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Radio 4 Extra,22 Nov 1983,30 mins

SeriesSeries 1

The Right to Know

Yes Minister

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MP Jim Hacker tries to excavate himself from problems with badgers. 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 …. Diana Hoddinott Lucy …. Gerry Cowper Protester …. Carol Boyd Sir Frederick …. Peter Cellier Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1983.

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