"The Writing on the Wall (Yes Minister) ""The Writing on the Wall"" is the fifth episode of the BBC comedy series ""Yes Minister"" and was first broadcast 24 March 1980. Jim Hacker is engaged in a verbal battle with his Permanent Secretary, Sir Humphrey Appleby (with contributions from Bernard, his Principal Private Secretary) regarding the third draft of a policy review relating to overmanning in the civil service. Hacker seeks a phased reduction of around 200,000 staff and, despite Sir Humphrey's assertions to the contrary, he is unhappy that this is the translation of the ""totally unintelligible"" report that he"
"television. Ji Mantriji (literally ""Yes Minister"" in Hindi) is an Indian adaptation of the British satirical sitcom Yes Minister. It was telecast on STAR TV's channel STAR Plus with permission from the BBC. Ji Mantriji features Farooq Sheikh as Surya Prakash Singh, the Minister of Administrative Affairs; and Jayant Kripalani as the department's secretary. The plot lines were the same as those of the original, with suitable changes in the Indian context. Jay and Lynn collaborated again to produce a stage play which ran from 13 May to 5 June 2010, at Chichester Festival Theatre. This production revived at the"
"and Jim Hacker are portrayed there by the actors who dubbed them for the original. Not My Department was a Canadian television sitcom, explicitly modelled on ""Yes Minister"", airing on CBC Television in 1987. The Israeli sitcom ""Polishook"", also modelled on ""Yes Minister"", aired for two seasons on Channel 2's Keshet Broadcasting. A Dutch remake had been made by S&V Fiction for VPRO, lasting 11 episodes, called ""Sorry Minister"". In the Dutch version, Sir Humphrey is a woman and Bernard is a Moroccan called Mohammed. In 2005, BBC Four launched ""The Thick of It"", described by director Armando Iannucci as"
"Jim Hacker James George Hacker, Baron Hacker of Islington, KG, PC, BSc (Lond.), Hon. DCL (Oxon.) is a fictional character in the 1980s British sitcom ""Yes Minister"" and its sequel, ""Yes, Prime Minister"". He is the Minister of the (fictional) Department of Administrative Affairs, and later the Prime Minister. He was portrayed by Paul Eddington in the original show; in the 2013 revival he was portrayed by David Haig. Hacker was an academic political researcher, polytechnic lecturer, and editor of a newspaper, ""Reform"", and entered Parliament circa 1961. He continued with at least some of these jobs while holding the"
"conflict. Both Sir Frank and Sir Humphrey share many things in common, not the least being an aim to increase Civil Service pay and prestige at the cost of others, an extraordinary command of the English language, fine dining, and a superb ability to manipulate and advance their own interests. Frank Gordon (Yes Minister character) Sir Frank Gordon is a fictional character in the 1980s British sitcom ""Yes Minister"" and its sequel ""Yes, Prime Minister"". In the universe of the show, he is Assistant Secretary to the Treasury and later the Permanent Secretary to the Treasury. He was portrayed by"
"Ji Mantriji Ji Mantriji (literally ""Yes Minister"" in Hindi) is an Indian adaptation of the British satirical sitcom ""Yes Minister"". It was telecast on STAR TV's channel STAR Plus with permission from the BBC. ""Ji Mantriji"" features Farooq Sheikh as Surya Prakash Singh, the Minister of Administrative Affairs; and Jayant Kripalani as the department's secretary. The plot lines were the same as those of the original, with suitable changes in the Indian context. ""Ji Mantriji"" was produced by NDTV in collaboration with BBC Worldwide. The opening titles for each episode were illustrated by famous Indian cartoonist, R. K. Laxman, well"
"series in 2009. A fourth series about a coalition government was broadcast in 2012, with the last episode transmitted on 27 October 2012. In a 2012 interview, series creator Armando Iannucci said the fourth series of the programme would probably be its last. The series has been described as the 21st century's answer to ""Yes Minister"", highlighting the struggles and conflicts between politicians, party spin doctors, advisers, civil servants and the media. As with ""Yes Minister"", the political parties involved are never mentioned by name, although the context makes clear which is which. Iannucci describes it as """"Yes Minister"" meets"
"In a radio broadcast spoof of ""Yes Minister"" performed by both Eddington and Nigel Hawthorne, both of whom played their respective parts from the show, Hacker is a Minister in the government of the day, that of Margaret Thatcher, who also played herself as Prime Minister. In the sketch, she asks that Hacker and Sir Humphrey abolish economists. In the 2010 stage production of ""Yes, Prime Minister"", the role was played by David Haig. Jim Hacker James George Hacker, Baron Hacker of Islington, KG, PC, BSc (Lond.), Hon. DCL (Oxon.) is a fictional character in the 1980s British sitcom ""Yes"
