Yes Minister
Yes Minister, and later Yes, Prime Minister ( German Title: Yes Prime Minister; Book: Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn ) is a British political sitcom that aired 1980-1988 by the BBC. The series includes 38 episodes, all of which are up to 30 minutes. She has received numerous awards, including several BAFTAs, and was elected in 2004 carried out by the BBC viewers choice Britain's Best Sitcom sixth. The then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher estimated the series so much that she could not take it, on the occasion of the award of a Television Award for the series, the eulogy to in the form of a written of her own scene in the context of Yes Minister with Paul Eddington and Sir Nigel Hawthorne play.
Content
The series follows the efforts of the British Minister and later Prime Minister James Hacker (Paul Eddington ), democratic, transparent, fair and spending consciously to govern. In this he is not least to his popularity with the voters. Hackers often not very sophisticated plans are always of Sir Humphrey Appleby ( Nigel Hawthorne ), thwarted. As a Permanent State Appleby embodies the tradition-conscious British officer caste that is protecting its own power and privileges, and well connected with the other elites of the country.
The third main character is Bernard Woolley ( Derek Fowlds ), the personal assistant of the minister. Although he also belongs to the caste of officials, but at the same time strives to loyalty to the minister, whose views he shares most. Bernard is known for his puns and enhances the comical. Other people frequently occurring are some officials, hackers woman and his scientific consultant.
Usually hackers discovered that a political or administrative action does not serve the common good, but individual interests. If he wants to break with the conventions, he is made aware of the consequences of Sir Humphrey; sometimes it goes directly to Sir Humphrey's personal privileges or those of his friends. Sir Humphrey is technically much more competent than the ministers and more familiar with the bureaucracy. Sometimes the minister, more frequently Bernard Woolley be speaking dog, with Sir Humphrey introduces the younger colleagues in the tricks of the official world.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs ( Ministry for Administrative Affairs ) does not exist in reality. The audience will not know which party belongs Minister hackers.
After the third season, the hour-long Christmas special broadcast Party Games 1984 broadcast. This shows that hackers has become so vulnerable to " professional leadership " by the bureaucracy ( in the English version: "house trained ", ie " housebroken " ) that Sir Humphrey directs his election as Prime Minister in the way. This Office shall exercise hacker then Yes, Prime Minister on, Sir Humphrey and Bernard Woolley are transported accordingly. When Prime Minister Hacker is more mature and better able to defy Sir Humphrey. However, hacking is not immune to the temptations of privilege.
Broadcasting in Germany
From Yes Minister all three squadrons were German / English aired in the Federal Republic in 1987 in what was then the regional evening program of the ARD bilingual. Yes, Prime Minister was followed also in the ARD in 1988, but only the first of two seasons. For the second season, therefore there are no synchronization and no German German episode title. Yes (Prime ) Minister was later repeated in various third party programs.
Media
All seasons of TV series have been released on five DVDs in the UK on VHS and later. The squadrons Yes, Minister ( The Complete Series) and Yes, Prime Minister (season 1) were published in a box in the December 2013 German.
Sixteen of the episodes have been 1983/84 produced as radio plays with the same actors for the BBC. The complete radio drama series is also available on cassette and CD.
Based on the series, the books were The Complete Yes Minister (ISBN 0-563-20665-9 ), and The Complete Yes, Prime Minister (ISBN 0-563-20773-6 ) published that are based on the well-known television episodes and present as fictitious documents and interview collection of those involved. German Book Title: Yes Minister (ISBN 3-442-08636-1 ) and Yes Prime Minister (ISBN 3-442-08892-5 ).
Yes, Prime Minister has also been implemented as a computer game for the Commodore 64.
People
- Minister / Prime Minister James Hacker, MP: Paul Eddington ( German dubbing voice: Jürgen Thormann ) in 2013 David Haig
- Sir Humphrey Appleby, GCB, KBE, MVO, MA ( Oxon ), is Secretary of the ( fictional) Department for Administrative Affairs. He was played by Nigel Hawthorne ( German dubbing voice: Peter Aust ). In the last episode of Yes Minister ( party games), he was a government clerk. He Prime Minister This function also in the subsequent television series Yes. Nigel Hawthorne was awarded for his portrayal of Humphrey Appleby four times ( in 1981, 1982, 1986 and 1987), the BAFTA award for Best Light Entertainment Performance category. From 2013 Henry Goodman
- Annie Hacker: Diana Hoddinott ( Uta Hallant )
Reception
The cat Humphrey, Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office from 1989 to 1997, was named after Sir Humphrey Appleby.
Episodes
Yes, Prime Minister, Season 2