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Premiered

Monday, February 23, 1981

Ended: Monday, April 6, 1981

When does Yes Minister Season 2 come out?

Yes Minister Season 2 premiered Monday, February 23, 1981 on BBC Two and ended Monday, April 6, 1981. The season has 7 episodes.

The Rt Hon. Jim Hacker MP and Sir Humphrey step out again for the second series of the Whitehall waltz.

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Yes Minister Season 2 episode release dates
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1. The Compassionate Society

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.

Monday · 45 years ago

2. Doing the Honours

When Jim learns that he can block civil servant’s honours, he blackmails them into cutting their budgets, but when he hears that he might be in line for an honorary degree, he has to back down.

Monday · 45 years ago

3. The Death List

When Jim learns that when in opposition he was bugged by the secret service, he decides to bring in legislation to kerb the bugging, only to find out that he is on the death list of a group of terrorists, and the best way to find them, is by bugging phone lines.

Monday · 45 years ago

4. The Greasy Pole

Jim has the chance of creating jobs, and saving a chemical company, when they are offered the chance to manufacture a highly dangerous chemical, but when the news gets out that it might be too dangerous, he has to back down.

Monday · 45 years ago

5. The Devil You Know

When Jim is betrayed by a Cabinet colleague over his plans to bring in jobs for British workers, he thinks about leaving Westminster and becoming a European Commissioner, But when Sir Humphrey learns who his replacement will be, he tries to change Jim’s mind.

Monday · 45 years ago

6. The Quality of Life

Sir Humphrey uses Jim’s promise to keep a popular city farm project open to get special permission for an additional nine floors on a proposed skyscraper.

Monday · 45 years ago

7. A Question of Loyalty Finale

Jim and Sir Humphrey pass the buck to protect each other when they appear before a select committee investigating charges of waste in Hacker’s ministry, until Jim’s higher loyalties are called upon.

Monday · 45 years ago

Yes Minister Season 2 guest stars

  • Diana Hoddinott

    Annie Hacker

  • John Nettleton

    John Nettleton

    Sir Arnold Robinson

  • Richard Vernon

    Richard Vernon

  • Ivor Roberts

    Ivor Roberts

  • John Barron

    John Barron

  • Jerome Willis

    Jerome Willis

  • Nigel Stock

    Nigel Stock

  • Graeme Garden

    Graeme Garden

  • Stephen Tate

  • Frank Middlemass

    Frank Middlemass

  • Brenda Blethyn

    Brenda Blethyn

  • Judy Parfitt

    Judy Parfitt

  • Peter Cellier

    Peter Cellier

  • Norman Bird

    Norman Bird

  • William Fox

  • Geoffrey Toone

    Geoffrey Toone

Yes Minister Season 2 FAQ

When does Yes Minister Season 2 come out?

Yes Minister Season 2 premiered Monday, February 23, 1981 on BBC Two.

How many episodes are in Yes Minister Season 2?

Yes Minister Season 2 has 7 episodes.

Are new episodes of Yes Minister Season 2 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Yes Minister Season 2 finale?

The Yes Minister Season 2 finale (Episode 7) aired Monday, April 6, 1981.

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