Yes, Prime Minister (1986)
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two
- 1986 - 1988
- 16 episodes (2 series)
Jim Hacker finds himself suddenly promoted to the position of Prime Minister. Perhaps unfortunately, Sir Humphrey Appleby and Bernard Wooley accompany him upwards. Stars Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Diana Hoddinott and Deborah Norton
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Series 2, Episode 1 - Man Overboard
Plans to move a number of military bases to the north of England, in an effort to reduce unemployment levels in the region, a dealt a blow when Sir Humphrey fabricates an inter-Cabinet plot against the PM. With resignations on the cards, Jim has some tricky posturing to pull off.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 3rd December 1987
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Paul Eddington | James Hacker |
| Nigel Hawthorne | Sir Humphrey Appleby |
| Derek Fowlds | Bernard Woolley |
| Frederick Treves | Sir Guy Howard (General / Chief of the Defence Staff) |
| John Nettleton | Sir Arnold Robinson (Former Cabinet Secretary) |
| Michael Byrne | Dudley Belling (Employment Secretary) |
| Peter Cartwright | Jeffrey Pearson (Chief Whip) |
| David Glover | Sir Alan Guthrie (Permanent Secretary to the MOD) |
| David Conville | Sir Maxwell Hopkins (Defence Secretary) |
| Philip Anthony | Brian Smithson (Environment Secretary) |
| Philip Blaine | Eric Jeffries (Chancellor of the Exchequer) |
| Geoffrey Cousins | Neil Hitchcock (Transport Secretary) |
| Hilary Field | Downing Street Official |
| Antony Jay | Writer |
| Jonathan Lynn | Writer |
| Sydney Lotterby | Director |
| Sydney Lotterby | Producer |
| Chris Wadsworth | Editor |
| Valerie Warrender | Production Designer |
| Ronnie Hazlehurst | Composer |
Press
Yes, Prime Minister (BBC2) is a slight variation of the Bertie Wooster and Jeeves format. The servant rules the roost, and the rooster and the Wooster. Bertie will never wear that gaudy tie, amaze his friends on the banjo, never grow a moustache or marry Bobbie or Stiffie or Nobby or Corky. A shadow no bigger than a butler hangs over all these small attempts to brighten Mayfair life. They would not suit Jeeves.
Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian, 4th December 1987