficulties. Sir Humphrey believes that subsidies are only for art and culture, not for some entertainment form that the people actually want.

Video: The Whiskey Priest

Amazon Video on Demand — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500

The Minister is in possession of some embarrassing information on the sale of British arms to Italian terrorists. It takes all of Sir Humphrey's skill to convince Jim not to do anything foolish with the news.

Video: A Quality of Life

Amazon Video on Demand — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500

The Minister is having a particularly good day and even enjoys media coverage from the BBC on a trip to a children's city farm. However, one must never underestimate the manipulative skill of Sir Humphrey.

Video: The Challenge

Amazon Video on Demand — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500

In a re-organization of government administration, Jim has the task of reducing local government bureaucracy. While commenting to a BBC radio interviewer, Jim begins to realize just how daunting this task will be.

Video: The Right to Know

Amazon Video on Demand — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Are there occasions when a Minister should be kept in the dark? The question takes on new meaning when the Minister's daughter joins a group protesting his plans for administration of the countryside.

Video: A Question of Loyalty

Amazon Video on Demand — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500

The conflict between politicians and civil servants is center stage. The Minister and Sir Humphrey appear before a select committee who scrutinize the functions of the Department of Administrative Affairs.

Video: The Compassionate Society

Amazon Video on Demand — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500

A newly built hospital has a full administrative staff but no patients due to government-influenced reduction in the recruitment of medical staff. For some reason, Sir Humphrey does not want this particular boat rocked.

Video: The Moral Dimension

Amazon Video on Demand — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500

The Minister leads a delegation to the Persian Gulf. Sir Humphrey is on hand as his guide. One must learn in this part of the world that there is a recognized difference between a bribe and an "extra-contractual payment."

Video: The Death List

Amazon Video on Demand — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500

The Minister is shocked to find that his Department is responsible for supplying all the government's electronic surveillance gear, especially since his campaign was based in part on his opposition to bugging and phone tapping.

Video: The Greasy Pole