With his party now ready to form the government, jim hacker anxiously awaits a call from the prime minister offering him a cabinet post. A sequel, yes, prime minister, lasted 16 episodes and ran from 1986 to 1988. Hacker becomes privy to disturbing information concerning the sale of british arms to terrorists. Not the nine oclock news episode 1981 uncut duration. Yes minister is a political satire british sitcom written by antony jay and jonathan lynn. Yes minister s03e5 the bed of nails video dailymotion.
When the call does come, he is named minister of administrative affairs. 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. The english soundtrack is rendered in dolby digital stereo. Find out when yes minister is on tv, including series 3 episode 5. Yes minister season 1 episode 5 watch online the full episode. A visit to scotlands past offers up the perfect opportunity to. All but one of the episodes lasted half an hour, and almost all ended with a variation of the title of the series spoken as the answer to a. Following the advice of sir arnold robinson, the cabinet secretary. List of yes minister and yes, prime minister episodes wikipedia. He portrayed sir humphrey appleby, the permanent secretary in the 1980s sitcom yes minister and the cabinet secretary in its sequel, yes, prime minister. The minister is dismayed when he is instructed that he must discipline the most efficient borough council in the country for having failed to return a few statistical surveys to whitehall. Yes minister is one of the cleverest comedies ever written, in my view seasons 2 and 3 of ym were the pinnacle of the show.
This is a list of yes minister and yes, prime minister episodes. Yes, minister and its successor, yes, prime minister are about the tension between the bureaucracy and the elected. The bed of nails is the nineteenth episode of the bbc comedy series yes minister, first broadcast 9 december 1982, in which jim hacker unwisely accepts the role of transport supremo with a view to developing an integrated transport policy for the uk. Yes minister series 3, episode 6 the whisky priest. Firstclass political satire and a worldwide favourite seen in over 80 countries, yes minister is wellknown for being closer to the truth than those in the political arena would like to admit.
Margaret thatcher stars as the prime minister in this special episode cowritten by thatcher herself. Bbc two sitcom about the inner workings of government. Nov, 2016 not the nine oclock news episode 1981 uncut duration. Sir nigel barnard hawthorne cbe 5 april 1929 26 december 2001 was an english actor. Hackers attempts to develop a national transport policy meet with interference from sir humphrey nigel hawthorne. Jim is forced to back down about exposing bribery used to obtain a lucrative foreign contract when bernard allows a valu. 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.
Find out when yes, prime minister is on tv, including series 2episode 5. Stars paul eddington, nigel hawthorne, derek fowlds, diana hoddinott and neil fitzwilliam. The minister yet again finds himself in it when the cabinet secretary and the. Yes, minister s03e01 equal opportunities video dailymotion. With his wifes encouragement, minister hacker decides he should focus on accomplishing 1 or 2 significant achievements while in office. Each is presented in the original broadcast aspect ratio of 1. Jul 28, 2017 watch yes minister s02e7 a question of loyalty voyage 1 on dailymotion. Dorothy wainwright yes prime minister original male characters summary. Jim faces opposition from all sides when he learns that british munitions have been sold to terrorist groups and he. Yes, minister s03e05 the bed of nails video dailymotion. The minister yet again finds himself in it when the cabinet secretary and the prime minister s senior advisor con him into taking responsibility for developing a national transportation policy.
The dates listed are when a particular episode was first transmitted on bbc2. List of yes minister and yes, prime minister episodes. When jim tackles local council administration and civil defense, he runs afoul of a bbc interviewer. Yes minister series 3, episode 5 the bed of nails british comedy. Yes prime minister series 1 consists of one double sided disc, all other discs are single sided for the rest of both series. Watch yes, minister online full episodes of season 4 to 1. Jim accepts an unpopular position pushing a national transportation bill desired by number 10, but opposed by everyone e. The sitcom was first broadcast over three seven episode seasons between 1980 and 1984. Download to watch offline and even view it on a big screen using chromecast.
In seasonthree, the minister decides there should be more women occupying top. Yes minister tv show season 3 episodes list next episode. 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. Yes minister the bed of nails tv episode 1982 imdb. 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.
