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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Series 2, Episode 4 - A Conflict Of Interest

The next Governorship of the Bank of England is up for discussion just as a scandal looks set to break out in the City. It'd hardly be an easy choice for Hacker at the best of times, but Sir Desmond Glazebrook appears to have his eye set on the role.

Notes

Some sources suggest that this episode was first broadcast on the 29th or 31st of December 1987.

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 23rd December 1987
Time
9pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

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Date Time Channel
Thursday 2nd June 2011 1:10am Gold
Saturday 20th August 2011 10:40am Gold
Thursday 17th November 2011 11:20am Gold
Thursday 17th November 2011 5:20pm Gold
Wednesday 12th September 2012 1:40pm Gold
Wednesday 12th September 2012 7:40pm Gold
Friday 16th November 2012 10:35pm Gold
Saturday 17th November 2012 1:55am Gold
Monday 18th February 2013 8:20am Gold
Monday 18th February 2013 1:40pm Gold
Saturday 23rd February 2013 6:00pm Gold
Sunday 24th February 2013 12:25am Gold
Monday 14th October 2013 6:20pm Gold
Tuesday 15th October 2013 12:30pm Gold
Saturday 2nd November 2013 12:40pm Gold
Saturday 2nd November 2013 6:10pm Gold
Saturday 7th June 2014 8:00pm BBC2
Saturday 7th June 2014 8:50pm BBC2 Wales
Saturday 7th June 2014 9:00pm BBC2 Scot
Thursday 30th April 2015 3:20pm Gold
Friday 14th August 2015 7:00pm Gold
Saturday 15th August 2015 3:30am Gold
Wednesday 2nd September 2015 1:30pm BBC2 Scot
Wednesday 2nd September 2015 2:15pm BBC2
Wednesday 23rd December 2015 2:25am Gold
Monday 23rd May 2016 10:40pm Yesterday
Tuesday 24th May 2016 9:20pm Yesterday
Thursday 13th October 2016 2:30pm BBC2
Wednesday 15th March 2017 3:40pm Yesterday
Wednesday 15th March 2017 9:40pm Yesterday
Sunday 11th June 2017 11:20pm Yesterday
Monday 12th June 2017 4:20pm Yesterday
Wednesday 22nd November 2017 7:40am Gold
Wednesday 17th January 2018 7:25am Gold
Thursday 18th January 2018 2:00am Gold
Friday 23rd February 2018 7:20am Gold
Tuesday 3rd May 2022 8:30pm BBC4
Sunday 8th May 2022 12:15am BBC4
Tuesday 12th March 2024 8:30pm BBC4
Sunday 17th March 2024 12:00am BBC4

Cast & crew

Cast
Paul Eddington James Hacker
Nigel Hawthorne Sir Humphrey Appleby
Derek Fowlds Bernard Woolley
Deborah Norton Dorothy Wainwright
Guest cast
Miranda Forbes Downing Street Secretary
Peter Cellier Sir Frank Gordon (Permanent Secretary to the Treasury)
Richard Vernon Sir Desmond Glazebrook (Chairman of Bartlett's Bank)
Louis Mahoney Burandan High Commissioner
Writing team
Antony Jay Writer
Jonathan Lynn Writer
Production team
Sydney Lotterby Director
Sydney Lotterby Producer
Chris Wadsworth Editor
Gloria Clayton Production Designer
Ronnie Hazlehurst Composer

Press

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

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