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The Smoke Screen
Episode 3 of 8
The health minister wants to abolish smoking using prohibitive taxation, losing the Treasury 拢4bn revenue. Jim sees how he can use this to stop Treasury opposition to his plans for tax cuts.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| James Hacker | Paul Eddington |
| Sir Humphrey Appleby | Nigel Hawthorne |
| Bernard Woolley | Derek Fowlds |
| Sir Ian Whitworth - DHSS Secretary | John Barron |
| Dr Peter Thorn - Minister of State at the DHSS | Clive Merrison |
| Sir Frank Gordon - Permanent Secretary of the Treasury | Peter Cellier |
| Leslie Potts - Minister for Sport | Bill Wallis |
| Gerald - Chairman, British Tobacco Group | Brian Hawksley |
| Director | Sydney Lotterby |
| Writer | Jonathan Lynn |
| Writer | Antony Jay |
Broadcasts
Thu 23 Jan 1986 21:00蘑菇短视频 Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
Tue 28 Oct 1986 20:30- Wed 28 May 1997 22:00蘑菇短视频 Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
- Thu 2 Dec 2004 20:30
- Wed 19 Oct 2005 20:30
- Thu 13 Aug 2015 13:45蘑菇短视频 Two Northern Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales & HD only
- Fri 30 Sep 2016 14:30蘑菇短视频 Two England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland & HD only
- Tue 15 Dec 2020 20:00
- Tue 1 Feb 2022 20:30
- Sat 5 Feb 2022 23:40
- Tue 16 Jan 2024 20:30
- Sun 21 Jan 2024 00:35
- Tue 28 Oct 2025 20:30
- Sun 2 Nov 2025 00:30