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Yes Minister

Set principally in the private office of a British Cabinet minister in the Department of Administrative Affairs in Whitehall, Yes Minister follows the ministerial career of The Rt Hon Jim Hacker MP, played by Paul Eddington. His various struggles to formulate and enact legislation or effect departmental changes are opposed by the British Civil Service, in particular his Permanent Secretary, Sir Humphrey Appleby, played by Nigel Hawthorne. His Principal Private Secretary Bernard Woolley, played by Derek Fowlds, is usually caught between the two.

Credits

Cast

Name Character
Brenda Blethyn She was 34 , now 78 years old
Ian Lavender He was 34 , now 78 years old
Geoffrey Toone He was 69 , 94 years old when he died
Nigel Hawthorne He was 50 , 72 years old when he died as Humphrey Appleby
Derek Fowlds He was 42 , 82 years old when he died as Bernard Woolley
Richard Vernon He was 54 , 72 years old when he died
John Fortune He was 40 , 74 years old when he died
William Fox He was 101 , 73 years old when he died
Eleanor Bron She was 41 , now 86 years old
Frederick Jaeger He was 51 , 76 years old when he died
John Barron He was 59 , 83 years old when he died
John D. Collins He was 37 , now 82 years old
Nigel Stock He was 60 , 66 years old when he died
Judy Parfitt She was 44 , now 89 years old
Moray Watson He was 51 , 88 years old when he died
Antony Carrick
Frank Middlemass He was 60 , 87 years old when he died
Freddie Earlle He was 55 , 83 years old when he died
Peter Cellier He was 52 , now 96 years old
John Savident He was 42 , now 86 years old
Clive Merrison He was 34 , now 79 years old
Norman Bird He was 59 , 84 years old when he died

Crew

Name Job title
Jonathan Lynn Writing He was 36 , now 81 years old Writer
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Yes Minister (44 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1980-02-25
  • Runtime: [30] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 21