Yes, Prime Minister (1986)

The sequel sends Jim Hacker to Number 10 after an unexpected promotion, and the stakes rise with him: every grand plan of his now runs into Sir Humphrey's machinery at national scale. Watch it straight after Yes Minister, since it picks up the same cast and the same war of attrition. Nigel Hawthorne won the BAFTA for Best Light Entertainment Performance four times as Sir Humphrey across the two shows. Sixteen episodes aired from 1986 to 1988, and it placed sixth in the BBC's Britain's Best Sitcom poll in 2004. The 2013 revival with a new cast is a separate show; this is the 1986 original.