• StatusEnded
  • Rating8.303
  • Created by:Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay
  • Production
    CompaniesBBC
  • GenreComedy, War & Politics
  • Episode
    Runtime30mins
  • First Air
    Date1980-02-25
  • NetworksBBC Two

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.

Casts

Paul Eddington

Nigel Hawthorne

Derek Fowlds