Yes Minister

tv show

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21 total episodes

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3 seasons

First Aired February 25, 1980

Overview

Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP, who struggles with Civil Service bureaucracy and political machinations as he tries to get on with government business.

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The Compassionate Society

Season 2 - Episode 1 - 1h 30m

Air Date

February 23, 1981

Overview

When Jim learns that a brand new hospital still has no medical staff, but hundreds of civil servants working there, he proposes that half of the civil servants be sacked and use the money saved to open wards with medical staff.