Episode
Yes Minister: The Compassionate Society
Overview
When Jim learns that a brand new hospital still has no medical staff, but hundreds of civil servants working there, he proposes that half of the civil servants be sacked and use the money saved to open wards with medical staff.
Details
- Series
- Yes Minister
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 1981-02-23
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The Compassionate Society is Episode 1 in Series 2 of Yes Minister. It aired on 1981-02-23. The runtime is 30 min.
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