"since the opening of the stage show in Chichester, ""all we've added is a couple of jokes about [telephone] hacking and an extra joke about the Greeks [subject at the time to a debt crisis]."" He added that the original episodes were written about a year before transmission – ""satirical comedy doesn't change"" – and that ""writing in 1986, we found the same headlines in 1956"". Its sequel, Yes, Prime Minister, has been also produced internationally in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur in May 2014 by the British Theatre Playhouse. The play features a new character, Claire Sutton, who is introduced"
"wrote for Harry Worth and George Layton before eventually, in partnership with Antony Jay, writing ""Yes Minister"" and ""Yes, Prime Minister"". His later writing credits include the first two films he directed, ""Clue"" (1985) and ""Nuns on the Run"" (1990). He is also known for his co-writing, co-producing, and co-directing of the revived ""Yes, Prime Minister"" series produced by the BBC on Gold in 2013. Lynn co-authored the books ""The Complete Yes Minister"", as well as ""The Complete Yes Prime Minister"", which spent 106 weeks on the ""Sunday Times"" top 10 fiction list. Both were ranked number one on the"
"that were broadcast years apart were explicitly identified in dialogue as taking place within days of each other. Later, when Lynn and Jay wrote the novelizations of the two series (which are written in diary form, with each entry dated), the ""Yes Minister"" volumes take place over the course of two years, and the ""Yes, Prime Minister"" volume takes place over the course of one year. Specifically ""which"" years, however, are not explicitly identified in the text. Nevertheless, it is possible to figure out Hacker's tenure of office as Minister Administrative Affairs, and the beginning of his term as PM,"
"Humphrey Appleby Sir Humphrey Appleby, GCB, KBE, MVO, MA (Oxon), is a fictional character from the British television series ""Yes Minister"" and ""Yes Prime Minister"". He was played originally by Sir Nigel Hawthorne, both on stage and in a television adaptation of the stage show by Henry Goodman in a new series of ""Yes, Prime Minister"". In ""Yes Minister"", he is the Permanent Secretary for the Department of Administrative Affairs (a fictional department of the British government). In the last episode of ""Yes Minister"", ""Party Games"", he becomes Cabinet Secretary, the most powerful position in the service and one he"
"in his car were achieved by means of chroma key. Each programme usually comprised around six scenes. The pilot was produced in 1979 but not transmitted immediately for fear that it could influence the results of the May 1979 UK General Election. It eventually aired on 25 February 1980. ""Yes Minister"" ran for three series, each of seven episodes, between March 1980 and 1982. These were followed by two Christmas specials: one 10-minute sketch as part of an anthology presented by Frank Muir, and then the hour-long ""Party Games"", in 1984. The latter's events led to Hacker's elevation to Prime"
"successful of all British sitcoms, began in 1981 and was the most durable of several series written and created by John Sullivan. Other hits included the political satire ""Yes Minister"" (1980–84) and its sequel ""Yes, Prime Minister"" (1986–88), Esmonde and Larbey's suburban sitcom ""Ever Decreasing Circles"" (1984–89) and the sci-fi-comedy ""Red Dwarf"" (1988–). Other shows such as ""'Allo 'Allo!"" (1984–92) were reminiscent of 1970s sitcoms such as ""Are You Being Served?"" and ""Dad's Army"" unsurprising in light of the fact that all three involved the writer/producer David Croft and two were co-written by Jeremy Lloyd. Also worth mentioning is the"
"is succeeded by Sir Humphrey Appleby, then Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Administrative Affairs. In ""Yes, Prime Minister"", while now retired from the Civil Service, he is often sought for advice by Sir Humphrey and, on one occasion, by Jim Hacker, when he suspects Sir Humphrey of being a spy (of which he is cleared), in ""One of Us"". Arnold Robinson Sir Arnold Robinson GCMG CVO MA (Oxon) is a fictional character in the 1980s British sitcom ""Yes Minister"" and its sequel, ""Yes, Prime Minister"". He was played by John Nettleton. He attended Eton College, then Baillie College with"
"Annie Hacker Anne ""Annie"" Hacker, Lady Hacker of Islington is a fictional character in the 1980s British sitcom ""Yes Minister"" and its sequel, ""Yes, Prime Minister"". She was portrayed by Diana Hoddinott. In ""Yes Minister"" Annie is the wife of Jim Hacker, Minister for Administrative Affairs, a cabinet post. In the last episode, ""Party Games"", her husband is appointed Prime Minister, and also plays the title role throughout ""Yes, Prime Minister"". She is mother to the couple's daughter, Lucy who is mentioned numerously throughout the series but only seen once. Although their daughter is of university age, Annie appears to"
