Four episodes of machinations and manipulation from the classic BBC political satire

The Compassionate Society

If only British industry showed the same growth rate as the NHS waiting lists. MP James Hacker visits the best-run hospital in the region. Who needs patients?

The Greasy Pole

James Hacker learns the difficulty of keeping one s hands clean while climbing the greasy pole. His problems begin when he must decide whether to approve metadioxin emissions. Toxic waste is such a tricky business!

The Skeleton in the Cupboard

The government will lose 40 million due to a mistake made thirty years ago. Who could have made such a howler?

A Question of Loyalty

Allegations of excessive government waste send the office of MP James Hacker into a frenzy. Sir Humphrey has an answer for everything, but, in a clever twist, Hacker decides it s time civil servants were both civil and servant.