Yes prime minister how long

James Hacker was propelled along the corridors of power to the very pinnacle of politics - Number James Hacker : I know exactly who reads the papers. The Daily Mirror is read by people who think they run the country. The Guardian is read by people who think they ought to run the country. The Times is read by people who actually do run the country. The Daily Mail is read by the wives of the people who run the country. The Financial Times is read by people who own the country.

The Morning Star is read by the people who think the country should be run by another country. And the Daily Telegraph is read by people who think it is. Bernard Woolley : The Sun readers don't care who runs the country, as long as she's got big tits.

Sign In. Episode guide. See more at IMDbPro. Top rated TV Episodes Browse episodes. Top Top-rated. Photos Neither, though, wanted to provoke her displeasure by saying no. In the 30 years since, Jonathan Lynn has lived in the United States, writing for the big screen and directing films, including My Cousin Vinny. Despite his experiences in Hollywood, he's still astonished by the time and resources lavished on the awards ceremony sketch, including blanket coverage by the media.

My reaction was: 'what the hell? What were they doing, rehearsing a sketch 23 times? He got his revenge when he and Jay accepted the award, congratulating the prime minister on "finally taking her rightful place in the field of situation comedy. It got, I think, maybe the biggest laugh of my career". Mrs Thatcher, he says, did not laugh. Mrs Thatcher's sketch proposed the abolition of economists. In their version of life in Number Ten, Jay and Lynn got the laughs with more realistic scenarios.

Some of them even went on to come true. In The National Education Service - one of four complete episodes included in Humphreys And Hackers All - the prime minister considers giving parents the power to choose schools. The debate between the characters prefigures much of what was said during Tony Blair's attempts to change education.

Mr Blair says his sympathies were always with his fictional Downing Street predecessor, Jim Hacker whose political affiliations were never revealed , but he professes a sneaking admiration for Sir Humphrey Appleby. But he says some of his fellow ministers in Mr Blair's government had paid a bit too much attention to the programme. The fictional Prime Minister Hacker has had four real life successors.

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Storyline Edit. He tries to do something and cut government waste, but he is continually held back by the smart and wily Permanent Secretary of the Department, Sir Humphrey Appleby.

Private secretary Bernard Woolley is caught in the middle, between his political master, and his civil service boss. Did you know Edit. Trivia The writers had advisors who worked within the government and many of the stories were based on real situations. For example, in season three, episode four, "The Moral Dimension", they go to an Arab country where alcohol is not allowed, and so they set up a "communications room" in the embassy where they keep a stash of booze so they could slip out and have a drink.

This really happened. Goofs During the train sequence in "The Official Visit", a close-up shows that the warning notice on the wall is written in gibberish. Quotes Bernard Woolley : It makes me feel rather downcast. It differs from the broadcast version in having different, cheaper-looking titles and different theme music composed by Max Harris with Sidney Margo. Connections Featured in Zomergasten: Episode 8.