Yes Minister (1980 – 1982)

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

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Episode 5 — The Bed of Nails

Name: Episode 5 — The Bed of Nails
Released: 1982-12-09
Duration: 30 min
Cast: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds

Season 3 • Yes Minister

Released: 1982-12-09 • Comedy/War & Politics

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Jim accepts an unpopular position pushing a transportation bill desired by Number 10, but opposed by everyone else.

Season 3 · Episode 5 · Streaming in USA

Episode 1
Equal Opportunities
1982-11-11

Episode 2
The Challenge
1982-11-18

Episode 3
The Skeleton in the Cupboard
1982-11-25

Episode 4
The Moral Dimension
1982-12-02

Episode 5
The Bed of Nails
1982-12-09

Episode 6
The Whisky Priest
1982-12-16

Episode 7
The Middle-Class Rip-Off
1982-12-23

Yes minister outtakes

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Paul Eddington
Jim Hacker

Nigel Hawthorne
Sir Humphrey Appleby

Derek Fowlds
Bernard Woolley