Yes Minister - Season 1 Episode 1

Seasons & Episodes

Episode 1 Current

Yes Minister – S01E01 – Open Government

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Episode 2

Yes Minister – S01E02 – The Official Visit

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Episode 3

Yes Minister – S01E03 – The Economy Drive

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Episode 4

Yes Minister – S01E04 – Big Brother

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Episode 5

Yes Minister – S01E05 – The Writing on the Wall

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Episode 6

Yes Minister – S01E06 – The Right to Know

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Episode 7

Yes Minister – S01E07 – Jobs for the Boys

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Yes Minister

Episode Overview

With his party now ready to form the government, Jim Hacker anxiously awaits a call from the Prime Minister offering him a Cabinet post. When the call does come, he is named Minister of Administrative Affairs. He meets his new Permanent Secretary, Sir Humphrey Appleby and his Permanent Private Secretary, Bernard Woolley. As his first act, the new Minister decides to make good on his party's election promise to have open and transparent government by publicly canceling a major contract issued by the previous government to an American computer firm. Sir Humphrey counsels against it knowing that there will soon be important US government visitors but Hacker pushes ahead only to find himself summoned to 10 Downing St.

Episode Details

Airdate: 1980-02-25
Episode Title: Open Government
Runtime: 29
Director: Stuart Allen
Genre: Comedy
Cast: David Moran, Derek Fowlds, Diana Hoddinott, Edward Jewesbury, Fraser Kerr, John Nettleton, Neil Fitzwiliam, Nigel Hawthorne, Norman Mitchell, Paul Eddington
Episode Rating: 8 (504 votes)
Country: UK
Release Year: 1980
Rotten Tomatoes: 93
Metacritic: 9.6
Episode Runtime: 30 min
Rated: TV-PG
First Air Date: 1980-02-25
Seasons: 3
Status: Ended
Creators: Peter Whitmore, Sydney Lotterby, Antony Jay
Awards: Top rated TV #161 | Won 5 BAFTA Awards, 6 wins & 3 nominations total

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