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 2, Episode 6 - The Quality Of Life

After visiting a City Farm threatened by closure, Jim rashly promises to keep it open. Unfortunately for Hacker, he's unaware of a particularly important merchant bank's plans for high-rise offices on the site, and is thrown into a conflict of interests.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 30th March 1981
Time
9pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Monday 4th July 2011 8:00pm Gold
Wednesday 19th October 2011 10:40am Gold
Wednesday 19th October 2011 5:20pm Gold
Saturday 5th May 2012 12:00am Gold
Saturday 5th May 2012 2:30am Gold
Wednesday 29th August 2012 12:20pm Gold
Wednesday 29th August 2012 7:00pm Gold
Thursday 17th January 2013 11:00pm Gold
Friday 18th January 2013 8:20pm Gold
Saturday 16th February 2013 7:00am Gold
Saturday 22nd February 2014 11:00pm Gold
Sunday 23rd February 2014 2:00am Gold
Friday 18th April 2014 9:35am Gold
Saturday 19th April 2014 6:25am Gold
Saturday 1st November 2014 7:00pm Gold
Sunday 2nd November 2014 8:30am Gold
Monday 30th March 2015 7:00am Gold
Monday 30th March 2015 3:20pm Gold
Thursday 23rd July 2015 3:50pm BBC2
Thursday 12th November 2015 1:10am Gold
Thursday 12th November 2015 3:30am Gold
Thursday 24th December 2015 2:05am Gold
Tuesday 29th March 2016 10:40pm Yesterday
Tuesday 23rd August 2016 10:05pm Yesterday
Wednesday 24th August 2016 8:35pm Yesterday
Friday 9th September 2016 2:45pm BBC2
Thursday 9th February 2017 3:40pm Yesterday
Thursday 9th February 2017 9:40pm Yesterday
Sunday 2nd April 2017 10:00pm Yesterday
Monday 3rd April 2017 3:00pm Yesterday
Wednesday 25th October 2017 7:10am Gold
Wednesday 7th February 2018 7:30am Gold
Tuesday 15th June 2021 8:00pm BBC4
Tuesday 31st October 2023 8:30pm BBC4
Sunday 5th November 2023 1:30am BBC4

Cast & crew

Cast
Paul Eddington James Hacker
Nigel Hawthorne Sir Humphrey Appleby
Derek Fowlds Bernard Woolley
Guest cast
Richard Vernon Sir Desmond Glazebrook (Chairman of Bartlett's Bank)
Peter Cellier Sir Frank Gordon (Permanent Secretary to the Treasury)
Antony Carrick Bill Pritchard (Press Officer)
Zulema Dene Mrs Philips (City Farm Warden)
Rex Robinson Mr Crawford
Roger Martin BBC Producer
Sue Lawley Self
Writing team
Antony Jay Writer
Jonathan Lynn Writer
Production team
Peter Whitmore Director
Peter Whitmore Producer
Alistair McKay (as Alastair Mackay) Editor
Steve Murray Editor
Dacre Punt Production Designer
Ronnie Hazlehurst Composer

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