TV series
Yes Minister
Overview
Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP, who struggles with Civil Service bureaucracy and political machinations as he tries to get on with government business.
Details
- First air date
- 1980-02-25
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 3 seasons
- Episodes
- 21 episodes
- Genres
- Comedy, War & Politics
- Network
- BBC Two
- Production
- BBC
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Paul Eddington as Jim Hacker
- Nigel Hawthorne as Sir Humphrey Appleby
- Derek Fowlds as Bernard Woolley
- Diana Hoddinott as Annie Hacker
- John Nettleton as Sir Arnold Robinson
- Neil Fitzwiliam as Frank Weisel
- John Savident
- John Barron
- Richard Vernon
- Nigel Stock
- Ian Lavender
- Tenniel Evans
Creators and crew
- Jonathan Lynn - Creator
- Antony Jay - Creator
- Sydney Lotterby - Producer
- Peter Whitmore - Producer
- Peter Whitmore - Director
- Sydney Lotterby - Director
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