Yes, Minister

On the day after the General Election, Jim Hacker MP receives the anxiously awaited call from No. 10 Downing Street with his new ministerial appointment.

The Minister has a plan to turn an official visit by the President of Buranda to party political advantage but the Permanent Secretary dislikes the plan.

Pruning the Civil Service is a great political platform for the Minister but the idea is deeply upsetting to Sir Humphrey Appleby.

Jim Hacker wants to protect people's right to privacy and meets with stiff resistance from Sir Humphrey.

While battling one another on the Civil Service reduction issue, the Minister and Sir Humphrey learn of a plan that would adversely affect them both.

Are there occasions when a Minister should be kept in the dark? The Minister's daughter joins a group protesting his plans for administration of the countryside.

The Minister is puzzled by Sir Humphrey's evasion of questions about a Departmental construction project in the Midlands.