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    Doing the Honours
                
                                    
                        Episode 2 of 7
                    
                            
            Sir Humphrey has to combat Jim's economies, including cuts on profitable overseas students at his old college and linking civil servants' honours with achieving cuts.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor | 
|---|---|
| Bernard Woolley | Derek Fowlds | 
| Sir Humphrey Appleby | Nigel Hawthorne | 
| Jim Hacker MP | Paul Eddington | 
| The Master of Ballie College | Frank Middlemass | 
| Sir Arnold Robinson | John Nettleton | 
| The Bursar of Ballie College | William Fox | 
| Peter | John Pennington | 
| Parks and Forestery Civil Servant | Margo Johns | 
| Director | Peter Whitmore | 
| Writer | Jonathan Lynn | 
| Writer | Antony Jay | 
Broadcasts
- Mon 2 Mar 1981 21:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
 - Tue 27 Oct 1981 20:30
 - Thu 3 May 1990 20:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
 - Thu 14 Dec 2000 16:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
 - Tue 6 Jul 2004 22:30
 - Tue 13 Jul 2004 22:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
 - Fri 10 Jun 2005 20:30
 - Fri 12 Jun 2015 16:45ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Scotland, Northern Ireland, England, Wales & HD only
 - Fri 2 Sep 2016 14:45ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England & HD only
 - Tue 11 May 2021 20:00
 - Tue 3 Oct 2023 20:30
 - Sun 8 Oct 2023 01:05
 - Tue 1 Jul 2025 20:30
 - Sun 6 Jul 2025 01:05