Yes Minister (1980 – 1982)

1980 • 3 seasons • Comedy, War & Politics • TV-PG

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Episode 1 — The Compassionate Society

Name: Episode 1 — The Compassionate Society
Released: 1981-02-23
Duration: 30 min
Cast: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds

Season 2 • Yes Minister

Released: 1981-02-23 • Comedy/War & Politics

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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.

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Episodes

Episode 1
The Compassionate Society
1981-02-23

Episode 2
Doing the Honours
1981-03-02

Episode 3
The Death List
1981-03-09

Episode 4
The Greasy Pole
1981-03-16

Episode 5
The Devil You Know
1981-03-23

Episode 6
The Quality of Life
1981-03-30

Episode 7
A Question of Loyalty
1981-04-06

Information

Creator	Jonathan Lynn
Episode air date	23.02.1981
Episode runtime	30 min
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Comedy / War & Politics
TMDB series rating	8.3
IMDb series rating	8.6
Series status	Ended
Age rating	6+
Country	GB