Episode guide
Yes Minister: Series 3
7 episodes · first aired Nov 11, 1982
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.
- 1 Equal Opportunities Nov 11, 1982 · 30m Jim decides to promote more women to high civil service positions despite Sir Humphrey’s opposition.
- 2 The Challenge Nov 18, 1982 · 30m When Jim tackles local council administration and civil defence, he runs afoul of a B.B.C. interviewer.
- 3 The Skeleton in the Cupboard Nov 25, 1982 · 30m Jim uses a costly mistake from Sir Humphrey’s past to escape chastising an efficient local council for being late with their paperwork.
- 4 The Moral Dimension Dec 2, 1982 · 30m 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…
- 5 The Bed of Nails Dec 9, 1982 · 30m Jim accepts an unpopular position pushing a transportation bill desired by Number 10, but opposed by everyone else.
- 6 The Whisky Priest Dec 16, 1982 · 30m 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.
- 7 The Middle-Class Rip-Off Dec 23, 1982 · 30m 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.