About this programme

3/7. Jim Hacker is disturbed to discover his department is responsible for supplying surveillance equipment to the government, which is then used to spy on its own ministers. However, a death threat soon changes his view on the situation. Political satire, starring Paul Eddington and Nigel Hawthorne.

Cast and crew

Cast

Jim Hacker: Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby: Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard Woolley: Derek Fowlds
Cdr Forrest: Graeme Garden
Detective: Michael Keating
Annie Hacker: Diana Hoddinott
Walter Fowler: Ivor Roberts
Headwaiter: Jay Neill

Crew

Director: Peter Whitmore
Writer: Jonathan Lynn
Writer: Antony Jay

Categories: Comedy

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