Yes Minister
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Yes Minister is a British political satire sitcom that humorously depicts the inner workings and bureaucratic maneuvering of the UK government.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British television sitcom
ⓘ
political satire ⓘ |
| awardReceived | BAFTA for Best Comedy Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | original scripts by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | colour ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Bernard Woolley – Derek Fowlds
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jim Hacker – Paul Eddington NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Humphrey Appleby – Nigel Hawthorne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator |
Antony Jay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jonathan Lynn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
UK government bureaucracy
ⓘ
civil service–minister relations ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | multi-camera ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1980 ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastDate | 25 February 1980 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Yes, Prime Minister NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | half-hour episodes ⓘ |
| genre |
political satire
ⓘ
sitcom ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Derek Fowlds
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nigel Hawthorne NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Eddington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSequelSeries | Yes, Prime Minister NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff | Yes, Prime Minister NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme | tension between elected officials and civil servants ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1984 ⓘ |
| lastBroadcastDate | 1984 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Bernard Woolley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jim Hacker NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Humphrey Appleby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor | satirical portrayal of British politics ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 21 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 3 ⓘ |
| originalChannel | BBC Two NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastBy | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC Two NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalRuntimePerEpisode | approximately 30 minutes ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
Whitehall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
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