Browse episode ratings trends for Yes, Prime Minister. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of Yes, Prime Minister's 16 episodes.
Best Episodes of Yes, Prime Minister
The Key
S1 Ep4
8.5
30th Jan 1986
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.
The Tangled Web
S2 Ep8
8.3
28th Jan 1988
Sir Humphrey has to decide if he will support the P.M. or inform Parliament when Hacker denies knowledge of a wiretap authorized by his office without his knowledge.
A Real Partnership
S1 Ep5
8.2
6th Feb 1986
Sir Humphrey tries to get his scheduled pay raise even though increases for M.P.s have been put on hold for budgetary reasons.
The Ministerial Broadcast
S1 Ep2
8.1
16th Jan 1986
Jim is coached in the world of show business as he prepares to address the nation on his defence policy.
One of Us
S1 Ep8
8.1
27th Feb 1986
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.
Worst Episodes of Yes, Prime Minister
A Conflict of Interest
S2 Ep4
7.6
24th Dec 1987
Hacker and Sir Humphrey clash over the appointment of the governor of the Bank of England and the cover up of a banking scandal in the City.
Power to the People
S2 Ep5
7.7
31st Dec 1987
Sir Humphrey makes a very strange ally out of the formidable Agnes Moorhouse, a radical political reformer from a London council, in his efforts to stop Hacker’s plans to make local government more democratic.
The Patron of the Arts
S2 Ep6
7.7
1st Jan 1988
Jim Hacker faces embarrassment when Sir Humphrey tells a friend in the arts that the PM's government is planning to cut grants.
The National Education Service
S2 Ep7
7.7
8th Jan 1988
Sir Humphrey faces a conflict of interest when Hacker devises a plan to improve educational standards by abolishing the Department of Education and Science.
A Victory for Democracy
S1 Ep6
7.9
13th Feb 1986
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.
Yes, Prime Minister Episode Guide
The Grand Design
S1 Ep1
8.0
9th Jan 1986
With his finger now on the nuclear button, Hacker plans his first act as Prime Minister to be a radical new defence policy.
The Ministerial Broadcast
S1 Ep2
8.1
16th Jan 1986
Jim is coached in the world of show business as he prepares to address the nation on his defence policy.
The Smoke Screen
S1 Ep3
8.1
23rd Jan 1986
Jim favors abolishing smoking through heavy taxation but runs into strong opposition from the tobacco lobby and the Treasury department.
The Key
S1 Ep4
8.5
30th Jan 1986
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.
A Real Partnership
S1 Ep5
8.2
6th Feb 1986
Sir Humphrey tries to get his scheduled pay raise even though increases for M.P.s have been put on hold for budgetary reasons.
A Victory for Democracy
S1 Ep6
7.9
13th Feb 1986
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.
The Bishop’s Gambit
S1 Ep7
8.0
20th Feb 1986
Jim has to choose a new bishop but doesn’t like either the Church or Sir Humphrey’s choices.
One of Us
S1 Ep8
8.1
27th Feb 1986
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.
The best rated episodes of Yes, Prime Minister are:
The Key S1E4 rated 8.5
The Tangled Web S2E8 rated 8.3
A Real Partnership S1E5 rated 8.2
The Ministerial Broadcast S1E2 rated 8.1
One of Us S1E8 rated 8.1
The lowest rated episodes of Yes, Prime Minister are:
A Conflict of Interest S2E4 rated 7.6
Power to the People S2E5 rated 7.7
The Patron of the Arts S2E6 rated 7.7
The National Education Service S2E7 rated 7.7
A Victory for Democracy S1E6 rated 7.9
The first episode of Yes, Prime Minister aired on January 09, 1986.
The last episode of Yes, Prime Minister aired on January 28, 1988.
