As of June 2026, Yes, Prime Minister Season 1 aired in 1986 with 8 episodes — streaming now on Foxtel Now. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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Yes, Prime Minister Season 1

1986 8 Episodes Comedy · War & Politics ⭐ 8/10

Yes, Prime Minister Season 1 is currently streaming on and , and its 8/10 TMDB rating reflects what viewers who've already found it know. A tightly focused run that doesn't overstay its welcome.

British production values give Yes, Prime Minister Season 1 a feel distinct from American and international alternatives. Vision, integrity and a ruthless streak are the weapons of the political power. Unfortunately new Prime Minister Jim Hacker has none of these, but he does have the cowardice, desperation and a scheming, pragmatic Cabinet Secretary in Sir Humphrey... Paul Eddington and Nigel Hawthorne lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It aired in 1986.

The kind of show you put on in the background and find yourself actually paying attention to.

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🎬 Yes, Prime Minister Season 1 — Episode Guide

E1
The Grand Design
1986-01-09
With his finger now on the nuclear button, Hacker plans his first act as Prime Minister to be a radical new defence policy.
E2
The Ministerial Broadcast
1986-01-16
Jim is coached in the world of show business as he prepares to address the nation on his defence policy.
E3
The Smoke Screen
1986-01-23
Jim favors abolishing smoking through heavy taxation but runs into strong opposition from the tobacco lobby and the Treasury department.
E4
The Key
1986-01-30
Office politics take precedence over national issues when Sir Humphrey and Bernard fall out with each other after Jim tries to restrict Sir Humphrey’s access to №10.
E5
A Real Partnership
1986-02-06
Sir Humphrey tries to get his scheduled pay raise even though increases for M.P.s have been put on hold for budgetary reasons.
E6
A Victory for Democracy
1986-02-13
Jim must take action to avert a Marxist takeover of a Commonwealth island nation despite the efforts of the Foreign Office to keep him ignorant.
E7
The Bishop’s Gambit
1986-02-20
Jim has to choose a new bishop but doesn’t like either the Church or Sir Humphrey’s choices.
E8
One of Us
1986-02-27
Hacker threatens to place Sir Humphrey on leave while a security inquiry looks into why he cleared a confessed Soviet spy many years earlier, so Sir Humphrey retaliates with a dog in distress on Salisbury plain.

🎭 Cast of Yes, Prime Minister Season 1

Paul Eddington
Paul Eddington
Jim Hacker
 Nigel Hawthorne
Nigel Hawthorne
Sir Humphrey Appleby
Derek Fowlds
Derek Fowlds
Bernard Woolley

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