Yes, Minister

BBC Two Scotland

Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK government Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP

Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP, who struggles with Civil Service bureaucracy and political machinations as he tries to get on with government business

Yes, Minister: Series 3: Episode 3: Skeleton in the Cupboard

Episode 3

Episode 3: Skeleton in the Cupboard

Series 3

Skeleton in the Cupboard

BBC Two - Yes, Minister, Series 3, Skeleton in the Cupboard

A normally efficient local council is late with some paperwork.

A normally efficient local council is late with some paperwork, and Sir Humphrey wants to make an example of them.

Yes, Minister: Series 3

BBC Two

Knowledge, drama, comedy and the arts for a broad adult audience.

BBC Two is a lively channel of depth and substance, carrying a range of knowledge-building programming complemented by great drama, comedy and arts.

Jim Hacker gets to grips with transport, council expenditure and dodgy export contracts

Jim Hacker gets to grips with transport, council expenditure and dodgy export contracts. Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds

40 Minutes

40 Minutes: Miners

25/11/1982

Miners

BBC Two - 40 Minutes, Miners

A weekend in the lives of four Yorkshire miners. (1982)

First transmitted in 1982, this poignant documentary evokes the vanished world of life in a Yorkshire mining community.

First transmitted in 1982, four Barnsley miners escape from the harsh, subterranean world of the pit to enjoy a weekend of dancing, drinking, dog racing and caravanning. Set against the backdrop of the 1982 Falklands War and two years before the catastrophic 1984-5 miners' strike, this poignant documentary evokes the vanished world of life in a Yorkshire mining community.

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