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Radio 4 Extra,30 Oct 1984,30 mins

SeriesSeries 2

A Question of Loyalty

Yes Minister

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With a war on waste at the Civil Service - what does MP Jim Hacker think? 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 Betty Oldham, MP …. Judy Parfitt Sir Mark Spencer …. Nigel Stock Peter …. William Hope Gillian …. Helena Breck The Committee Chairman …. John Strickland The PM …. Arnold Diamond Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1984.

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