Hacker looks to support a former British colony from a Marxist takeover, much to the displeasure of the foreign office.
This is another strong episode that depicts intricate political manoeuvring and believable UK governance.
The plot is excellently written in a way that shows what a PM might have to do to navigate various obstacles and get something done. The civil service are blockers as always and Hacker is portrayed as growing wise to it, taking advice off the experienced heads to get his way.
The aptly titled 'A Victory For Democracy' is very much that, with Hacker protecting democracy in his own country as much as St. George's island. This is a good example of a long running theme through 'Yes, Minister/PM' where we see elected officials fighting to execute the will of the people against the dictatorship of the Permanent Secretaries.
A lot of the comedy, aside from the usual spectacle of government departments being hilariously at odds with each other, stems from geographical knowledge. Lack of it to be precise. The running joke of government officials not knowing where places are and other worldly trivia is very funny.
As ever the performances from Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds are top drawer.
For me it's an 8.5/10 but I round upwards.
This is another strong episode that depicts intricate political manoeuvring and believable UK governance.
The plot is excellently written in a way that shows what a PM might have to do to navigate various obstacles and get something done. The civil service are blockers as always and Hacker is portrayed as growing wise to it, taking advice off the experienced heads to get his way.
The aptly titled 'A Victory For Democracy' is very much that, with Hacker protecting democracy in his own country as much as St. George's island. This is a good example of a long running theme through 'Yes, Minister/PM' where we see elected officials fighting to execute the will of the people against the dictatorship of the Permanent Secretaries.
A lot of the comedy, aside from the usual spectacle of government departments being hilariously at odds with each other, stems from geographical knowledge. Lack of it to be precise. The running joke of government officials not knowing where places are and other worldly trivia is very funny.
As ever the performances from Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds are top drawer.
For me it's an 8.5/10 but I round upwards.