"Hacker Ministry The Hacker Ministry is the fictional British governing administration of the Right Honourable James ""Jim"" Hacker, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, as portrayed in the British sitcom, ""Yes, Prime Minister"". There is no reason to believe that the broadcast dates of the series (1980–1988) are meant to square with the actual dates Hacker took office as Minister or Prime Minister. There is, in fact, ample evidence to assume that while the two series were broadcast over a period of nine years, that the events the series chronicled took place over a considerably shorter period of time; episodes"
"Frank Gordon (Yes Minister character) Sir Frank Gordon is a fictional character in the 1980s British sitcom ""Yes Minister"" and its sequel ""Yes, Prime Minister"". In the universe of the show, he is Assistant Secretary to the Treasury and later the Permanent Secretary to the Treasury. He was portrayed by Peter Cellier. Sir Frank makes his first appearance in the ""Yes Minister"" episode ""The Quality of Life,"" gleefully listening to Sir Humphrey Appleby's machinations against the latter's minister, Jim Hacker. Sir Frank makes more frequent appearances in ""Yes, Prime Minister,"" and in doing so, appears as both an ally and"
"Minister in an episode broadcast in 1985 (but according to the book adaptation, set in 1984). ""Yes, Prime Minister"" follows on from this, with Hacker and Sir Humphrey raised to the highest levels in British government: Prime Minister and Cabinet Secretary respectively. Bernard remains Hacker's principal private secretary throughout. An obituary for Hacker, written by his creators, Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, appears in ""Politico's Book of the Dead"". The entry gives Hacker the same dates of birth and death as Paul Eddington, the actor who portrayed him. (These dates make Hacker 53 at the time of broadcast of the"
"position echoes the Westland Affair in which Defence Secretary Michael Heseltine stormed out of cabinet and was seen by many as a potential threat to PM Margaret Thatcher's leadership. Man Overboard (Yes, Prime Minister) “Man Overboard” is the ninth episode of the BBC comedy series ""Yes, Prime Minister"" and was first broadcast 3 December 1987. It satirises the Westland affair, which took place the previous year. The Employment Secretary has come up with a plan to relocate up to 300,000 service personnel from the south to the north of England. The idea is that setting up new bases in the"
"After they leave, Sir Humphrey too makes his excuses: it is another gala performance. Now Hacker asks if he can come too, and the Permanent Secretary is delighted. The Middle-Class Rip-Off ""The Middle-Class Rip-Off"" is the twenty-first episode of the BBC comedy series ""Yes Minister"" and was first broadcast 23 December 1982. Jim Hacker is in his constituency watching his local football team, Aston Wanderers. After the match he goes for a drink in the boardroom. Two of the club's officials tell him of its financial difficulties: it will soon be calling in the receiver. They press him to try"
"on efficiency to the Prime Minister around the time the episode was filmed, and worked for Marks & Spencer including as Chairman & Chief Executive. A Question of Loyalty ""A Question of Loyalty"" is the fourteenth episode of the BBC comedy series ""Yes Minister"" and was first broadcast 6 April 1981. Sir Humphrey Appleby is in his office, concluding a departmental meeting regarding staffing levels, and instructs one of his subordinates to have a draft ready for the Minister, who is due to face a Select Committee. As the participants leave, Sir Humphrey asks Bernard about life without Jim Hacker,"
"with her husband's political aspirations is seen in the pilot episode and throughout the series. She also laments the lack of privacy she and her husband experience (especially when Jim assumes the Premiership). Contrastingly, she is also played as a sympathetic character, especially when her husband has been thwarted by the Civil Service apparatus, for example in ""The Whisky Priest"". Annie Hacker Anne ""Annie"" Hacker, Lady Hacker of Islington is a fictional character in the 1980s British sitcom ""Yes Minister"" and its sequel, ""Yes, Prime Minister"". She was portrayed by Diana Hoddinott. In ""Yes Minister"" Annie is the wife of"
"known for his political cartoon series, The Common Man. ""Ji Mantriji"" was in production for a year before being aired, which is unusual in Indian television where serials are generally developed and produced a few weeks in advance. The writers changed certain references to fit the new setting: France was changed to Pakistan and the European Economic Community was changed to the SAARC and the Commonwealth. A sequel, ""Ji Pradhanmantriji"" (Yes Prime Minister) was also produced. The books accompanying the series were published in India by Penguin Books. Ji Mantriji Ji Mantriji (literally ""Yes Minister"" in Hindi) is an Indian"
"Arnold Robinson Sir Arnold Robinson GCMG CVO MA (Oxon) is a fictional character in the 1980s British sitcom ""Yes Minister"" and its sequel, ""Yes, Prime Minister"". He was played by John Nettleton. He attended Eton College, then Baillie College with Sir Humphrey Appleby and shares the same views on the running of the country, the government and the Civil Service; indeed, his role is often to provide counsel to Sir Humphrey when the latter is encountering difficulties in defeating Jim Hacker. On occasion Sir Arnold obliquely warns Sir Humphrey that any failures in that endeavour could harm Sir Humphrey's own"
