Series 3
Westminster and Whitehall clash again as the Rt Hon. Jim Hacker, the Minister for Administrative Affairs, locks horns with his Permanent Secretary Sir Humphrey Appleby.
All Episodes
Episode 1
Equal Opportunities
November 11, 1982
Jim decides to promote more women to high civil service positions despite Sir Humphrey’s opposition.
Episode 2
The Challenge
November 18, 1982
When Jim tackles local council administration and civil defence, he runs afoul of a B.B.C. interviewer.
Episode 3
The Skeleton in the Cupboard
November 25, 1982
Jim uses a costly mistake from Sir Humphrey’s past to escape chastising an efficient local council for being late with their paperwork.
Episode 4
The Moral Dimension
December 2, 1982
Jim is forced to back down about exposing bribery used to obtain a lucrative foreign contract when Bernard allows a valuable vase from a foreign government to be undervalued so that Mrs Hacker can keep it.
Episode 5
The Bed of Nails
December 9, 1982
Jim accepts an unpopular position pushing a transportation bill desired by Number 10, but opposed by everyone else.
Episode 6
The Whisky Priest
December 16, 1982
Jim faces opposition from all sides when he learns that British munitions have been sold to terrorist groups and he decides to start an inquiry into how it happened.
Episode 7
The Middle-Class Rip-Off
December 23, 1982
Jim and Sir Humphrey collide when Jim acts as an M.P. to sell an art gallery and museum in his district to support a popular local soccer club.