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  • Yes Minister Big Brother (Season 1, Episode 4)
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    TV Episode | 29 min | Comedy

Yes Minister

Big Brother (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 29 min | Comedy

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 ...See moreThe 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. Written by garykmcd See less
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Updated Mar 17, 1980

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Mar 17, 1980 (United Kingdom)
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12 cast members
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Paul Eddington
James Hacker James Hacker   See fewer
Nigel Hawthorne
Sir Humphrey Appleby Sir Humphrey Appleby   See fewer
Derek Fowlds
Bernard Woolley Bernard Woolley   See fewer
Robert Urquhart
Tom Sargent - Opposition MP Tom Sargent - Opposition MP   See fewer
Robert McKenzie
Robert McKenzie Robert McKenzie   See fewer
Frederick Jaeger
Godfrey Finch Godfrey Finch   See fewer
Diana Hoddinott
Annie Hacker Annie Hacker   See fewer
Neil Fitzwiliam
Frank Weisel Frank Weisel   See fewer
Andrew Lane
Topic Floormanager Topic Floormanager   See fewer
Sheila Ferris
Topic Director Topic Director   See fewer
Matthew Roberton
Topic Crewman Topic Crewman   See fewer
Arthur Cox
George - Jim's Driver (uncredited) George - Jim's Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
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