Summary The Minister wants to give citizens access to their files on a new national database, but Sir Humphrey is at his obfuscating best. Accused by his political advisor and his wife of being a mouthpiece for the civil service, Hacker decides that he is going to get his way on this one. Taking the advice of his predecessor, now an Opposition MP, he successfully anticipates all of Sir Humphrey's roadblocks but, in the end, uses the civil servants' own tactics to get his way.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Nigel Hawthorne Derek Fowlds Paul Eddington Diana Hoddinott
Genres : Comedy
Release date : Mar 16, 1980
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Filming locations : Westminster, London, England, UK
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Summary The Minister wants to give citizens access to their files on a new national database, but Sir Humphrey is at his obfuscating best. Accused by his political advisor and his wife of being a mouthpiece for the civil service, Hacker decides that he is going to get his way on this one. Taking the advice of his predecessor, now an Opposition MP, he successfully anticipates all of Sir Humphrey's roadblocks but, in the end, uses the civil servants' own tactics to get his way.
Genres : Comedy
Release date : Mar 16, 1980
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Filming locations : Westminster, London, England, UK
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)