Yes, Minister' was one of the BBC's most popular and famous comedic television shows. It first ran from 1980 to 1982 and then 1984. It was followed by a sequel series, 'Yes, Prime Minister,' which ran from 1986 to 1988 which in turn was followed by a stage play in 2010. It was a comedy of errors in which a new cabinet minister named Jim Hacker (Paul Eddington) continually gets wrapped up in the antic and errors of the veteran civil servant Sir Humphrey Appleby (Nigel Hawthorne). Caught in between these two is the Principal Private Secretary Bernard Wooley (Derek Fowlds). The show was a critical success, winning several BAFTAs and in 2004 it came in sixth in a poll of Britain's best sitcoms. It was Margaret Thatcher's favorite television program. The show lasted a total of 38 episodes video taped in front of a live studio audience. The pilot was actually made in 1979 but wasn't shown until 1980, for it was feared that it could have influenced the results of the 1979 UK General Election.MORE
British humor (or humour, if you want to get technical) isn't for everybody. The jokes and delivery tend to be dry, cultural references often get lost in translation, and many shows feature laugh tracks that make the...
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