Yes Minister - Season 3 Episode 7

When the Minister is approached by a group of local constituents seeking government funding for their nearly bankrupt local football club, he suggests that they sell the local museum to private interests and use the proceeds for their sports team. Sir Humphrey – a patron of the arts and an avid opera-goer – is aghast at the prospect of taking funds from the arts and transferring it to sports. He and his fellow permanent secretaries come up with an ideal solution – make Jim Hacker the Minister responsible for the arts.