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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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The 50 best TV comedies of all time - ranked

From cult classics to sitcom royalty, we've assembled the definitive list of TV comedy greats - but has Mrs. Brown's Boys made the grade?

Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 20th June 2024

Yes Prime Minister, questionnaire design matters

Ipsos has run a poll asking the same series of questions asked in the BBC comedy series Yes, Prime Minister's Series 2, Episode 7, as posed by Sir Humphrey Appleby to Bernard Woolley.

Keiran Pedley, Ipsos, 20th February 2024

Barn Theatre announces cast of I'm Sorry, Prime Minister, I Can't Quite Remember

The Barn Theatre has revealed casting for the upcoming world premiere of I'm Sorry, Prime Minister, I Can't Quite Remember.

Based on Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn's British political satire sitcom Yes Minister and its sequel, Yes, Prime Minister, the new stage adaptation is written and directed by Lynn and dedicated to the memory of Jay, who passed away in 2016.

Sophie Thomas, What's On Stage, 7th August 2023

Yes Minister star John Nettleton dies aged 94

Actor was best known for portraying Sir Arnold Robinson in hit political satire and in sequel, Yes, Prime Minister.

PA Media, The Guardian, 14th July 2023

Jonathan Lynn: Why I'm bringing back Yes Minister

The sitcom's creator on Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey's last hurrah, cancel culture, and whether the BBC would make the hit show today.

Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 18th April 2023

Only Fools And Horses voted favourite ever BBC show

Half of the best-loved BBC programmes of all time are comedies, a new poll has found. Only Fools And Horses topped the survey of viewers of The One Show to mark the Corporation's 100th birthday.

Chortle, 29th January 2022

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

Seven classic sitcoms to revisit during lockdown

Sitcoms, when they work, are beautiful things. Familiar characters and running jokes all brought together in easily digestible half-hour chunks of delicious, warming, audio-visual comfort food. So here, in no particular order, are seven favourites to see you through the coronacrisis.

Tim Dawson, The Spectator, 7th May 2020

Sitcom scene seemingly predicts PM's virus reaction

A scene from British sitcom Yes, Prime Minister has gone viral for predicting Boris Johnson's response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Jacob Stolworthy, The Independent, 12th March 2020

Simon Callow and Clive Francis to star in Yes Minister play

I'm Sorry Prime Minister I Can't Quite Remember, a new stage show based on Yes Minister, has been announced. Simon Callow and Clive Francis will star as the famous characters, now in their 80s.

British Comedy Guide, 6th March 2020

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