Following his stout stand against the Eurosausage, The Rt Hon James Hacker PC, MP, BSc (Econ), was propelled along the corridors of power to the very pinnacle of politics – No. 10. With the scheming Sir Humphrey Appleby in the exalted position of Cabinet Secretary, Hacker finds his feet as Premier of some importance.
The Grand Design: As Prime Minister, Jim’s finger is on the nuclear button Confused under some tough questioning, he comes up with a surprising Grand Design for defence…
The Ministerial Broadcast: As Jim is coached and groomed for a television discussion of his new defence policy Sire Humphrey is more concerned with what he says than how he says it.
The Smoke Screen: When Jim decides to champion his Health Minister’s plan to abolish smoking by excessive taxation, a horrified Sir Humphrey calls in the tobacco lobby to prevent it…
The Key: A territorial battle between Sir Humphrey and Dorothy Wainwright, the PM’s political adviser, reminds Jim that his Cabinet Secretary may have too much power. But Sir Humphrey is not about to have his wings clipped…
A Real Partnership: A governmental financial crisis collides with plans for a Civil Service pay rise and Sir Humphrey has to summon all his prevaricating skills to get past a well informed PM.
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 Bishops Gambit: When a British nurse is given ten years and 40 lashes for a trivial crime in a foreign country, the PM has to decide whether it’s safer to be heartless or mindless. He also has to appoint a bishop to the Queen, a non-too-easy choice.
One of Us: While an old English sheepdog, trapped on the Ministry of Defence artillery range, is stealing the PM’s headlines, MI5 is dropping a bombshell. The recently deceased Head of MI5 has been passing government secrets to Moscow – worse still, Sir Humphrey headed the Committee of Enquiry…
240 min