The Men from the Ministry
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The Men from the Ministry is a British radio comedy series that humorously follows the bureaucratic blunders of civil servants in a fictional government department.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Men from the Ministry canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | radio comedy series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Men from the Ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastFrequency | weekly ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | BBC World Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterOccupation | civil servant ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator |
Edward Taylor
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ⓘ
John Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastDate | 1962-10-30 ⓘ |
| format | situation comedy ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Danish radio version of The Men from the Ministry
ⓘ
Finnish radio version of The Men from the Ministry ⓘ South African radio version of The Men from the Ministry ⓘ Swedish radio version of The Men from the Ministry ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeLength | 30 minutes ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff | international remakes of The Men from the Ministry ⓘ |
| lastBroadcastDate | 1977-01-11 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Mildred Murfin
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Richard Lamb NERFINISHED ⓘ Roland Hamilton-Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Gregory Pitkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | radio ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | bureaucratic blunders ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 147 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 14 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
BBC Light Programme
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BBC Radio NERFINISHED ⓘ BBC Radio 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfPopularity |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ |
| producer | BBC ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC Radio Comedy Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | fictional British government department ⓘ |
| starred |
Betty Marsden
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ⓘ
Deryck Guyler NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman Shelley NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Murdoch NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronnie Barker NERFINISHED ⓘ Warren Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilfrid Hyde-White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult listeners ⓘ |
| theme | satire of government bureaucracy ⓘ |
| tone | humorous ⓘ |
| writer |
Edward Taylor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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