The BEST episodes of Yes, Prime Minister season 2

Every episode of Yes, Prime Minister season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Yes, Prime Minister season 2!

Yes, Prime Minister is the sequel to the popular British series Yes Minister. It aired from 1986 to 1988 and is the story of the continuing battles between Jim Hacker, who is now Prime Minister, and Sir Humphrey, who has been promoted to Cabinet Secretary.

Last Updated: 11/1/2024Network: BBC TwoStatus: Ended

8.88

162 votes

#1 - A Diplomatic Incident

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/17/1987

Jim uses the occasion of his predecessor's state funeral to negotiate with the French over the conditions of the channel tunnel.

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8.62

185 votes

#2 - Man Overboard

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/3/1987

Sir Humphrey makes Jim suspicious of the Minister of Employment when he needs the PM's support in opposing a plan to shift military personnel from the south to the north of England.

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8.55

153 votes

#3 - Official Secrets

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/10/1987

Jim considers approving the publication of his predecessor's memoirs, but it becomes a plumber's nightmare as a series of leaks spring up.

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8.49

123 votes

#4 - Power to the People

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/31/1987

Sir Humphrey makes a very strange ally out of the formidable Agnes Moorhouse, a radical political reformer from a London council, in his efforts to stop Hacker's plans to make local government more democratic.

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8.46

93 votes

#5 - The Tangled Web

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/28/1988

Sir Humphrey has to decide if he will support the PM or inform Parliament when Hacker denies knowledge of a wiretap authorized by his office without his knowledge.

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8.09

91 votes

#6 - The National Education Service

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/8/1988

Sir Humphrey faces a conflict of interest when Hacker devises a plan to improve educational standards by abolishing the Department of Education and Science.

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8.08

92 votes

#7 - The Patron of the Arts

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/1/1988

Sir Humphrey works against Hacker over the issues of funding the National Theatre when the PM asks for help containing criticism from the Theatre's director.

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8.02

100 votes

#8 - A Conflict of Interest

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/24/1987

Hacker and Sir Humphrey clash over the appointment of the governor of the Bank of England and the cover up of a banking scandal in the City.

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