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Radio 4 Extra,23 Oct 1984,30 mins

SeriesSeries 2

The Skeleton in the Cupboard

Yes Minister

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MP Jim Hacker gets the better of Sir Humphrey over a crisis in Derbyshire. Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds. Satirical sitcom centred around hapless MP Jim Hacker and a collection of civil service underlings headed by the Machiavellian Sir Humphrey Appleby and obsequious Bernard. Written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn It first ran on BBC TV between 1980 and 1984. Jim Hacker …. Paul Eddington Sir Humphrey Appleby …. Nigel Hawthorne Bernard Woolley …. Derek Fowlds Dr Cartwright …. Ian Lavender Alex Andrews …. Clive Merrison Civil Servant …. Peter Acre Civil Servant …. Ellen McIntosh The Man on the Train …. William Eedle Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1984.

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