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The Ministerial Broadcast
Episode 2 of 8
Hacker prepares to make his first broadcast as prime minister, announcing his grand new defence policy, but he finds it is not so easy to speak on camera.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| James Hacker | Paul Eddington |
| Sir Humphrey Appleby | Nigel Hawthorne |
| Bernard Woolley | Derek Fowlds |
| Malcolm Warren - Press Secretary | Barry Stanton |
| Godfrey | John Wells |
| David - Employment Secretary | Brian Gwaspari |
| Makeup Artist | Carolyn Lyster |
| Director | Sydney Lotterby |
Broadcasts
- Thu 16 Jan 1986 21:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
- Tue 21 Oct 1986 20:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One except Scotland
- Tue 11 Nov 1986 21:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One Scotland
- Sat 17 May 1997 21:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
- Thu 25 Nov 2004 20:30
- Wed 12 Oct 2005 20:30
- Wed 12 Aug 2015 13:45ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, England & HD only
- Thu 29 Sep 2016 14:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Scotland, Wales, England, Northern Ireland & HD only
- Tue 17 Nov 2020 20:30
- Tue 25 Jan 2022 20:30
- Tue 9 Jan 2024 20:30
- Sun 14 Jan 2024 01:10
- Tue 14 Oct 2025 20:30
- Sun 19 Oct 2025 00:50