It aired from 1986 to 1988 and is the story of the continuing battles between jim hacker, who is now prime minister. Yes minister remains an unrivalled guide to british. During the third and fourth republics, the head of government was formally called president of the council of ministers french. I thought it was not possible for the books be as entertaining, complex and wellpaced as was the series. I contemplated three stars as my prior aria cole read somehow managed to pull such a rating from me i believe i was much nicer with my ratings back then but i couldnt quite bring myself to give it a three star rating. As with my first aria cole read, i wasnt crazy about it. This list is comprised of french presidents and prime ministers.
The first episode party games, during which jim hacker mp is elevated to prime minister, is a onehour special that aired in 1984 and is not officially part of the series. On monday ill have lunch with the german ambassador. Split over three sevenepisode series, it was first transmitted on bbc2 from 1980 to 1984. Yes, prime minister the grand design tv episode 1986. Yes prime minister global warming etc part 1 on vimeo. Aug 26, 2016 i received a far more realistic education from yes minister, and its sequel yes, prime minister, the 1980s television satire written by jonathan lynn and sir antony jay the latter died this. A feature length episode titled party games 1984 christmas special is included in series 3 of yes minister. It is lynns contention that the thick of it was a sitcom for the blaircampbell moment and his implication is that yes, ministerprime minister will last much. Yes, prime minister a diplomatic incident subtitles. Yes, prime minister tv series 19861987 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The 1980s sitcom yes, minister and its sequel yes, prime minister retain a special place in the hearts of many of a certain age who chuckled at its satirical depiction of politicians and their relationship with civil servants. Yes, prime minister is a political satire of the british governmental system.
Sir humphrey tries to convince prime minister jim hacker that he must buy trident because britain needs the best nuclear deterrent available because the soviets cant certainly know that hacker. Yes, minister unveils secrets of british foreign policy on. Minister, britain has had the same foreign policy objective for at least the last 500 years. Woolley here is your principal private secretary, i too have a principal private secretary and he is the principal. You can click on table header to sort results by column name. Nov 03, 2012 sir humphrey tries to convince prime minister jim hacker that he must buy trident because britain needs the best nuclear deterrent available because the soviets cant certainly know that hacker.
Hon jim hacker back in office as pm, leading a coalition government confronting the greatest economic crisis in a generation, with european economies going down the toilet, a tempting energy deal from an unusual source, a leade. When the french hold out for primacy over a subchannel tunnel, p. Yes, prime minister 19861987 season 1 having been surprisingly elected to 10 downing street, the new british prime minister attempts to govern the country with the help of or, more accurately, in spite of the cabinet secretary. French prime minister edouard philippe is to announce on tuesday a suspension of fuel tax hikes planned for january 1 in a move to. During earlier periods of french history the french head of government was known by different titles. List of yes minister and yes, prime minister episodes wikipedia.
Yes minister why britain joined the european union youtube. Well briefly, sir, i am the permanent under secretary of state, known as the permanent secretary. The former prime minister is writing some uncomfortable stories about jim hacker, the current incumbent. Im quite sure youre familiar with the brilliant british political satire called yes prime minister. Yes, minister ran for three sevenepisode series, there was a single hourlong christmas special, and then yes, prime minister had two eightepisode series. A sequel, yes, prime minister, lasted 16 episodes and ran from 1986 to 1988. Well now is your chance to be jim hacker that very same prime minister in charge if you really think the pm was in charge of that very same cabinet. All but one of the episodes lasted half an hour, and almost all ended with a variation. Hacker uses the info that they planted a bomb in their own embassy to obtain more favorable terms. Jay started his career at the bbcs current affairs and documentaries department, but is best known for the political satires he penned in the 1980s. Yes, prime minister the grand design tv episode 1986 paul eddington as james hacker.
Hacker is to appoint a new bishop, and sir humphrey may secure a cushy appointment on retirement if he can convince hacker to appoint the current dean to the bishopric. On the day after the general election, jim hacker mp receives the anxiously awaited call from number 10 downing street with his new ministerial appointment. Yes, minister unveils secrets of british foreign policy. The dates listed are when a particular episode was first transmitted on bbc2. What yes, minister taught us about europe politico. Position of the french prime minister your article library. David cameron, the latest, studied government at university. His position comes next only to the president of the republic. Yes, prime minister from a dazzling opening, this sharptoothed stage revival of the hit 1980s tv sitcom dwindles into outrageous farce but it gets the critics vote. He takes a leading part in the working of the french government. Prime minister names new business ambassadors to support international trade and investment gov. This is a list of yes minister and yes, prime minister episodes 38 episodes were made in total, running from 1980 to 1988. President du conseil des ministres, generally shortened to president of the council french.
The french republic was first formed in 1792 after the french revolution, though the office of president did not exist until the creation of the second republic in 1848. In this clip, we see prime minister jim hacker meeting with his cabinet secretary for the first time since being elected prime minister. Yes, prime minister is the sequel to the popular british series yes minister. That said, i dont think theres a single duff episode in there. All in all, the matter looks just like something straight out of my alltime favourite bbc programmes, yes, minister and its hilarious sequel yes, prime minister. Buy the complete yes prime minister book online at low. Sir antony jay, cowriter of muchloved british tv political comedies yes, minister and yes, prime minister, died on tuesday aged 86 after a long illness.
