Yes Minister
1980 to 1982 Comedy, War & Politics 3 seasons
TMDB rating 8.3/10 Ended
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.
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The newly appointed Minister for Administrative Affairs, the Rt Hon. Jim Hacker MP, finds even the corridors of power congested by the machinations of his Permanent Secretary Sir Humphrey and his Civil Service cohorts.
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TMDB rating 7.3/10
The Rt Hon. Jim Hacker MP and Sir Humphrey step out again for the second series of the Whitehall waltz.
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Westminster and Whitehall clash again as the Rt Hon. Jim Hacker, the Minister for Administrative Affairs, locks horns with his Permanent Secretary Sir Humphrey Appleby.
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Cast and details
Paul EddingtonJim Hacker
Nigel HawthorneSir Humphrey Appleby
Derek FowldsBernard Woolley- Diana HoddinottAnnie Hacker
John NettletonSir Arnold Robinson- Neil FitzwiliamFrank Weisel
John Savident
John Barron
Richard Vernon
Nigel Stock
Ian Lavender
Tenniel Evans
- Created by
- Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay
- Network
- BBC Two
- First aired
- Feb 25, 1980
- Latest episode
- Dec 23, 1982
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