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

Yes Minister

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC Two
  • 1980 - 1984
  • 22 episodes (3 series)

Political satire in which well-meaning MP Jim Hacker has a fast introduction to the world of Whitehall and must then struggle against the Civil Service. Stars Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Diana Hoddinott and Neil Fitzwiliam

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Series 1, Episode 7 - Jobs For The Boys

The Minister gets into a spot of hot water when discussing a landmark scheme between Government and industry taking place in the Midlands - the Solihull Project - on a radio talk show. It soon becomes apparent that not all is running as it should, and rather distasteful steps must be taken to smooth the issue.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 7th April 1980
Time
9pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

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Date Time Channel
Monday 20th June 2011 8:00pm Gold
Tuesday 11th October 2011 10:40am Gold
Tuesday 11th October 2011 5:20pm Gold
Thursday 26th April 2012 11:45pm Gold
Friday 27th April 2012 1:35am Gold
Thursday 23rd August 2012 12:35pm Gold
Thursday 23rd August 2012 7:00pm Gold
Thursday 10th January 2013 8:20pm Gold
Sunday 21st July 2013 10:20am Gold
Wednesday 25th September 2013 6:10pm Gold
Thursday 26th September 2013 12:20pm Gold
Sunday 9th February 2014 11:00pm Gold
Monday 10th February 2014 2:00am Gold
Saturday 12th April 2014 9:40am Gold
Sunday 13th April 2014 6:25am Gold
Saturday 11th October 2014 7:40pm Gold
Sunday 12th October 2014 7:30am Gold
Friday 20th March 2015 7:00am Gold
Friday 20th March 2015 3:20pm Gold
Tuesday 9th June 2015 5:00pm BBC2
Friday 9th October 2015 2:40pm Gold
Saturday 10th October 2015 9:40am Gold
Tuesday 22nd December 2015 3:00am Gold
Tuesday 15th March 2016 10:40pm Yesterday
Tuesday 2nd August 2016 10:00pm Yesterday
Wednesday 3rd August 2016 8:35pm Yesterday
Wednesday 1st February 2017 3:00pm Yesterday
Wednesday 1st February 2017 9:00pm Yesterday
Sunday 19th March 2017 10:00pm Yesterday
Monday 20th March 2017 9:00pm Yesterday
Tuesday 17th October 2017 7:10am Gold
Tuesday 30th January 2018 7:30am Gold
Wednesday 31st January 2018 12:15am Gold
Tuesday 6th April 2021 8:00pm BBC4
Tuesday 19th September 2023 9:00pm BBC4
Sunday 24th September 2023 12:20am BBC4

Cast & crew

Cast
Paul Eddington James Hacker
Nigel Hawthorne Sir Humphrey Appleby
Derek Fowlds Bernard Woolley
Neil Fitzwiliam Frank Weisel
Guest cast
Richard Vernon Sir Desmond Glazebrook (Chairman of Bartlett's Bank)
Arthur Cox George (Jim's Driver)
Richard Davies Joe Morgan (CAW Union General Secretary)
Brian Hawksley Sir George Conway
John D. Collins BBC Radio Interviewer
Charles McKeown BBC Radio Producer
Writing team
Antony Jay Writer
Jonathan Lynn Writer
Production team
Sydney Lotterby Director
Sydney Lotterby Producer
Neil Pittaway Editor
Ronnie Hazlehurst Composer
Tim Gleeson Production Designer

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