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Radio 4 Extra,06 Dec 1983,30 mins

SeriesSeries 1

The Devil You Know

Yes Minister

Available for 31 days

Cabinet reshuffle rumours unsettle MP Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds. Antony Jay and Jonathan’s 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 Sir Arnold …. John Nettleton George …. Arthur Cox Waiter …. Stuart Organ Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin. First broadcast on Radio 4 in December 1983.

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