Yes Minister
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two
- 1980 - 1984
- 22 episodes (3 series)
Political satire in which well-meaning MP Jim Hacker has a fast introduction to the world of Whitehall and must then struggle against the Civil Service. Stars Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Diana Hoddinott and Neil Fitzwiliam
Streaming rank this week: 400
Episode menu
- Party Games
Having been appointed Party Chairman, Jim finds himself sucked into the wheels of dark political machinations after the PM resigns with no clear successor. Games are afoot, and a small internal party crisis looks set to balloon - unless the humble sausage can offer a bridge between conflicting interests...
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 17th December 1984
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 61 minutes
Cast & crew
| Paul Eddington | James Hacker |
| Nigel Hawthorne | Sir Humphrey Appleby |
| Derek Fowlds | Bernard Woolley |
| Diana Hoddinott | Annie Hacker |
| John Nettleton | Sir Arnold Robinson (Cabinet Secretary) |
| John Pennington | Peter (Civil Servant) |
| James Grout | Geoffrey Winfield (Chief Whip) |
| Peter Jeffrey | Eric (Chancellor of the Exchequer) |
| Philip Stone | Duncan (Foreign Secretary) |
| Andre Maranne (as André Maranne) | Maurice (EEC Official) |
| Anthony Pedley | Policeman |
| David Warwick | Policeman |
| Rex Robinson | Civil Servant |
| Laura Calland | Civil Servant |
| Martyn Read | Lobby Journalist |
| Roger Davidson | Lobby Journalist |
| Roger Ostime | Lobby Journalist |
| Bernard Losh | Lobby Journalist |
| David Howey | Civil Servant |
| Ludovic Kennedy | Self |
| Antony Jay | Writer |
| Jonathan Lynn | Writer |
| Peter Whitmore | Director |
| Peter Whitmore | Producer |
| Chris Wadsworth | Editor |
| John Dunstan | Editor |
| Ronnie Hazlehurst | Composer |
| Rochelle Selwyn | Production Designer |