Fraser Kerr

It's quicker by bus except when it's the No. 11 to the cemetery gates with Stan and his conductor Jack. The Inspector installs a two-way radio in their cab - should he believe all he hears?

On the day after the General Election, Jim Hacker MP receives the anxiously awaited call from Number 10 Downing Street with his new ministerial appointment. He has landed the job of Cabinet Minister to the Department of Administration and he has revolutionary plans for Open Government.

Stan is scheduled on to a new early morning service. The routine of the household and the bus company is somewhat disrupted. Also there's mayhem at the bus depot when the men go on strike because of a sandwich.