The Quality of Life

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Jim Hacker gets floored by the high rise world of property business. 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 Sir Desmond …. Richard Selina Scott …. Herself Sir Frank …. Jeffrey Wickham Bill Pritchard …. Antony Carrick Mrs Philips …. Zulema Dene Other parts played by: Helen Atkinson-Wood Colin Starkey Mark Straker Helena Breck Maggie McCarthy Robin Summers Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1984.