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The Smoke Screen

Yes, Prime MinisterSeries 1
Episode 3 of 8

The health minister wants to abolish smoking using prohibitive taxation, losing the Treasury £4bn revenue. Jim sees how he can use this to stop Treasury opposition to his plans for tax cuts.

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Sun 2 Nov 202500:30
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Credits

James HackerPaul Eddington
Sir Humphrey ApplebyNigel Hawthorne
Bernard WoolleyDerek Fowlds
Sir Ian Whitworth - DHSS SecretaryJohn Barron
Dr Peter Thorn - Minister of State at the DHSSClive Merrison
Sir Frank Gordon - Permanent Secretary of the TreasuryPeter Cellier
Leslie Potts - Minister for SportBill Wallis
Gerald - Chairman, British Tobacco GroupBrian Hawksley
DirectorSydney Lotterby
WriterJonathan Lynn
WriterAntony Jay

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