Series 2, Episode 1 - Man Overboard
Plans to move a number of military bases to the north of England, in an effort to reduce unemployment levels in the region, a dealt a blow when Sir Humphrey fabricates an inter-Cabinet plot against the PM. With resignations on the cards, Jim has some tricky posturing to pull off.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 3rd December 1987
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Regular cast | |
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Paul Eddington | James Hacker |
Nigel Hawthorne | Sir Humphrey Appleby |
Derek Fowlds | Bernard Woolley |
Guest cast | |
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Frederick Treves | Sir Guy Howard (General / Chief of the Defence Staff) |
John Nettleton | Sir Arnold Robinson (Former Cabinet Secretary) |
Michael Byrne | Dudley Belling (Employment Secretary) |
Peter Cartwright | Jeffrey Pearson (Chief Whip) |
David Glover | Sir Alan Guthrie (Permanent Secretary to the MOD) |
David Conville | Sir Maxwell Hopkins (Defence Secretary) |
Philip Anthony | Brian Smithson (Environment Secretary) |
Philip Blaine | Eric Jeffries (Chancellor of the Exchequer) |
Geoffrey Cousins | Neil Hitchcock (Transport Secretary) |
Hilary Field | Downing Street Official |
Writing team | |
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Antony Jay | Writer |
Jonathan Lynn | Writer |
Production team | |
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Sydney Lotterby | Director |
Sydney Lotterby | Producer |

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