Yes Minister
TV-PG 1980 · 3 seasons · 21 eps · ★ 8.3 · Comedy, War & Politics
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Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP, who struggles with Civil Service bureaucracy and political machinations as he tries to get on with government business.
Created by Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay
Network: BBC Two
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Paul Eddington Jim Hacker -
Nigel Hawthorne Sir Humphrey Appleby -
Derek Fowlds Bernard Woolley - D Diana Hoddinott Annie Hacker
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John Nettleton Sir Arnold Robinson - N Neil Fitzwiliam Frank Weisel
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John Savident -
John Barron -
Richard Vernon -
Nigel Stock -
Ian Lavender -
Tenniel Evans
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