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Yes, Prime Minister. Image shows from L to R: Sir Humphrey Appleby (Nigel Hawthorne), James Hacker (Paul Eddington), Bernard Woolley (Derek Fowlds). Copyright: BBC
Yes, Prime Minister

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 4 - A Conflict Of Interest

The next Governorship of the Bank of England is up for discussion just as a scandal looks set to break out in the City. It'd hardly be an easy choice for Hacker at the best of times, but Sir Desmond Glazebrook appears to have his eye set on the role.

Notes

Some sources suggest that this episode was first broadcast on the 29th or 31st of December 1987.

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 23rd December 1987
Time
9pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Paul Eddington James Hacker
Nigel Hawthorne Sir Humphrey Appleby
Derek Fowlds Bernard Woolley
Deborah Norton Dorothy Wainwright
Guest cast
Miranda Forbes Downing Street Secretary
Peter Cellier Sir Frank Gordon (Permanent Secretary to the Treasury)
Richard Vernon Sir Desmond Glazebrook (Chairman of Bartlett's Bank)
Louis Mahoney Burandan High Commissioner
Writing team
Antony Jay Writer
Jonathan Lynn Writer
Production team
Sydney Lotterby Director
Sydney Lotterby Producer
Chris Wadsworth Editor
Gloria Clayton Production Designer
Ronnie Hazlehurst Composer

Press

A closer look at Yes, Prime Minister's newspaper joke

A partial history of Yes, Prime Minister's joke about who reads the newspapers.

John Hoare, Dirty Feed, 15th April 2021

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