In yes minister, he is the permanent secretary for the department of administrative. A new hospital needs a cure, but does jim know his acas from his nalgo. It ran from 1980 to 1984 for three seasons with seven episodes each season. Yes prime minister season 2 episode 4 a conflict of interest. Yes minister season 1 episode 1 watch online the full episode. Yes minister is a political satire british sitcom written by antony jay and jonathan lynn. Starring paul eddington, nigel hawthorne and derek fowlds. Watch yes, minister s03e01 equal opportunities arthur twosheds jackson on dailymotion. The 1980s series, a satirical show written by antony jay and jonathan. Sir humphrey doesnt share hackers opinion that more women should be appointed to top civilservice jobs. Open government the new ministers idealistic commitment to open the windows of his department faces its first hurdle. May, 2017 yes minister is one of the most seminal british political satires, remaining profoundly relevant even decades after it first aired. Click here and start watching the full episode in seconds.
It ran for three seasons with seven episodes each season. Yes minister season 1 subtitles english 43 subtitles. Watch only if they are the only thing you have on usb and the world is about. The minister decides there should be more women occupying top jobs in the civil service, which raises some eyebrows at the ministry. Party games 1984 yes minister, series 3 1982 viewers also bought see all. Yes minister season 2 episode 3 watch online the full. The minister is appalled when, on the advice of his civil servants, he cant make a modest 5% to his departments budget. Yes minister series 1 episode guide british comedy guide. Yes prime minister, series 2 1987 blackadder goes forth 1989 fawlty towers, series 2. With paul eddington, nigel hawthorne, derek fowlds, diana hoddinott. Yes prime minister season 2 episode 4 a conflict of interest by aja keviin.
This box set contains every episode of the awardwinning british sitcom yes, minister. Yes, prime minister was a bbc tv sitcom that ran from 1986 to 1988. Set principally in the private office of a british cabinet minister in the department of administrative affairs in whitehall, yes minister follows the ministerial career of the rt. Yes prime minister season 2 episode 7 the national education service by aja keviin. In episode 4 of series 3 of yes, minister, woolley is shown wearing a magdalen college, oxford tie, suggesting that he may have attended magdalen college, oxford.
Sir humphrey throws sir frank under the bus yes prime minister duration. Its interesting to note, that thatcher, a big fan of the series, was playing alongside two gay men, of which she probably wasnt aware who would not have been too keen on. Jim heads overseas to mark the signing of an important contract with a muslim state a strict, alcoholfree muslim state. Yes minister equal opportunities tv episode 1982 imdb. A devious civil servant pulls the strings of power in this classic political satire. Canned laughter which is totally miscued, vain attempts at punchlines, unfunny actors trying to force humour and failing miserably. Yes, minister s03e08 party games christmas special part 1. Season 1 episode 1 the talented husband full episode.
Yes minister series 3 episode guide british comedy guide. Watch all 7 yes minister episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more. Split over three seven episode series, it was first transmitted on bbc2 from 1980 to 1984. The official visit hacker welcomes the visit of an african president, until he turns out to be an old university chum. A sequel, yes, prime minister, lasted 16 episodes and ran from 1986 to 1988. Yes prime minister, series 2 1987 blackadder goes forth 1989 fawlty towers, series 2 1974 the thick of it, series 4. Find out when yes minister is on tv, including series 3episode 1. Minister hacker decides he should focus on accomplishing 1 or 2 significant achievements while in. The right honorable james hacker has landed the plum job of cabinet minister to the department of administration.
To sir humphreys great disbelief, the minister decides to recommend only those civil servants for the queens honors list who can find the 5% cut in their budgets. Jim hacker gets to grips with transport, council expenditure and dodgy export contracts. Yes, minister is a british television sitcom based around the workings of the british government and the power battles taking place between elected officials and administrative staff. Derek james fowlds 2 september 1937 17 january 2020 was an english actor, known for his appearances in popular tv series including the basil brush show, yes minister and heartbeat. All but one of the episodes lasted half an hour, and almost all ended with a variation. The economy drive jim plans to slim down the civil service. This includes a onehour special that aired in 1984. When the right honorable jim hacker lands the job of cabinet minister he thinks he is, at last, in a position of power. Sir humphrey appleby gcb kbe mvo is a fictional character from the british television series yes minister and yes prime minister. The 10 funniest ever yes minister moments the telegraph.
