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Yes, Minister

Series 1

Episode 5: The Writing on the Wall

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 24^th Mar 1980, 21:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Sun 10^th Sep 2023, 00:10 on BBC Four HD

Jim Hacker's campaign against civil service overmanning is too successful. Now his own department faces closure. Show less

Contributors

James Hacker:: Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby:: Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard Woolley:: Derek Fowlds
Daniel Hughes:: Daniel Moynihan
Martin:: Tenniel Evans
Sir Frederick 'Jumbo' Stewart:: John Savident
Frank Weisel:: Neil Fitzwiliam
Director:: Sydney Lotterby
Writer:: Antony Jay
Writer:: Jonathan Lynn

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Series

Yes, Minister: Series 1

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