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: 295
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Watch: Sir Humphrey returns
Readers who caught last night's Newsnight would have been treated to something rather unexpected: the return to our screens of Sir Humphrey Appleby.
David Thair, BBC Comedy, 27th April 2010Memo to the Minister: Sir Humphrey returns
BBC Comedy producer Jonathan Harvey explains why Sir Antony Jay, co-writer of classic political comedies Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister, has resurrected the master of obfuscation and manipulation Sir Humphrey Appleby for Newsnight's Election 2010 campaign coverage.
Jonathan Harvey, BBC Newsnight, 26th April 2010Yes Minister character to return to TV
Yes Minister's Sir Humphrey Appleby is set to return to TV after more than 20 years in three new election sketches.
British Comedy Guide, 26th April 2010The ten funniest ever Yes Minister moments
Michael Hogan salutes Margaret Thatcher's favourite TV show, 30 years to the day since it began.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 24th February 2010Yes, Prime Minister on stage
The writers of Yes, Prime Minister discuss the stage version of their long-running series.
Jasper Rees, The Telegraph, 17th February 2010Why Yes Minister is as true as ever
Yes Minister, the classic BBC comedy series, has just been sold to the Ukraine. Proof, says its co-creator Antony Jay, that incompetent politicians are something the whole world can relate to.
Antony Jay, The Telegraph, 21st November 2009Ukraine makes its own version of Yes Minister
Classic BBC comedy Yes Minister is to return to TV - but with a shift from the halls of Westminster to Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada.
Michael Rosser, Broadcast, 19th November 2009Whitehall: TV fact of fiction?
The fractious relationships in Whitehall's corridors of power were immortalised in the BBC sitcoms Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister.
The Guardian, 17th September 2009In praise of ... Yes Minister
For all the insider insight, it was co-scripted by a former On the Buses writer, and the acting is a delight. Go and see In the Loop by all means, but if you need to calm down afterwards, half an hour of Yes Minister could be just the thing.
The Guardian, 20th April 2009