<P> Sir Humphrey meets with his colleague Sir Frederick Stewart, who is equally aghast at Hacker's plan . Bernard arrives with more files with which to keep the Minister occupied, and Sir Humphrey vets them . Bernard confesses that he is worried about keeping the Minister in the dark, and the Permanent Secretaries explain why this is necessary . It is up to the civil service to decide which proposals are put before the Minister, and then "guide" him to its favoured option, in much the same manner as a conjurer "forces" a card to be chosen . There are apparently several expressions that are key to getting a policy accepted or rejected, among which the most damning is to describe something as "courageous". </P> <P> Later in Hacker's office, Bernard discovers a letter from Lucy Hacker to her father . She is threatening to join the protest at Hayward's Spinney--in the nude . When the Minister finds out, he is alarmed at the potential fallout in the press and instructs Sir Humphrey to kill the story . Lucy phones her father and tells him of her intentions, but it is Sir Humphrey who saves the day . He informs her that there are in fact no badgers in Hayward's Spinney: the story was fed to the press by a hopeful property developer . However, after she is convinced, Hacker asks to see the information . Sir Humphrey refuses, on the grounds that the Minister doesn't really need to know...</P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Actor </Th> <Th> Role </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paul Eddington </Td> <Td> Jim Hacker </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nigel Hawthorne </Td> <Td> Sir Humphrey Appleby </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Derek Fowlds </Td> <Td> Bernard Woolley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Savident </Td> <Td> Sir Frederick Stewart </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Diana Hoddinott </Td> <Td> Annie Hacker </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gerry Cowper </Td> <Td> Lucy Hacker </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Harriet Reynolds </Td> <Td> Environmentalist </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Roger Elliott </Td> <Td> Environmentalist </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Actor </Th> <Th> Role </Th> </Tr>

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