Series 3, Episode 3 - The Skeleton In The Cupboard
The Minister is dismayed when he is instructed that he must discipline the most efficient borough council in the country for having failed to return a few statistical surveys to Whitehall. A visit to Scotland's past offers up the perfect opportunity to reach a compromise.
Preview clips
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 25th November 1982
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date |
Time |
Channel |
Tuesday 25th October 2011 |
10:40am |
Gold |
Tuesday 25th October 2011 |
5:20pm |
Gold |
Friday 11th May 2012 |
11:50pm |
Gold |
Saturday 12th May 2012 |
2:00am |
Gold |
Friday 31st August 2012 |
12:20pm |
Gold |
Friday 31st August 2012 |
7:00pm |
Gold |
Thursday 24th January 2013 |
8:20pm |
Gold |
Thursday 24th January 2013 |
11:40pm |
Gold |
Saturday 27th July 2013 |
9:20am |
Gold |
Friday 27th September 2013 |
6:20pm |
Gold |
Saturday 28th September 2013 |
10:20am |
Gold |
Saturday 1st March 2014 |
11:00pm |
Gold |
Sunday 2nd March 2014 |
2:05am |
Gold |
Thursday 24th April 2014 |
9:40am |
Gold |
Friday 25th April 2014 |
6:45am |
Gold |
Tuesday 7th April 2015 |
3:20pm |
Gold |
Wednesday 29th July 2015 |
3:50pm |
BBC2 |
Tuesday 4th August 2015 |
2:35pm |
BBC2 |
Saturday 31st October 2015 |
9:40am |
Gold |
Friday 25th December 2015 |
3:00am |
Gold |
Wednesday 6th April 2016 |
10:40pm |
Yesterday |
Tuesday 6th September 2016 |
9:55pm |
Yesterday |
Wednesday 7th September 2016 |
8:35pm |
Yesterday |
Thursday 15th September 2016 |
2:45pm |
BBC2 |
Thursday 16th February 2017 |
3:40pm |
Yesterday |
Thursday 16th February 2017 |
9:40pm |
Yesterday |
Sunday 23rd April 2017 |
10:40pm |
Yesterday |
Monday 24th April 2017 |
3:40pm |
Yesterday |
Tuesday 31st October 2017 |
7:30am |
Gold |
Tuesday 13th February 2018 |
7:25am |
Gold |
Tuesday 13th July 2021 |
8:00pm |
BBC4 |
Tuesday 28th November 2023 |
8:40pm |
BBC4 |
Cast & crew
Video
Woolley explains the nature of confidential discussions to Hacker.
Featuring: Paul Eddington (James Hacker) & Derek Fowlds (Bernard Woolley).