Box set: The Complete Yes, Minister & Yes, Prime Minister

Yes, Prime Minister: Season 2

BBC Home Video (1987)

Comedy, Drama
 /   / Color / 224 mins
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In Collection
#1097
8.7

Plot

Yes, Prime Minister is the sequel to the popular British series Yes Minister. It aired from 1986 to 1988 and is the story of the continuing battles between Jim Hacker, who is now Prime Minister, and Sir Humphrey, who has been promoted to Cabinet Secretary.

Cast

Paul Eddington James Hacker
Nigel Hawthorne Sir Humphrey Appleby
Derek Fowlds Bernard Woolley
Diana Hoddinott Annie Hacker
John Nettleton Sir Arnold Robinson
Deborah Norton Dorothy Wainwright
Peter Cellier Sir Frank Gordon
Antony Carrick Bill Pritchard

Crew

Director
Sydney Lotterby
Peter Whitmore
Producer Sydney Lotterby , Peter Whitmore
Writer Antony Jay , Jonathan Lynn
Musician Ronnie Hazlehurst , Not Listed

Episodes

Disc 01

1
Man Overboard
30 mins  03/12/1987
Sir Humphrey makes Jim suspicious of the Minister of Employment when he needs the PM's support in opposing a plan to shift military personnel from the south to the north of England.
2
Official Secrets
30 mins  10/12/1987
Jim considers approving the publication of his predecessor's memoirs, but it becomes a plumber's nightmare as a series of leaks spring up.
3
A Diplomatic Incident
30 mins  17/12/1987
Jim uses the occasion of his predecessor's state funeral to negotiate with the French over the conditions of the channel tunnel.
4
A Conflict of Interest
30 mins  24/12/1987
Hacker and Sir Humphrey clash over the appointment of the governor of the Bank of England and the cover up of a banking scandal in the City.
5
Power To The People
30 mins  31/12/1987
Sir Humphrey makes a very strange ally out of the formidable Agnes Moorhouse, a radical political reformer from a London council, in his efforts to stop Hacker's plans to make local government more democratic.

Disc 02

6
The Patron of the Arts
30 mins  01/01/1988
Sir Humphrey works against Hacker over the issues of funding the National Theater when the PM asks for help containing criticism from the Theater's director.
7
The National Education Service
30 mins  08/01/1988
Sir Humphrey faces a conflict of interest when Hacker devises a plan to improve educational standards by abolishing the Department of Education and Science.
8
The Tangled Web
30 mins  28/01/1988
Sir Humphrey has to decide if he will support the PM or inform Parliament when Hacker denies knowledge of a wiretap authorized by his office without his knowledge.

Edition Details

Series Yes, Prime Minister
Release Date 09/05/2005
Packaging Jewel Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Subtitles English (Closed Captioned)
Layers Dual Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 2

Personal Details

Links Movie Collector Connect
IMDB
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Features

Disc 01 Regions 2/4.

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