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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yes Minister canonical | 6 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yes Minister Context triple: [Jonathan Lynn, coCreatorOf, Yes Minister]
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A.
The Thick of It
The Thick of It is a British political satire television series created by Armando Iannucci that skewers government spin and bureaucracy through sharp, profanity-laced dialogue and mockumentary-style storytelling.
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B.
The Vicar of Dibley
The Vicar of Dibley is a popular British sitcom about a humorous female vicar in a rural English village, co-created by Richard Curtis and starring Dawn French.
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C.
Fawlty Towers
Fawlty Towers is a classic British television sitcom co-created by and starring John Cleese, renowned for its farcical humor and depiction of a disastrously run seaside hotel.
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D.
Harry Enfield and Chums
Harry Enfield and Chums is a 1990s British sketch comedy television series known for its memorable recurring characters and satirical take on contemporary British life.
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E.
Hancock's Half Hour
Hancock's Half Hour is a classic British radio and television comedy series from the 1950s and early 1960s, starring Tony Hancock and known for its character-driven humor and influential role in shaping modern sitcoms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yes Minister Target entity description: Yes Minister is a British political satire sitcom that humorously depicts the inner workings and bureaucratic maneuvering of the UK government.
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A.
The Thick of It
The Thick of It is a British political satire television series created by Armando Iannucci that skewers government spin and bureaucracy through sharp, profanity-laced dialogue and mockumentary-style storytelling.
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B.
The Vicar of Dibley
The Vicar of Dibley is a popular British sitcom about a humorous female vicar in a rural English village, co-created by Richard Curtis and starring Dawn French.
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C.
Fawlty Towers
Fawlty Towers is a classic British television sitcom co-created by and starring John Cleese, renowned for its farcical humor and depiction of a disastrously run seaside hotel.
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D.
Harry Enfield and Chums
Harry Enfield and Chums is a 1990s British sketch comedy television series known for its memorable recurring characters and satirical take on contemporary British life.
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E.
Hancock's Half Hour
Hancock's Half Hour is a classic British radio and television comedy series from the 1950s and early 1960s, starring Tony Hancock and known for its character-driven humor and influential role in shaping modern sitcoms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British television sitcom
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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
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surface form:
London
Whitehall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
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