Yes Minister
Broadcast
2nd March 1981
© BBC British Broadcasting Corporation
Written by Anthony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, and set in the private office of a cabinet minister, Yes Minister follows the career of Jim Hacker (Paul Eddington), who struggles in his dealings with the civil service, especially with his Permanent Secretary, Sir Humphrey Appleby (Nigel Hawthorne). His Principal Private Secretary, Bernard Woolley (Derek Foulds) often gets caught in the middle
