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Yes Minister
Series Details

Title: Yes Minister

Release Date: 25 Feb 1980

Runtime: 30m

Genre: Comedy, War & Politics

Director: Jonathan Lynn,Antony Jay

Production Companies: BBC

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 8.3 (138 votes)

Cast

  • Jim Hacker: Paul Eddington
  • Sir Humphrey Appleby: Nigel Hawthorne
  • Bernard Woolley: Derek Fowlds
  • Yes Minister (Specials)

    Yes Minister (Series 1)

    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.

    Yes Minister (Series 2)

    The Rt Hon. Jim Hacker MP and Sir Humphrey step out again for the second series of the Whitehall waltz.

    Yes Minister (Series 3)

    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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