"McCabe as Jim Hacker and Charlotte Lucas as Claire Sutton. It returned to the West End in July 2011 for a 10-week run at the Apollo Theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue, with Williams and McCabe reprising their roles. The play then went back on a tour of the United Kingdom before returning to the West End with a revised script. Further rewrites took place before the 2012 UK tour and subsequent Trafalgar Studios run, the crucial change having replaced references from underage to multiple partner sex. Reflecting in 2011 on the sustained topicality of ""Yes, Minister/Prime Minister"", Jonathan Lynn noted that,"
"The Death List ""The Death List"" is the tenth episode of the BBC comedy series ""Yes Minister"" and was first broadcast 9 March 1981. In this episode, the final ""Yes Minister"" is uttered by Sir Humphrey Appleby. Jim Hacker is in his office when Bernard enters with an urgent matter. He has a copy of ""Private Eye"" and requests that the Minister read one of its articles. Sir Humphrey Appleby joins them and Hacker reads aloud. It is reported that while in opposition, he was subjected to covert surveillance, including phone tapping. Furthermore, as Minister for Administrative Affairs, Hacker is"
"(provided it is not examined too closely). He also recommends that MPs should be graded in line with civil servants, so that every time the latter get an increase, the former would as well. He suggests that Hacker be equivalent to a Permanent Secretary, causing the PM to remark that they are indeed a partnership. A Real Partnership “A Real Partnership” is the fifth episode of the BBC comedy series ""Yes, Prime Minister"" and was first broadcast 6 February 1986. Jim Hacker goes back to his apartment above 10 Downing Street after a Cabinet meeting that has not gone well."
"appeared in the Lyttelton Theatre of the National Theatre in the 2006 productions of Harley Granville-Barker's ""The Voysey Inheritance"", directed by Peter Gill. He also voices Grandpa in the PC Game ""The Scruffs"". In the 1960s and 1970s, Nettleton was the reader of various illustrated stories on children's television programme ""Blue Peter"". Often these were about historical figures, such as Florence Nightingale. He is married to actress Deirdre Doone. John Nettleton (actor) John Nettleton (born 5 February 1929 in Lewisham, London, England) is an English actor best known for playing Sir Arnold Robinson, Cabinet Secretary in ""Yes Minister"" (1980–84) and"
"left to the viewer to decide whether Weisel is still seeking to reduce the size of government or has accepted the quango for personal gain — or a little of both. (This is his last appearance in ""Yes, Minister"".) Jobs for the Boys ""Jobs for the Boys"" is the seventh episode of the BBC comedy series ""Yes Minister"" and was first broadcast 7 April 1980. In this episode, the final ""Yes Minister"" is uttered by Sir Humphrey Appleby. This is the last episode to feature Jim Hacker's political advisor, Frank Weisel, played by Neil Fitzwiliam. Sir Humphrey Appleby is in"
"suggested that they keep it secret, even from political advisors. In the stage version of ""Yes Prime Minister"" (2010) a new special adviser appeared: Claire Sutton, played by Emily Joyce, who, with her bobbed hair and sharp clothing displayed some of the features of the youngish, high-flying women who had been part of the New Labour ""inner circle"" at Downing Street between 1997 and 2010. This character was retained in the ensuing TV revival (2013), in which she was played by Zoe Telford. Dorothy Wainwright Dorothy Wainwright is a fictional character in the 1980s British sitcom, ""Yes, Prime Minister"". She"
"as well as Belgium and the Netherlands. After the success of ""The Good Life"", the four cast members who were little known beforehand were given their own ""vehicles"" commissioned by the then Head of Comedy and producer of ""The Good Life"", John Howard Davies. Keith starred alongside Peter Bowles in ""To the Manor Born"", which broadcast a year after ""The Good Life"" ended. Eddington joined Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds in ""Yes Minister"" and its sequel ""Yes Prime Minister"". Kendal, who had become something of a sex symbol, went on to join Elspet Gray in ""Solo"", and Jane Asher in"
"returned to the New York stage in 1990 in ""Shadowlands"" and won the 1991 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. In a long and varied career in film, which began with an advert for Mackeson Stout and smaller roles in various British television series since the late 1950s, his most famous roles were as Sir Humphrey Appleby, the Permanent Secretary of the fictional Department of Administrative Affairs in the television series ""Yes Minister"" (and Cabinet Secretary in its sequel, ""Yes, Prime Minister""), for which he won four BAFTA awards during the 1980s, and as King George III in"