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 1, Episode 7 - The Bishops Gambit

The position of Dean at Bury St Edmunds has become vacant, and as PM, it's - in practical terms - Jim's job to choose who should take the post. Unfortunately, of the two names put forward for the role, one is a Marxist and the other an atheist, neither of which appeal much to Hacker!

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 20th February 1986
Time
9pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

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Date Time Channel
Thursday 10th November 2011 11:20am Gold
Thursday 10th November 2011 5:20pm Gold
Wednesday 30th May 2012 11:40pm Gold
Thursday 31st May 2012 2:00am Gold
Monday 10th September 2012 1:00pm Gold
Monday 10th September 2012 7:00pm Gold
Sunday 20th January 2013 8:10am Gold
Sunday 20th January 2013 3:35pm Gold
Monday 11th February 2013 8:20am Gold
Monday 11th February 2013 1:45pm Gold
Monday 7th October 2013 6:20pm Gold
Tuesday 8th October 2013 12:30pm Gold
Wednesday 17th December 2014 5:10pm Gold
Thursday 23rd April 2015 3:20pm Gold
Thursday 28th May 2015 7:30am Gold
Wednesday 19th August 2015 2:15pm BBC2
Sunday 29th November 2015 12:20am Gold
Wednesday 30th December 2015 2:45am Gold
Monday 9th May 2016 10:00pm Yesterday
Tuesday 10th May 2016 8:40pm Yesterday
Thursday 6th October 2016 2:30pm BBC2
Tuesday 7th March 2017 3:40pm Yesterday
Tuesday 7th March 2017 9:40pm Yesterday
Sunday 4th June 2017 10:00pm Yesterday
Monday 5th June 2017 3:00pm Yesterday
Wednesday 15th November 2017 7:45am Gold
Wednesday 10th January 2018 7:20am Gold
Saturday 17th February 2018 7:35am Gold
Tuesday 8th March 2022 8:30pm BBC4
Sunday 13th March 2022 12:00am BBC4
Tuesday 6th February 2024 8:30pm BBC4
Sunday 11th February 2024 12:00am BBC4

Cast & crew

Cast
Paul Eddington James Hacker
Nigel Hawthorne Sir Humphrey Appleby
Derek Fowlds Bernard Woolley
Diana Hoddinott Annie Hacker
Guest cast
Donald Pickering Sir Richard Wharton (Permanent Secretary to the Foreign Office)
Frank Middlemass Sir William Guthrie (Master of Baillie College)
William Fox Bursar of Ballie College
Ronnie Stevens Peter Harding (Chairman of the Crown Appointments Commission)
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

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