Yes Minister

Yes Minister1980

Genre: Comedy
Yes Minister is a political satire British sitcom written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn. Split over three seven-episode series, it was first transmitted on BBC Two from 1980 to 1984. A sequel, Yes, Prime Minister, lasted 17 episodes and ran from 1… more »



[Jim Hacker is being introduced to his new position as Minister]

James Hacker:
Who else is in this department?

Sir Humphrey Appleby:
Well briefly, sir, I am the Permanent Under Secretary of State, known as the Permanent Secretary. Woolley here is your Principal Private Secretary, I too have a Principal Private Secretary and he is the Principal Private Secretary to the Permanent Secretary. Directly responsible to me are ten Deputy Secretaries, eighty-seven Under Secretaries and two hunddred and nineteen Assistant Secretaries. Directly responsible to the Principal Private Secretaries are plain Private Secretaries, and the Prime Minister will be appointing two Parliamentary Under-Secretaries and you will be appointing your own Parliamentary Private Secretary.

James Hacker:
Do they all type?

Sir Humphrey Appleby:
None of us can type, Minister. Mrs. McKay types. She's the secretary.

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