Yes Minister (1980)
Synopsis
Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP, who struggles with Civil Service bureaucracy and political machinations as he tries to get on with government business.
First Air Date: 1980-02-25
Last Air Date: 1982-12-23
Number of Seasons: 3
Number of Episodes: 21
Created By: Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay
Networks: BBC Two
Top Cast
- Paul Eddington as Jim Hacker
- Nigel Hawthorne as Sir Humphrey Appleby
- Derek Fowlds as Bernard Woolley
- Diana Hoddinott as Annie Hacker
- John Nettleton as Sir Arnold Robinson
- Neil Fitzwiliam as Frank Weisel
- John Savident as N/A
- John Barron as N/A
- Richard Vernon as N/A
- Nigel Stock as N/A
Seasons
Specials (1982)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Christmas at the Ministry
This sketch was aired on December 27 1982 as a part of "The Funny Side of Christmas" on BBC1.
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Ep. 2: Party Games (Christmas Special)
The seasonal festivities at the Departmental offices of the Ministry of Administrative Affairs are overshadowed by rumours of a Cabinet reshuffle.
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Ep. 3: Yes, Real Prime Minister (AKA The Thatcher Sketch)
Margaret Thatcher wrote the sketch in honour of the show being presented with an award from Mary Whitehouse’s National Viewers’ And Listeners’ Association at an event commemorated on the cover of the satirical magazine Private Eye. Being the PM at the time and writing the sketch, of course she made sure that it co-starred herself…as herself.
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