Antony Jay

Jonathan Lynn

This book is a companion to the highly successful BBC series, "Yes Minister."

The Complete Yes Minister

from the Cambridge Footlights to Yes Prime Minister

Comedy rules

'We have had diaries from other Cabinet Ministers, but none I think which have been quite so illuminating... It is a fascinating diary... It is shorter than Barbara Castle's... and although it is rather more accurate than Dick Crossman's, it is distinctly funnier' - Lord Allen of Abbeydale (formerly Permanent Secretary at the Home Office) in The Times 'It has an entertainment and educational value which is unique. It is uproariously funny and passes the acid test of becoming more amusing at every subsequent reading... I will go so far as to claim that in the characters of Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey Appleby, Messrs Lynn and Jay have created something as immortal as P.G. Wodehouse's Bertie Wooster and Jeeves' - Brian Walden in The Standard

Paramount Pictures Corporation

John Landis

Tim Curry

Elieen Brennan

Madeline Kahn

Press kit includes 1 booklet and 19 photographs.

Clue

'Scalpel-sharp in observation, deceptively simple in construction... at its frequent best Yes Prime Minister exhibits the classical perfection of a Mozart sonata' - Richard Last in The Times 'Its closely observed portrayal of what goes on in the corridors of power has given me hours of pure joy' - Rt Hon. Margaret Thatcher MP 'Yes Prime Minister... is not only a continuing marvel of editing by Jonathan Lynn and Antony Jay but also a collector's must' - John Coldstream in the Daily Telegraph 'Yes Prime Minister is a comedy in a class of its own' - Celia Brayfield in The Times

The Diaries of the Right Hon. James Hacker

The Complete Yes Prime Minister

Phillipe Ptain, a tough, uncompromising soldier who rose through the ranks to save France in 1916 Battle of Verdun. Charles de Gaulle, the aristocratic, academic and equally uncompromising soldier who led France to freedom when, decades later, Ptain became a Nazi collaborator. Two giants of the twentieth century who loved each other like father and son until they found themselves on opposing sides in World War II. In 1945 de Gaulle had his oldest friend tried for treason. Their complex relationship - noble, comic and absurd - changed history. Jonathan Lynn's The Patriotic Traitor tells the extraordinary story of these great men as Ptain awaits his verdict. The Patriotic Traitor premiered at the Park Theatre, London, in February 2016.

The Patriotic Traitor

Patrick Conrad

A series of young women's murders, all based on violent deaths in classic Hollywood film noirs, baffles the Antwerp police.

No Sale

Paul Eddington

Series Two

Yes, Prime Minister

Gefingeerd dagboek van de Britse Minister van Administratieve Zaken, waarin de hunoristische effecten van zijn strijd tegen de bureaucraten op zijn fictieve departement centraal staan.

The Diaries of the Right Hon. James Hacker. Yes Prime Minister

Yes Prime Minister

To celebrate the show's 20th anniversary, BBC Radio Collection is reissuing the titles in the Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister series. This volume contains four classic episodes: The Compassionate Society, The Greasy Pole, The Skeleton in the Cupboard and A Question of Loyalty.

The Diaries of a Cabinet Minister of the Rt Hon. James Hacker, MP

Yes Minister

Anthony Jay

These humorous political memoirs are derived from the British television show of the same name. Jim Hacker has now become Prime Minister, and his conflict with Sir Humphrey Appleby has moved into 10 Downing Street.

'The Yes Minister Miscellany' is a treasure trove of quotes, anecdotes & stories from one of Britain's best loved TV comedies. Tracing the careers of Jim Hacker, Sir Humphrey Appleby & his loyal sidekick Bernard, this amusing, illustrated book will appeal to everyone who remembers the series with affection.

The Yes Minister Miscellany

Lynn

Humphrey Appleby

Diary 1988

Jonathan Lynn's credits include creating and co-writing the long-running comedy series Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister, as well as hit films Clue, My Cousin Vinny, Nuns on the Run and The Whole Nine Yards. With experience as a comedy actor, writer and director, here Jonathan Lynn shares valuable and hilarious lessons in all aspects of creating great comedy, all illustrated with brilliantly insightful and revealing anecdotes about his work and the legedary actors, writers and comedians he's worked alongside.

From the Cambridge Footlights to Yes, Prime Minister

Comedy Rules

150 essential rules from the award-winning co-writer of Yes Minster and Yes Prime Minister, Hollywood movie director, producer, novelist and actor. A host of hugely enjoyable examples drawn from Lynn's varied and successful career bring these rules to life, covering everything from inspiration, collaboration and the Seven Deadly Sins to the perils of unmotivated comic business, pitching screenplays in LA, sexist jokes and lunch with the Inland Revenue. Along the way, we meet a cast of luminaries including Leonard Rossiter, John Landis, Nigel Hawthorne, Paul Eddington, Jack Rosenthal and Jonathan's long-time co-writer, Antony Jay. As we travel with him from his first digs in Coventry to the sushi bars of Hollywood, Comedy Rules offers an enlightening journey into the world of comedy and an indispensible companion to the elusive art of its creation.

As Prime Minister, Jim?s finger is now on the nuclear button. Confused under some tough questioning, he comes up with a surprising Grand Design for defense.--Kanopy.

Yes, Minister, and the equally successful sequel Yes, Prime Minister captured a niche in the political consciousness of the nation. First broadcast thirty years ago, the original writers of these classic series have reunited to create a bang up to date Yes, Prime Minister for the stage. Spin, blackberries, sexed-up dossiers, sleaze, global warming and a country on the brink of financial meltdown form the backdrop to mayhem at Chequers as the Foreign Minister of Kumranistan makes a seriously compromising offer of salvation. Prime Minister Jim Hacker remains in power with his coterie of close advisors including Cabinet Secretary Sir Humphrey Appleby and Principal Private Secretary Bernard Woolley, but for how long? They govern a whole new world. Yes, Prime Minister premiered in the Festival Theatre, Chichester, in May 2010.

a play

Sir Anthony Jay

The UK is in crisis: debt is spiralling, unemployment is on the rise and the fragile coalition cabinet, led by Prime Minister Jim Hacker, is at breaking point. But salvation may exist in the form of a complex pipeline deal with the oil-rich country of Kumranistan that would entitle the government to a multi-trillion pound loan. When the Kumranistan Foreign Secretary makes a shocking request of Jim's Private Secretary Bernard Woolley, moral considerations collide with the economic future of the nation. But how will Jim and his team: Bernard, Cabinet Secretary Sir Humphrey Appleby, and Special Adviser Claire Sutton, reconcile the two? Political machinations, media manipulation and an appeal for divine intervention ensue.

Jonathan Lynn

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