Yes, Prime Minister The Bishops Gambit (Season 1, Episode 7)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy

Yes, Prime Minister

The Bishops Gambit (Season 1, Episode 7)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy

P.M. Hacker is to appoint a new bishop, and Sir Humphrey may secure a cushy appointment on retirement if he can convince Hacker to appoint the current Dean to the bishopric.

Director

Sydney Lotterby

Writers

Antony Jay (by) | Jonathan Lynn (by)

Producer

Sydney Lotterby

Composer

Ronnie Hazlehurst

Production Designer

Gloria Clayton (design)

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 20, 1986

Release date

Feb 20, 1986 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

5 wins & 7 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
9 cast members

Name	Known for
Paul Eddington James Hacker James Hacker See fewer	Yes, Prime Minister (1986)
Nigel Hawthorne Sir Humphrey Appleby Sir Humphrey Appleby See fewer	The Madness of King George (1994)
Derek Fowlds Bernard Woolley Bernard Woolley See fewer	Yes Minister (1980)
Frank Middlemass The Master of Ballie College The Master of Ballie College See fewer	Barry Lyndon (1975)
William Fox The Bursar of Ballie College The Bursar of Ballie College See fewer	The Mulberry Accelerator (1955)
Ronnie Stevens Peter Harding Peter Harding See fewer	The Parent Trap (1998)
Donald Pickering Sir Richard Wharton Sir Richard Wharton See fewer	The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)
Diana Hoddinott Annie Hacker Annie Hacker See fewer	Yes Minister (1980)
Sue Lawley Sue Lawley, TV News (voice) (uncredited) Sue Lawley, TV News (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Yes Minister (1980)