The Bed of Nails

1Equal Opportunities

30 minNov 11, 1982

Jim decides to promote more women to high civil service positions despite Sir Humphrey’s opposition.

2The Challenge

30 minNov 18, 1982

When Jim tackles local council administration and civil defence, he runs afoul of a B.B.C. interviewer.

3The Skeleton in the Cupboard

30 minNov 25, 1982

Jim uses a costly mistake from Sir Humphrey’s past to escape chastising an efficient local council for being late with their paperwork.

4The Moral Dimension

30 minDec 2, 1982

Jim is forced to back down about exposing bribery used to obtain a lucrative foreign contract when Bernard allows a valuable vase from a foreign government to be undervalued so that Mrs Hacker can keep it.

5The Bed of Nails

30 minDec 9, 1982Now viewing

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

6The Whisky Priest

30 minDec 16, 1982

Jim faces opposition from all sides when he learns that British munitions have been sold to terrorist groups and he decides to start an inquiry into how it happened.

7The Middle-Class Rip-Off

30 minDec 23, 1982

Jim and Sir Humphrey collide when Jim acts as an M.P. to sell an art gallery and museum in his district to support a popular local soccer club.