Now, 30 years after the first episode, the creators of the tv series, antony jay and jonathan lynn, have taken the risk. Yes, prime minister returns in a brand new series which will see the rt. I once had to write an essay on how true to life is yes. The prime minister of france occupies an important position in the french constitutional system. As was common in european democracies of the period, between 1815 and 1958 the bourbon and july monarchies, the second, third and fourth republics, and the vichy regime. Redirected from list of prime ministers of france the head of the government of france has, since 1958, been called the prime minister of france. Helen mirren is about to reprise her oscarwinning role as elizabeth ii in the audience, a. Buy the complete yes prime minister book online at low prices. The prime minister has announced some additions to the governments business ambassador network. French translation of prime minister collins english. Premier ministre francais in the fifth republic is the head of government.
As an avid fan of the yes, minister and yes, prime minister tv series, i was somewhat hesitant when it came to reading these books. French prime minister edouard philippe is to announce on tuesday a suspension of fuel tax hikes planned for january 1 in a move to end violent yellow vest protests against the measure. As in their previous roles, their jobs often devolve into a battle of agendas, ideals, wills and wits between hacker and sir humphrey. Yes minister quotes jim hacker is being introduced to his new position as minister james hacker.
Following on directly from yes, minister and set after jim hackers unexpected general election win yes, prime minister sees jim hacker become more statesmanlike, with grand ideas and grand speeches, that still land him in to trouble. Jim uses the occasion of his predecessors state funeral to negotiate with the french over the conditions of the channel. Anything not specifically concerning politics in the uk or geopolitics involving the uk will be considered spam and removed while robust debate is. Sep 28, 2010 the 1980s sitcom yes, minister and its sequel yes, prime minister retain a special place in the hearts of many of a certain age who chuckled at its satirical depiction of politicians and their relationship with civil servants. Yes, prime ministerchichester festival theatreduring the 1980s, when it ran on bbc2, some claimed that an ideological agenda lurked behind the laughs on yes minister and its successor, yes, prime minister.
The purpose of clarification is not to make oneself clear. Yes, prime minister from a dazzling opening, this sharptoothed stage revival of the hit 1980s tv sitcom dwindles into outrageous farce. Yes, prime minister season 1 subtitles english 29 subtitles. The prime minister has formed 5 new business councils to advise on how to create the best business conditions in the. Political articles and debate concerning the united kingdom.
This includes a onehour special that aired in 1984. The prime ministers business ambassadors network closed on 3 january 2019. Yes prime minister bernard woolley on defence capabilities duration. New play opens up queens relationships with her pms. With that technicality out of the way i can finally start telling you about the game itself.
Yes minister is a political satire british sitcom written by antony jay and jonathan lynn. Buy the complete yes prime minister book online at best prices in india on. Yes prime minister series 1 consists of one double sided disc, all other discs are single sided for the rest of both series. Mar 18, 2016 200 videos play all popular videos yes minister yes minister topic if the right people dont have power yes, prime minister bbc duration.
The complete collection includes all 17 episodes of series on 3 discs. French presidents and prime ministers behind the name. Prime minister names new business ambassadors to support. Yes, minister was first broadcast on bbc on the 25th february 1980, twenty years ago, and the sustained dry wit of the dialogue and the wonderful interplay between the main characters of the department of administrative affairs made the show compulsive viewing. List of yes minister and yes, prime minister episodes. However, such a statement must be qualified by saying that his position under the constitution of the. Following on from yes minister, jim hacker is now prime minister and sir humphrey appleby is cabinet secretary. Although broadcast in the blue heat of thatcherism, the sitcom referred to the wilson years and was inspired by richard crossmans complaints about a civil service that. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Yes, prime minister will have its australian opening at the comedy theatre, melbourne, from tuesday january 31 before touring to canberra from march 21, sydney from april 3, adelaide from may 21, brisbane from july 10 to 15, gold coast and perth at dates to be announced. Years ago, on a very clever and funny british sitcom about government yes, i know, but it really was clever, funny and very popular, called yes, prime minister there was a lovely bit of dialogue on the subject of who reads which newspapers.
Yes, prime minister a diplomatic incident subtitles 16. Scalpelsharp in observation, deceptively simple in construction. French translation of prime minister the official collins englishfrench dictionary online. Jan 09, 2016 the fictional prime minister hacker has had four real life successors. Over 100,000 french translations of english words and phrases.
Yes minister and yes prime minister complete collection. Yes, prime minister, a political satire which was shown in britain during the 80s and is now considered one of the alltime great british comedies. Diaries of the rt hon james hacker, volume 1 and 2. Smooth as silk, perfectly constructed and acted, yes, prime minister was a fine successor to yes, minister, fittingly maintaining its popularity and gathering yet more baftas to its name during. Sagawa would have done well to take a good look at the episode official secrets to learn all about exemplary bureaucratic behaviour in the event of having to cook up official. Bernard is also along for the ride, as hackers personal secretary. As a satire, it makes many hilariously funny and surprisingly accurate political points. I received a far more realistic education from yes minister, and its sequel yes, prime minister, the 1980s television satire written by jonathan lynn and sir antony jay the latter died this. The head of the government of france has, since 1958, been called the prime minister of france during earlier periods of french history the french head of government was known by different titles. The following line from sir humphrey appleby illustrates the shows witty humor well. This is a list of yes minister and yes, prime minister episodes. This is yes prime minister global warming etc part 1 by aris motas on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.