S01E03: The Economy Drive
Jim Hacker is determined to reduce the Civil Service, but he is frustrated by Sir Humphrey, and the only numbers he can alter are the numbers of tea ladies.
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Season 1
Open Government
S1E1 / 25 Feb 1980
The Official Visit
S1E2 / 03 Mar 1980
The Economy Drive
S1E3 / 10 Mar 1980
Big Brother
S1E4 / 17 Mar 1980
The Writing on the Wall
S1E5 / 24 Mar 1980
The Right to Know
S1E6 / 31 Mar 1980
Jobs for the Boys
S1E7 / 07 Apr 1980
Season 2
The Compassionate Society
S2E1 / 23 Feb 1981
Doing the Honours
S2E2 / 02 Mar 1981
The Death List
S2E3 / 09 Mar 1981
The Greasy Pole
S2E4 / 16 Mar 1981
The Devil You Know
S2E5 / 23 Mar 1981
The Quality of Life
S2E6 / 30 Mar 1981
A Question of Loyalty
S2E7 / 06 Apr 1981
Season 3
Equal Opportunities
S3E1 / 11 Nov 1982
The Challenge
S3E2 / 18 Nov 1982
The Skeleton in the Cupboard
S3E3 / 25 Nov 1982
The Moral Dimension
S3E4 / 02 Dec 1982
The Bed of Nails
S3E5 / 09 Dec 1982
The Whisky Priest
S3E6 / 16 Dec 1982
The Middle-Class Rip-Off
S3E7 / 23 Dec 1982
Paul Eddington
Jim Hacker
Nigel Hawthorne
Sir Humphrey Appleby