Following a realignment of responsibilities, jim hacker now finds himself the minister responsible for local government authorities in addition to his existing duties. Hacker is flattered when the pm appoints him as the governments new transport supremo, tasked with forging a grand. Hackers plan to aid a financially troubled soccer club leads to a debate with sir humphrey over the purpose of government subsidies. The bed of nails the department has been saddled with an unwanted assignment directly from the prime minister to develop a unified transport policy, and hacker and humphrey are united to try and get rid of it. With paul eddington, nigel hawthorne, derek fowlds, john nettleton. Yes minister series 1 episode guide british comedy guide. Yes minister series 2, episode 5 the devil you know. Yes, minister s03e08 party games christmas special part 1. It used to be said there were two kinds of chairs to go with two kinds of minister. Yes prime minister season 2 episode 7 the national education service by aja keviin. Sir humphrey appleby gcb kbe mvo is a fictional character from the british television series yes minister and yes prime minister. Jim hacker gets to grips with transport, council expenditure and dodgy export contracts. Sir humphrey endeavors to protect him from the potential nightmare of such a task. Oct 25, 2012 armando iannucci one of the lucky offshoots of the bbc2 show was that i could sit down and watch every episode of yes minister and it made me think we need something like this now.
From the minds of jonathan lynn and antony jay comes the complete box set of all three series of yes minister. The whole thing has been tried before and with little success. A feature length episode titled party games 1984 christmas special is included in series 3 of yes minister. The bed of nails is the nineteenth episode of the bbc comedy series yes minister, first. Jim decides to promote more women to high civil service positions despite sir humphreys opposition. If you ever wanted to know why things do not seem to. Previous all episodes 22 next the bed of nails poster. Sir humphrey leaves the dept of administrative affairs, and becomes cabinet secretary. The complete collection includes all 17 episodes of series on 3 discs. Yes minister and yes prime minister complete collection. Watch yes minister season 3, episode 4 the moral dimension. This box set contains every episode of the awardwinning british sitcom yes, minister. 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.
Yes minister series 3 episode guide british comedy guide. Yes minister series 3 is a bargain as not only do you get all the funny. Yes minister s02e7 a question of loyalty video dailymotion. Needless to say, sir humphrey very much wants to maintain the status quo and arranges for. All but one of the episodes lasted half an hour, and almost all ended with a variation.
The minister is appalled when, on the advice of his civil servants, he cant make a modest 5 % to his departments budget. As one can expect, he wants to reform local government. Series 3, episode 5 the bed of nails hacker is flattered when the pm appoints him as the governments new transport supremo, tasked with forging a grand, unified national transport policy. Supplemental materials include a documentary on the series star nigel. All seven episodes are brilliant but im particularly fond of the finale a question of loyalty when sir humphreys obfuscation reaches new heights. Split over three seven episode series, it was first transmitted on bbc2 from 1980 to 1984. A landmark bbc comedy series written by a couple of very clever men and acted to perfection by three brilliant comic talents two of whom, sadly, are no longer with us, yes minister is still exceptionally funny viewing, even if this third season isnt quite up to the standard of what came before and after it. 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.
Yes minister s03e4 the moral dimension video dailymotion. A sequel, yes, prime minister, ran for 16 episodes from 1986 to 1988. Yes prime minister season 2 episode 4 a conflict of interest by aja keviin. Find out when yes minister is on tv, including series 3episode 5. This includes a onehour special that aired in 1984. Jims latest drive to slim down the civil service has won favour with both the pm and cabinet colleagues, but sir humphrey is bitterly opposed to the plans. Yes prime minister season 2 episode 4 a conflict of interest aja keviin. Sir humphrey doesnt share hackers opinion that more women should be appointed to top civilservice jobs. He decides the time has come to promote more women into the senior ranks of the civil service.
During the christmas break the home secretary is arrested for drink driving and has to resign. Click here and start watching the full episode in seconds. This single episode, performed as a christmas special episode in 1984, serves as the connection between the highly acclaimed show yes, minister and the subsequent series, yes, prime minister. A visit to the persian gulf provides hacker with his first taste of middle eastern politics. The minister and sir humphrey pursue their own agendas in this political satire. Watch yes minister season 3, episode 5 the bed of nails. The minister is given the job of implementing an integrated national transport policy.
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