Yes, prime minister is the sequel to the popular british series yes minister. It ran from 1980 to 1984 for three seasons with seven episodes each season. From a caste obsessed rajput senior officer who tackles the problem of his daughter dating a lower caste officer, to homosexuality, to nepotism, and cronyism the series tries to cram every evil it can come up with into 8. This is a list of yes minister and yes, prime minister episodes. Only in the tangled web, the final episode of series 2, does the pm at last turn the tables on sir humphrey. Watch yes minister s02e6 the quality of life voyage 1 on dailymotion. Yes prime minister christmas message optional english subtitles by humphrey appleby. Yes, prime minister series 2, episode 6 the patron of. Sir nigel barnard hawthorne cbe 5 april 1929 26 december 2001 was an english actor. Click here and start watching the full episode in seconds. Sir humphrey uses jims promise to keep a popular city farm project open to get special permission for an additional nine floors on a proposed skyscraper. The 8 episode web series however spares no effort to malign the indian army.
The minister is appalled when, on the advice of his civil servants, he cant make a modest 5% to his departments budget. Clips from the british satire show yes minster and yes prime minister. List of yes minister and yes, prime minister episodes. Stars paul eddington, nigel hawthorne, derek fowlds, diana hoddinott and deborah norton.
Series 2, episode 6 the quality of life after visiting a city farm threatened by closure, jim rashly promises to keep it open. He was played originally by sir nigel hawthorne, both on stage and in a television adaptation of the stage show by henry goodman in a new series of yes, prime minister. Meanwhile, the minister is shocked to find that his department is responsible for. The prime minister finds himself in a bit of a pickle when he flatly denies in the house that the government has bugged mps telephones. Find out when yes minister is on tv, including series 2episode 6. This is just the kind of matter, however, that the pm is particularly keen to stay ignorant of. Season 2 guide for yes minister tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. The original three seasons were followed by yes, prime minister, in which jim hacker became pm. For some reason, sir humphrey does not want this particular boat rocked. Yes minister series 3, episode 6 the whisky priest. Yes prime minister season 2 episode 7 the national education service by aja keviin.
Jim hacker makes a rash promise to save a popular city farm from closure but he needs sir humphreys. Yes minister s02e6 the quality of life video dailymotion. Yes minister series 2, episode 6 the quality of life british. Download to watch offline and even view it on a big screen using chromecast. Yes minister season 1 episode 5 watch online the full episode. The dates listed are when a particular episode was first transmitted on bbc2. S1e1 yes minister open government by thomas poundstone. The 10 funniest ever yes minister moments the telegraph. Yes, minister, series 2, the quality of life bbc two. In series 2, a newly built hospital has a full administration staff but no patients due to the governmentinfluenced reduction of medical staff. Sir humphrey appleby gcb kbe mvo is a fictional character from the british television series yes minister and yes prime minister. Watch yes, prime minister online full episodes of season.
Unfortunately for hacker, hes unaware of a particularly important merchant banks plans for highrise offices on the site, and is thrown into a conflict of interests. Bbc two sitcom about the inner workings of government. Split over three sevenepisode series, it was first transmitted on bbc2 from. This box set contains every episode of the awardwinning british sitcom yes, minister.
The english soundtrack is rendered in dolby digital stereo. Hackers plan to aid a financially troubled soccer club leads to a debate with sir humphrey over the purpose of government subsidies. Phyllis george, the former miss america who became a female sportscasting pioneer on cbss the nfl today and served as the first lady of kentucky, has died. A short sketch appeared as part of a christmas special anthology that was presented by frank muir just after christmas in 82 and was about 10 minutes long, and there was then a christmas special in 84 that saw hacker go from the department. Yes minister is a political satire british sitcom written by antony jay and jonathan lynn. Watch all 7 yes minister episodes from season 2,view pictures, get episode information and more. Yes minister series 3 is a bargain as not only do you get all the funny episodes from the third series you also get the hour special party games, which is the final episode of yes minister and leads into yes prime minister. The complete collection includes all 17 episodes of series on 3 discs. To correct episode titles click through the episode and submit corrections via the specific list provider. Yes minister the quality of life tv episode 1981 imdb.
Set principally in the private office of a british cabinet minister in the fictional department of administrative affairs in whitehall, yes minister. When jim decides to implement a new plan to reduce unemployment in the north, sir humphrey decides that desperate cases call for desperate measures. Yes minister s2 e6 the quality of life video dailymotion. Yes, prime minister had two series of 8 halfhour episodes each that. Mar 14, 2018 yes prime minister series 2, episode 2 to distract the press from running with an unflattering story, the prime minister agrees to expel some soviet diplomats. Previous all episodes 22 next the quality of life poster. This includes a onehour special that aired in 1984. Watch yes, minister online full episodes of season 4 to 1.
Yes minister, series 3 1982 viewers also bought see all. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series yes, minister. Yes, minister 19801988 is a british sitcom about jim hacker paul eddington, an inexperienced cabinet minister party never specified, and his permanent secretary, sir humphrey appleby nigel hawthorne, who really runs the department. Yes minister season 1 episode 1 watch online the full episode. The quality of life unbeknownst to hacker, humphrey has royally screwed him for planning permission for a bank in the area, by sabotaging the ministers visit to a city farm he ensured it was threatened so the bank could step in and save hackers reputation in.
