Vision, integrity and a ruthless streak are the weapons of political power. Unfortunately new Prime Minister Jim Hacker has none of these, but he does have cowardice, desperation and a scheming, pragmatic Cabinet Secretary in Sir Humphrey...THE GRAND DESIGN
The Prime Minister's plans for the country's defence manage to antagonise the Civil Service and the military. Is Hacker really the right man to have his finger on the nuclear button?
THE MINISTERIAL BROADCAST
Jim is being coached for his first TV broadcast as Prime Minister, but Sir Humphrey seems more concerned with what he says than how he says it.
THE SMOKE SCREEN
A radical plan to deter people from smoking by raising taxes leaves Sir Humphrey fuming. He calls in the tobacco lobby to ensure there's no smoke without fire...
THE KEY
What can a PM do when his Cabinet Secretary is getting above himself? Jim's answer is to lock Sir Humphrey out of Number 10...
A REAL PARTNERSHIP
Backbench MPs want a pay rise, the Civil Service want a pay rise and the government has a financial crisis. Something's got to give and this time it's not going to be the PM - probably.
A VICTORY FOR DEMOCRACY
Is the Foreign Office carrying out government policy or is the government there to carry out Foreign Office policy? Hacker is about to find out...
THE BISHOP'S GAMBIT
Sir Humphrey wants the PM to appoint an old friend to the post of Bishop of Bury St Edmunds. But Hacker's got a nurse in a Middle East prison to sort out first...
ONE OF US
Jim's sliding down the nation's popularity polls. It takes a spy, a sheepdog and an expensive army operation to improve his standing...
