Yes, Prime Minister (1986 – 1988)

1986 • 2 seasons • Comedy, War & Politics • TV-PG

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Episode 3 — The Smoke Screen

Name: Episode 3 — The Smoke Screen
Released: 1986-01-23
Duration: 30 min
Rating: 9.3
Cast: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds

Season 1 • Yes, Prime Minister

Released: 1986-01-23 • Comedy/War & Politics

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Jim favors abolishing smoking through heavy taxation but runs into strong opposition from the tobacco lobby and the Treasury department.

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Episodes

Episode 1
The Grand Design
1986-01-09

Episode 2
The Ministerial Broadcast
1986-01-16

Episode 3
The Smoke Screen
1986-01-23

Episode 4
The Key
1986-01-30

Episode 5
A Real Partnership
1986-02-06

Episode 6
A Victory for Democracy
1986-02-13

Episode 7
The Bishop’s Gambit
1986-02-20

Episode 8
One of Us
1986-02-27

Information

Episode air date	23.01.1986
Episode runtime	30 min
Episode rating	9.30
Genres	Comedy / War & Politics
TMDB series rating	8.4
IMDb series rating	8.6
Series status	Ended
Age rating	6+
Country	GB

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Cast

Paul Eddington
Jim Hacker

Nigel Hawthorne
Sir Humphrey Appleby

Derek Fowlds
Bernard Woolley

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