Find out when yes minister is on tv, including series 2 episode 6. Yes minister series 2, episode 6 the quality of life. Paul eddington is a joy as hacker, whether in mockchurchillian mode or visibly cowering whenever he is congratulated on a courageous idea. The minister is having a particularly good day and even enjoys media coverage from the bbc on a trip to a childrens city farm. Watch yes, prime minister online full episodes of season 2. Derek james fowlds 2 september 1937 17 january 2020 was an english actor, known for his appearances in popular tv series including the basil brush show, yes minister and heartbeat. The first series aired 18 october to 6 december 1983, with the second originally. Yes, prime minister 20 20 blackadder goes forth 1989. It used to be said there were two kinds of chairs to go with two kinds of minister. All but one of the episodes lasted half an hour, and almost all ended with a variation. Series 2, episode 6 the patron of the arts jims stuck in a tricky corner when he realises that he is due to attend an important arts sector dinner event as guest of honour, just days after a timetabled announcement of a less than generous increase in arts funding. Yes, prime minister series 2, episode 6 the patron of the. Hacker becomes privy to disturbing information concerning the sale of british arms to terrorists.
A sequel, yes, prime minister, lasted 16 episodes and ran from 1986 to 1988. The sitcom was first broadcast over three seven episode seasons between 1980 and 1984. Yes, minister is a british television sitcom based around the workings of the british government and the power battles taking place between elected officials and administrative staff. Dorothy wainwright yes prime minister original male characters summary. The first episode party games, during which jim hacker mp is elevated to prime minister, is a onehour special that aired in 1984 and is not officially part of the series. Split over three sevenepisode series, it was first transmitted on bbc2 from 1980 to 1984.
Watch yes, minister online full episodes of season 4 to. The minister has become concerned over the general quality of life and is. The first show was on bbc tv as well and it was written by antony jay and jonathan lynn. List of yes minister and yes, prime minister episodes wikipedia.
To sir humphreys great disbelief, the minister decides to recommend only those civil servants for the queens honors list who can find the 5% cut in their budgets. It ran for three seasons with seven episodes each season. This ran originally for two series, each of eight episodes, from 1986 to 1988. Aug 24, 2016 following the news of yes minister writer antony jays death at the age of 86, we look back at ten of the most memorable moments from the series 1 jim hacker takes office in the political sitcom. Yes, minister ran for three series, each constiting of 7 episodes, a series each year in 80, 81, and 82. Coronavirus new york governor cuomo provides an update. If the right people dont have power yes, prime minister bbc. The quality of life unbeknownst to hacker, humphrey has royally screwed him for planning permission for a bank in the area, by sabotaging the ministers visit to a city farm he ensured it was threatened so the bank could step in and save hackers reputation in order to get the permission they needed. Yes minister tv show season 2 episodes list next episode. Yes minister special sketch christmas at the ministry 1982 by nir0bateman. The pm wants sir humphrey to back him, but he refuses to participate in a coverup. Sir humphrey doesnt share hackers opinion that more women should be appointed to top civilservice jobs. He portrayed sir humphrey appleby, the permanent secretary in the 1980s sitcom yes minister and the cabinet secretary in its sequel, yes, prime minister.
Series 3, episode 6 the whisky priest after being told of italian terrorists being found with british governmentproduced arms, jim feels compelled to inform the pm and demand an inquiry. Language watch edit yes, minister and its sequel yes, prime minister are british television shows that were broadcast between 1980. Series two sees prime minister jim hacker still muddling through under the guidance of his machiavellian mentor, sir humphrey appleby. Yes, prime minister was a bbc tv sitcom that ran from 1986 to 1988.
Jim considers approving the publication of his predecessors memoirs, but it becomes a. Find out when yes, prime minister is on tv, including series 2episode 6. Home series yes, prime minister dvd order season 2 episode 6 home series yes, prime minister absolute order season 1 episode 14 the patron of the arts sir humphrey works against hacker over the issues of funding the national theater when the pm asks for help containing criticism from the theaters director. It aired from 1986 to 1988 and is the story of the continuing battles between jim hacker, who is now prime minister, and sir humphrey, who has been promoted to cabinet secretary. Yes minister season 1 episode 1 watch online the full.
Pruning the civil service is a great political platform for the minister but the idea is deeply upsetting to sir humphrey appleby. Watch yes, prime minister season 2 episode 2 online official secrets. Each is presented in the original broadcast aspect ratio of 1. Reshuffle rumours yes minister bbc comedy by bbc studios.
Yes prime minister season 2 episode 7 the national education service. Hackers cheerful mood makes him unusually susceptible to the crafty machinations of sir humphrey nigel hawthorne. Mar 24, 2015 series 2 episode 1 first aired 3rd december 1987 yes minister is a satirical british sitcom written by antony jay and jonathan lynn that was first transmitted by bbc television between 1980 and 1984, split over three sevenepisode series. With his party now ready to form the government, jim hacker anxiously awaits a call from the prime minister offering him a cabinet post. Perhaps he can find a way to make the minister abandon the policy. Supplemental materials include a documentary on the series star nigel. Its interesting to note, that thatcher, a big fan of the series, was playing alongside two gay men, of which she probably wasnt aware who would not have been too keen on. When the call does come, he is named minister of administrative affairs.
Yes, prime minister had two series of 8 halfhour episodes each that originally aired on the bbc 19861988. However, one must never underestimate the manipulative skill of sir humphrey. For us airdates of foreign shows, click through to the futon critic. It turns out the government was and sir humphrey was aware of it. This show is a sequel to the show called yes, minister.
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