In reality, of course, it and the minister were run by the senior civil servants in the department, namely the permanent secretary sir humphrey appleby. This single episode, performed as a christmas special episode in 1984, serves as the connection between the highly acclaimed show yes, minister and the subsequent series, yes, prime minister. A feature length episode titled party games 1984 christmas special is included in series 3 of yes minister. The sitcom was first broadcast over three seven episode seasons between 1980 and 1984. List of yes minister and yes, prime minister episodes wikipedia. Yes prime minister series 1 consists of one double sided disc, all other discs are single sided for the rest of both series.
Following the news of yes minister writer antony jays death at the age of 86, we look back at ten of the most memorable moments from the series 1 jim hacker takes office in the political sitcom. Yes minister series 3 is a bargain as not only do you get all the funny episodes from the third series you also get the hour special party games, which is the final episode of yes minister and leads into yes prime minister. Yes minister season 1 episode 1 watch online the full. As comedies, their criticisms of government, bureaucrats, and politicians is far more pointed than in the dramas. List of yes minister and yes, prime minister episodes. Watch yes, minister online full episodes of season 4 to. Mar 12, 2020 a scene from british sitcom yes minister has gone viral for predicting boris johnsons response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The first show was on bbc tv as well and it was written by antony jay and jonathan lynn. This show is a sequel to the show called yes, minister. He decides the time has come to promote more women into the senior ranks of the civil service. At last he is in a position of power and can carry out. Find out when yes minister is on tv, including series 3 episode 1.
Yes minister is a satirical british sitcom written by antony jay and jonathan lynn that was first transmitted by bbc television between 1980 and 1984, split over three sevenepisode series. Set principally in the private office of a british cabinet minister in the department of administrative affairs in whitehall, yes minister follows the ministerial career of the rt hon jim hacker mp, played by paul eddington. However, he has not accounted for sir humphrey appleby, his permanent under secretary. If you like house of cards either version, youll love yes, minister and its sequel, yes, prime minister.
Clips from the british satire show yes minster and yes prime minister. Yes, minister s03e01 equal opportunities video dailymotion. Needless to say, sir humphrey very much wants to maintain the status quo and arranges for. Watch yes, prime minister online full episodes of season. Hackers plan to aid a financially troubled soccer club leads to a debate with sir humphrey over the purpose of government subsidies. This is a list of yes minister and yes, prime minister episodes. This complete collection includes every episode of the hugely popular political satire yes minister series 1 3 which first aired in 1980 on bbc 2 along with each episode in the subsequent two series of yes prime minister which aired from 1986 meet the bewildered rt hon james hacker, his scheming and equivocating permanent secretary, sir humphrey appleby and of course. The new prime minister is preoccupied with defense issues as he begins to learn some of the details, such as the russians having six times as many nuclear weapons as the uk or that the armed forces could withstand a conventional attack for 72 hours at best.
Jims latest drive to slim down the civil service has won favour with both the pm and cabinet colleagues, but sir humphrey is bitterly opposed to the plans. Yes minister s03e1 equal opportunities video dailymotion. Margaret thatcher stars as the prime minister in this special episode cowritten by thatcher herself. Watch yes, minister online full episodes of season 4 to 1. A scene from british sitcom yes minister has gone viral for predicting boris johnsons response to the coronavirus pandemic. Yes minister and yes prime minister complete collection. During the christmas break the home secretary is arrested for drink driving and has to resign. At last he is in a position of power and can carry out some longneeded reforms, or so he thinks. With his wifes encouragement, minister hacker decides he should focus on accomplishing 1 or 2 significant achievements while in office. Complete confidence yes minister bbc comedy by bbc studios.
Watch yes minister s03e1 equal opportunities voyage 1 on dailymotion. The minister decides there should be more women occupying top jobs in the civil service, which raises some eyebrows at the ministry particularly those of sir humphrey. All but one of the episodes lasted half an hour, and almost all ended with a variation of the title of the series spoken as the answer to a. Yes minister was a tv series running on the bbc between 1980 and 1988, set in the fictional department of administrative affairs and nominally run by the minister jim hacker. The novelisation, in an apparent mistake, refers to bernard at one point as a graduate of cambridge, but later follows the series in confirming that he attended oxford. 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. Planes, trains and boats yes minister bbc comedy by bbc studios. Totally dreadful attempt at the yes minister franchise.
Yes minister s1 e1 open government dailymotion video. The series centres on the ineffective and selfaggrandising minister for administrative affairs, jim hacker, the somewhatmachiavellian civil servant, sir humphrey appleby, and their fight over who truly runs their department. This complete collection includes every episode of the hugely popular political satire yes minister series 1 3 which first aired in 1980 on bbc 2 along with each episode in the subsequent two series of yes prime minister which aired from 1986 meet the bewildered rt hon james hacker, his scheming and equivocating permanent secretary, sir. Watch yes minister season 3, episode 8 short episode.