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"Yes Minister" and
Quick Reference Episode Guide by John T Burt 1998 |
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The Cast:
| Hacker | A sort of bumbling local politician who wants to change things and is appointed to a minister position. |
| Humphrey | The stuffy, ultra-conservative civil service supervisor that Hacker has to deal with and who does not want things changed. |
| Bernard | Hacker's civil servant assistant, caught between working for Hacker and reporting to Humphrey. Keep your eye on him. | The Score | I always wondered how many times Humphrey got his way compared to the Minister. H=Humphrey, M=Minister, D=2 point draw, d=0 point draw. Score is Humphrey:Minister. | Sequences | USA=PBS sequence, BBC=United Kingdom, DVD=Complete collection (the most accurate as far as I can tell) |
The sequence is as seen on KVIE-PBS in the USA.
| "Yes Minister" episodes | ||||||
| USA | GD | Title | Summary | Score | BBC | DVD |
| 1 | B? | Open Government | Humphrey attacks the new minister but his own read tape does him in. | H 1:0 | 1-1 | 1.1 |
| 2 | B? | Official Visit | Hacker buys off a new African leader who is anything but native. | M 1:1 | 1-2 | 1.2 |
| 3 | B? | Economy Drive | Hacker gives up luxuries to start the drive! | H 2:1 | 1-3 | 1.3 |
| 4 | A | Big Brother | Hacker gets protections on data base data despite Humphrey. | M 2:2 | 1-4 | 1.4 |
| 5 | B- | Writing on the Wall | They all work "together" to save the department. | D 3:3 | 1-5 | 1.5 |
| 6 | B | Right to Know | Humphrey proves the MP does not need to know. | H 4:3 | 1-6 | 1.6 |
| 7 | B | Jobs for the Boys | A bankrupt building is hidden via job payoffs. | H 5:3 | 1-7 | 2.1 |
| 8 | A | Compassionate Society | An empty hospital is filled with refugees. | M 5:4 | 2-1 | 2.2 |
| 9 | A- | Doing the Honours | Humphrey has to stop honors from being linked to cuts. | D 6:6 | 2-2 | 2.3 |
| 10 | B+ | Death List | Hacker decides bugging is OK after all when he gets a death threat. | H 7:6 | 2-3 | 2.4 |
| 11 | C+ | Greasy Pole | Hacker stops a chemical plant using Humphrey's methods. | M 7:7 | 2-4 | 2.5 |
| 12 | A | Devil You Know | A possible reshuffle worries Hacker and Humphrey. | d 7:7 | 2-5 | 2.6 |
| 13 | A- | Quality of Life | Humphrey trades farm for skyscraper. | H 8:7 | 2-6 | 3.1 |
| 14 | A | A Question of Loyalty | Hacker sides with the PM against Humphrey to select a committee. | M 8:8 | 2-7 | 3.2 |
| 15 | A | Equal Opportunities | Hacker wants 25% women civil servants. | H 9:8 | 3-1 | 3.3 |
| 16 | B- | Challenge | Humphrey uses civil defense to stop Hacker's attack on local government. | H 10:8 | 3-2 | 3.4 |
| 17 | A++ | Skeleton in the Cupboard | Humphrey's expensive past error is used against him. | M 10:9 | 3-3 | 3.5 |
| 18 | A- | Moral Dimension | Hacker's liquor in Islam is used against him. | D 11:10 | 3-4 | 3.6 |
| 19 | B+ | Bed of Nails | Hacker and Humphrey use leaks to get out of a bad appointment. | d 11:10 | 3-5 | 4.1 |
| 20 | B+ | Whiskey Priest | Hacker cannot stop immoral weapons sales. | H 12:10 | 3-6 | 4.2 |
| 21 | B | Middle Class Rip-off | Humphrey thwarts Hackers government art gallery sale. | H 13:10 | 3-7 | 4.3 |
| "Yes Prime Minister" episodes (Episode 1 is one hour long) | ||||||
| 1 | A | Grand Design | Hacker becomes the PM and trades military designs for a cook! | H 14:10 | 1-2 | 1.2 |
| 2 | A- | Ministerial Broadcast | Humphrey undoes Hacker's TV show. | H 15:10 | 1-2 | 1.3 |
| 3 | B | Smoke Screen | Hacker wins a tax cut using smoking. | d 15:10 | 1-3 | 1.4 |
| 4 | A+ | The Key | Hacker makes Bernard take away Humphrey's key to #10. | M 15:11 | 1-4 | 1.5 |
| 5 | C+ | A Real Partnership | Humphrey has to work to get pay raises. | D 16:12 | 1-5 | 2.1 |
| 6 | B | A Victory for Democracy | Hacker interferes in Saint George's "revolt." | M 16:13 | 1-6 | 2.2 |
| 7 | B- | Bishop's Gambit | Choosing a new Bishop politically. | H 17:13 | 1-7 | 2.3 |
| 8 | A | One of Us | Humphrey's a spy verses a lost dog verses defense cuts. | d 17:13 | 1-8 | 2.4 |
| 9 | C+ | Man Overboard | Humphrey tries to shoot down troop relocations. | H 18:13 | 2-1 | 2.5 |
| 10 | A+ | Official Secrets | Hacker tries to suppress a ministers memoirs. Press trouble. | d 18:13 | 2-2 | 2.6 |
| 11 | A+ | A Diplomatic Incident | French tricks to win the channel tunnel fail. | D 19:14 | 2-3 | 3.1 |
| 12 | C+ | A Conflict of Interest | Humphrey stops the PM's bank appointment. | H 20:14 | 2-4 | 3.2 |
| 13 | C+ | Power to the People | EVERYONE wants true local democracy stopped. | H 21:14 | 2-5 | 3.3 |
| 14 | A | Tangled Web | Humphrey says the wrong thing on the radio and Hacker uses it. | M 21:15 | 2-8 | 3.6 |
| 15 | B- | A Patron of the Arts | Hacker threatens to sell the theater to prevent bad press. | M 21:16 | 2-6 | 3.4 |
| 16 | B- | National Education Service | Hacker wants to eliminate the depp of Ed and Sci but a gift of stolen property stops him. | H 22:16 | 2-7 | 3.5 |
| A- | Party Games | Xmas Special - The old Prime Minister resigns and Hacker is the best new candidate. | D 23:17 | 3-1 | 1.1 | |
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