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Yes MinisterSeries 1
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Jim Hacker crosses swords with Sir Humphrey over civil liberties. Adapted from BBC TV, starring Paul Eddington. From 1983.

MP Jim Hacker crosses swords with Sir Humphrey over the issue of civil liberties.

Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds.

Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn satirical sitcom ran on BBC TV between 1980 and 1984.

Yes Minister is centred around the hapless Jim Hacker and a collection of civil service underlings headed by the Machiavellian Sir Humphrey Appleby and obsequious Bernard.

Jim Hacker …. Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby …. Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard …. Derek Fowlds
Annie Hacker …. Diana Hoddinot
Frank Weisel …. Bill Nighy
Tom …. Fulton McKay
Godfrey Finch …. Gordon Clyde
Floor Manager …. Haydn Wood
Richard Linley …. Himself

Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin.

First broadcast on Radio 4 in October 1983.

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