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James George Hacker, Baron Hacker of Islington, KG, PC, BSc (Lond.), Hon. D.Phil. (Oxon.) is a fictional character in the 1980s British sitcom Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister. He is the minister of the fictional Department of Administrative Affairs, and later Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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Aberdeen
1. Capital of the Grampian Region in Eastern Scotland. Jim Hacker points out in the YM episode The Official Visitthat the President of Buranda that is looking to buy oil rig equipment is more likely to find this merchandise in Aberdeen and Clyde side, than in Haslemere.
Bahamas
1. Island group in the Atlantic Ocean, near the US State of Florida. Mentioned in the YPM episode Power to the People. Jim Hacker remarks that local councilors often want to spend money on a fact finding mission in the Bahamas.
Cabinet Office
1. The office that deals with all Cabinet affairs. This is were the Secretary of the Cabinet works. It is adjacent to the PM's office (Number Ten). There is a connecting door between the Cabinet Office and Number Ten, that plays a 'key' role in the YPM episode The Key.
Derbyshire
1. County in the Middle of England. MP for Derbyshire East in the YM episode A Question of Loyalty is Betty Oldham. South Derbyshire is mentioned in the YM episode The Skeleton in the Cupboard. It is supposed to be the most efficient Council in Britain.
East Anglia
1. Area north of London. Mentioned in the YPM episode Man Overboard.
Falkland Islands
1. Island group near the Southern tip of South America that is part of Britain. In 1981 the islands were invaded by Argentina who insisted it had territorial claims on the islands. This led to the Falkland Islands War between Britain and Argentina, which Britain won. In the YM episode The Bed of Nails Jim Hacker mentions that if he succeeds at implementing the Integrated National Transport Policy it could be his Falkland Islands. Sir Humphrey replies that he could also be General Galtieri (th...
Gay Bereavement Centre
1. Centre mentioned in the YM episode The Challenge. It is one of the centers subsidised by the London borough of Thames Marsh.
India
1. Country in Asia mentioned in the YPM episode A Victory for Democracy. Former British colony that was partioned when it became independent. This led to civil war but - as Sir Humphrey states - it saved Britain needing a policy for them.
Jamaica
1. Caribbean island that is mentioned in the YM episode The Challenge. The local councilors of the London borough of Thames Marsh are planning a fact finding mission to Jamaica.
The new Prime Minister is preoccupied with defense issues as he begins to learn some of the details, such as the Russians having six times as many nuclear weapons as the UK or that the armed forces could withstand a conventional attack for 72 hours at best. As only Jim Hacker can... Read all.
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Jun 8, 2017 · It starred Paul Eddington as the Right Honourable James Hacker MP (later Prime Minister), Nigel Hawthorne as Sir Humphrey Appleby, Permanent Secretary to the Minister for Administrative Affairs...
James George "Jim" Hacker, Baron Hacker of Islington, KG, PC, BSc (Lond.), Hon. DCL (Oxon.) is the main protagonist of the 1980s British sitcom Yes Minister and its sequel, Yes, Prime Minister. He is the Minister of the (fictional) Department of Administrative Affairs, and later the Prime Minister.
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