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Griff Rhys Jones to star in 'Yes, Prime Minister' West End show
Griff Rhys Jones and Clive Francis will star as Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey Appleby in I'm Sorry, Prime Minister, a 2026 West End stage show written by Yes, Prime Minister co-creator Jonathan Lynn.
British Comedy Guide, 8th May 2025I'm Sorry, Prime Minister, I Can't Quite Remember review
While Lynn struggles to manage the pair in the 21st century, he effortlessly produces one-liners which would succeed in getting any generation in hysterics.
Jacob Newbury, British Theatre Guide, 17th November 2023I'm Sorry, Prime Minister, I Can't Quite Remember review
Sir Humphrey and Jim Hacker meet again... in the fullness of time.
Patrick Marmion, Daily Mail, 13th October 2023I'm Sorry, Prime Minister, I Can't Quite Remember review
Bianchi and Francis make these characters their own.
Colin Davison, British Theatre Guide, 13th October 2023I'm Sorry, Prime Minister, I Can't Quite Remember review
Whilst I'm Sorry Prime Minister, I Can't Quite Remember doesn't necessarily introduce a whole new collective of characters for the first time, it doesn't mean that the show should be a second thought when thinking of attending.
Eliott, Theatre & Tonic, 12th October 2023I'm Sorry, Prime Minister, I Can't Quite Remember review
Jim Hacker in the culture wars.
Clive Davis, The Times, 10th October 2023I'm Sorry, Prime Minister, I Can't Quite Remember review
Delights in disguising debate of thorny issues with intelligent comedy.
Greg Stewart, Theatre Weekly, 10th October 2023I'm Sorry, Prime Minister, I Can't Quite Remember review
Jonathan Lynn's new play finds the political double act in their 80s, in a suitable final chapter to a magnificent comic project.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 10th October 2023Review: I'm Sorry Prime Minister, I Can't Quite Remember
Jonathan Lynn's final outing of his great sitcom removes the political context, and therefore much of the stuffing.
Claire Allfree, The Telegraph, 10th October 2023Jonathan Lynn: Why I'm bringing back Yes Minister
The sitcom's creator on Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey's last hurrah, cancel culture, and whether the BBC would make the hit show today.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 18th April 2023