Series 1, Episode 3 - The Smoke Screen
Jim finds himself frustrated, as ever, by the conflicting demands of his colleagues, the Civil Service, and interest groups. This time the health of the nation is as stake as the Minister for Health puts forward anti-smoking proposals, whilst Jim is already struggling with the Treasury to find tax cuts.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 23rd January 1986
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
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Date |
Time |
Channel |
Sunday 7th August 2011 |
10:40am |
Gold |
Friday 4th November 2011 |
11:20am |
Gold |
Friday 4th November 2011 |
5:20pm |
Gold |
Thursday 24th May 2012 |
11:40pm |
Gold |
Friday 25th May 2012 |
1:25am |
Gold |
Thursday 6th September 2012 |
1:00pm |
Gold |
Thursday 6th September 2012 |
7:00pm |
Gold |
Sunday 13th January 2013 |
9:20pm |
Dave |
Tuesday 5th February 2013 |
8:20am |
Gold |
Tuesday 5th February 2013 |
1:40pm |
Gold |
Tuesday 1st October 2013 |
6:20pm |
Gold |
Tuesday 2nd September 2014 |
6:50pm |
Gold |
Wednesday 3rd September 2014 |
12:10pm |
Gold |
Friday 17th April 2015 |
3:20pm |
Gold |
Saturday 18th April 2015 |
8:30am |
Gold |
Wednesday 27th May 2015 |
7:00am |
Gold |
Thursday 13th August 2015 |
1:45pm |
BBC2 |
Friday 20th November 2015 |
1:20am |
Gold |
Monday 28th December 2015 |
2:35am |
Gold |
Thursday 21st April 2016 |
10:40pm |
Yesterday |
Friday 30th September 2016 |
2:30pm |
BBC2 |
Sunday 14th May 2017 |
11:20pm |
Yesterday |
Monday 15th May 2017 |
4:20pm |
Yesterday |
Sunday 21st May 2017 |
7:25am |
Gold |
Thursday 9th November 2017 |
7:25am |
Gold |
Thursday 4th January 2018 |
7:30am |
Gold |
Saturday 20th January 2018 |
7:45am |
Gold |
Sunday 21st January 2018 |
7:15am |
Gold |
Tuesday 15th December 2020 |
8:00pm |
BBC4 |
Tuesday 1st February 2022 |
8:30pm |
BBC4 |
Saturday 5th February 2022 |
11:40pm |
BBC4 |
Tuesday 16th January 2024 |
8:30pm |
BBC4 |
Sunday 21st January 2024 |
12:35am |
BBC4 |
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