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
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Series 3, Episode 1 - Equal Opportunities
Prompted by a schoolgirl's question as to what he has actually achieved in cabinet, Jim searches for a raison d'être. Talking to a particularly intelligent female undersecretary, he's suddenly struck by how few women there are in the Civil Service.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 11th November 1982
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 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) |
| Eleanor Bron | Sarah Harrison (Female Undersecretary) |
| Richard Simpson | Sir Ian (Permanent Secretary to the HO) |
| Peter Howell | Sir Bill (Permanent Secretary to the FCO) |
| Jeffrey Segal | Sir Peter (Permanent Secretary to the MOD) |
| Donald Pelmear | Sir John (Permanent Secretary to the DHSS) |
| Talla Hayes | Cathy (Schoolgirl Reporter) |
| Antony Jay | Writer |
| Jonathan Lynn | Writer |
| Peter Whitmore | Director |
| Peter Whitmore | Producer |
| Dave Rixon | Editor |
| Gary Pritchard | Production Designer |
| Ronnie Hazlehurst | Composer |