Caught off-guard by the sudden retirement of the Prime Minister, Sir Humphrey and his civil service allies soon get their house-trained minister, James Hacker, elevated to the top job.
Cast: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Diana Hoddinott, Traylor Howard, Vincent Ventresca, Tina Romero, Liz Gallardo, Ismael La Rosa, Juan Pablo Llano, Karen Sentíes, Fred Valle, Jorge Hernández, Ana Sobero, Sandra Eichler, Salim Rubiales, Maité Embil, Karina Mora, Xavier Coronel, Jeirmarie Osorio, Rodrigo Mejía, Aneudy Lara, Carlos Athié, Henry Zakka, Wanda D'Isidoro, Patricio Doren, Mónica Pasqualotto, Adela Romero, Hely Ferrigny, Osvaldo Strongoli, Khotan, Armando Acevedo, Cristian Adrian, Hector Alejandro, Raúl Arrieta, Erik Bello, Liannet Borrego, Victor Corona, Carlos Cuervo, Hector, Iván Hernández, Henry Lopez, Lina Maya, Catalina Mesa, Dayami Padrón, Duvier Poviones, Carlos Pítela, Yami Quintero, Omar Robau, Tony Saiz, Sofia Sanabria, Cyril Serrao, Elioret Silva, Ernesto Tapia, Gilbert Peralta Velez, Eva Todor, Jandira Martini, Cadu Paschoal, Nauhana Costa, Mara Manzan, Ana Furtado, Cláudia Lira, Douglas Silva, Vinícius Vommaro
Sir Humphrey has to decide if he will support the PM or inform Parliament when Hacker denies knowledge of a wiretap authorized by his office without his knowledge.
Sir Humphrey faces a conflict of interest when Hacker devises a plan to improve educational standards by abolishing the Department of Education and Science.
P.M. Hacker is scheduled to speak at a broadcast awards ceremony -- right after the announcement that the arts budget will be much smaller than hoped.
A local councilwoman is throwing her weight around, but P.M. Hacker's plan to make local government truly responsive to its constituency motivates her to cooperate with Sir Humphrey's opposition.
P.M. Hacker, pressured by rumors of wrongdoing in the City, is tricked by Sir Humphrey into appointing a less-than-honest man as the new Governor of the Bank of England.
When the French hold out for primacy over a sub-Channel tunnel, P.M. Hacker uses the info that they planted a bomb in their own embassy to obtain more favorable terms.
P.M. Hacker wants to prevent publication of the unflattering memoirs of the previous P.M. as an official secret, and a furor erupts in the press when his actions are leaked by the press.
The Employment Secretary wants to move army regiments to north England to save money, so Sir Humphrey leads P.M. Hacker to believe the Employment Secretary is after the P.M.'s job.