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Yes Minister. James Hacker (Paul Eddington). Copyright: BBC
Paul Eddington

Paul Eddington

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  • Actor
Yes Minister. James Hacker (Paul Eddington). Copyright: BBC

Paul Eddington CBE was an English actor who found fame in 1970s BBC sitcom The Good Life, and cemented his popularity in the satirical Westminster-based 1980s sitcom Yes Minister and its sequel, Yes, Prime Minister. He lived with a rare form of cancer from his late 20s until it caused his death in 1995. "He did very little harm."

Year Production Role
2013 Yes, Prime Minister: Re-Elected Self (Archive Material)
1994 Uncle Dynamite
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  1. E1 - Pity Poor Pongo
  2. E2 - Disturbances in a Country Village
  3. E3 - The Perplexing of Pongo
  4. E4 - Night Alarms and Excursions
  5. E5 - Engagements and Re-engagements
  6. E6 - The Old School Tie
 Narrator
1990 A Bit Of Fry & Laurie - Series 2
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
1989 Minder - Series 7
  1. E6 - The Wrong Goodbye
 Guy Wheeler
1987 Yes, Prime Minister - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Man Overboard
  2. E2 - Official Secrets
  3. E3 - A Diplomatic Incident
  4. E4 - A Conflict Of Interest
  5. E5 - Power To The People
  6. E6 - The Patron Of The Arts
  7. E7 - The National Education Service
  8. E8 - The Tangled Web
 James Hacker
1986 Yes, Prime Minister - Series 1
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  1. E1 - The Grand Design
  2. E2 - The Ministerial Broadcast
  3. E3 - The Smoke Screen
  4. E4 - The Key
  5. E5 - A Real Partnership
  6. E6 - A Victory For Democracy
  7. E7 - The Bishops Gambit
  8. E8 - One Of Us
 James Hacker
1984 Yes Minister - Party Games James Hacker
1984 Yes Minister - Series 2
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  1. E1 - The Compassionate Society
  2. E2 - The Greasy Pole
  3. E3 - The Skeleton In The Cupboard
  4. E4 - A Question Of Loyalty
  5. E5 - The Quality Of Life
  6. E6 - The Whisky Priest
  7. E7 - The Death List
  8. E8 - The Moral Dimension
 Jim Hacker MP
1983 Yes Minister - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Open Government
  2. E2 - Big Brother
  3. E3 - The Ecomomy Drive
  4. E4 - The Writing On The Wall
  5. E5 - Jobs For The Boys
  6. E6 - The Right To Know
  7. E7 - Doing The Honours
  8. E8 - The Devil You Know
 Jim Hacker MP
1983 Let There Be Love - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Crime And Punishment
  2. E2 - Fool's Mate
  3. E3 - Love In Bloom
  4. E4 - If The Nightie Fits
  5. E5 - Spilling The Beans
  6. E6 - Love Me, Love My Dog
 Timothy Love
1982 Outside Edge Roger
1982 Yes Minister - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Equal Opportunities
  2. E2 - The Challenge
  3. E3 - The Skeleton In The Cupboard
  4. E4 - The Moral Dimension
  5. E5 - The Bed Of Nails
  6. E6 - The Whisky Priest
  7. E7 - The Middle-Class Rip-Off
  8. Special - The Funny Side Of Christmas
 James Hacker
1982 Let There Be Love - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Little Things Mean A Lot
  2. E2 - Getting To Know You
  3. E3 - Dad's The Word
  4. E4 - Man And Superman
  5. E5 - Your Place Or Mine
  6. E6 - In Sickness And In Health
 Timothy Love
1981 Yes Minister - Series 2
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  1. E1 - The Compassionate Society
  2. E2 - Doing The Honours
  3. E3 - The Death List
  4. E4 - The Greasy Pole
  5. E5 - The Devil You Know
  6. E6 - The Quality Of Life
  7. E7 - A Question Of Loyalty
 James Hacker
1980 What Ho, Jeeves! - What Ho! Jeeves: Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves
  1. E2 - Upstairs, Downstairs And Bumps In The Night
  2. E3 - Bartholomew, Blackmail And Barefaced Lies
  3. E4 - In Which Spode Is Unsuccessful And Gussie Unrepentant
  4. E5 - Black Eyes And Bloody Noses
  5. E6 - Game, Set And Match To Jeeves
 Roderick Spode
1980 Hordes Of The Things
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  1. E1 - The First Chronicle
  2. E2 - The Second Chronicle
  3. E3 - The Third Chronicle
  4. E4 - The Fourth Chornicle
 King Yulfric the Wise III
1980 Yes Minister - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Open Government
  2. E2 - The Official Visit
  3. E3 - The Economy Drive
  4. E4 - Big Brother
  5. E5 - The Writing On The Wall
  6. E6 - The Right To Know
  7. E7 - Jobs For The Boys
 James Hacker
1978 The Good Life - When I'm 65 Jerry Leadbetter
1977 The Good Life - Silly, But It's Fun.... Jerry Leadbetter
1977 The Morecambe & Wise Show - The Morecambe & Wise Christmas Show 1977
  1. The Morecambe & Wise Christmas Show
 Guest
1977 The Good Life - Series 4
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  1. E1 - Away From It All
  2. E2 - The Green Door
  3. E3 - Our Speaker Today
  4. E4 - The Weaver's Tale
  5. E5 - Suit Yourself
  6. E6 - Sweet And Sour Charity
  7. E7 - Anniversary
 Jerry Leadbetter
1977 Get Some In! - Series 3
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Sqdn-Ldr. E. F. Bush
1976 The Good Life - Series 3
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  1. E1 - The Early Birds
  2. E2 - The Happy Event
  3. E3 - A Tug Of The Forelock
  4. E4 - I Talk To The Trees
  5. E5 - The Wind-Break War
  6. E6 - Whose Fleas Are These?
  7. E7 - The Last Posh Frock
 Jerry Leadbetter
1975 The Good Life - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Just My Bill
  2. E2 - The Guru Of Surbiton
  3. E3 - Mr. Fix-It
  4. E4 - The Day Peace Broke Out
  5. E5 - Mutiny
  6. E6 - Home Sweet Home
  7. E7 - Going To Pot?
 Jerry Leadbetter
1975 The Good Life - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Plough Your Own Furrow
  2. E2 - Say Little Hen...
  3. E3 - The Weaker Sex?
  4. E4 - Pig's Lib
  5. E5 - The Thing In The Cellar
  6. E6 - The Pagan Rite
  7. E7 - Backs To The Wall
 Jerry Leadbetter
1957 These Are The Shows Self
1956 Sailor Beware 2nd Bearded Sailor

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Paul Eddington on IMDb

Born
Saturday 18th June 1927
Died
Saturday 4th November 1995 (aged 68)
Full name
Paul Clark Eddington
Title
Paul Eddington CBE
Nationality
English
Wife
Patricia Eddington
BAFTA Television Awards 1988
Best Light Entertainment Performance (Nominee)
BAFTA Television Awards 1987
Best Light Entertainment Performance (Nominee)
BAFTA Television Awards 1983
Best Light Entertainment Performance (Nominee)
BAFTA Television Awards 1982
Best Light Entertainment Performance (Nominee)
Olivier Awards 1982
Best Comedy Performance (Nominee)
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