Product Details

• Actors: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds
• Directors: Peter Whitmore (II)
• Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 6
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: BBC Warner
• DVD Release Date: October 28, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000DI88E
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #133,202 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Yes, Minister/Yes, Prime Minister 2-Pak" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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94 of 97 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thatcher's Favorite Sitcoms!, January 2, 2004

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mwreview "mwreview" (Northern California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yes, Minister/Yes, Prime Minister 2-Pak (DVD)

Any fan of this series is going to want both these boxed sets eventually, so it is a good idea to get them all at once in this 2-pack. This sitcom was brilliantly written, expertly acted and offered some of the most intelligent dialogue you will ever hear on a sitcom (you could study for your SATs listening to Sir Humphrey and Bernard Woolley--and the minister, to a lesser extent). Who says you need scantily-clad women and off color jokes to make great comedy. Three middle aged men talking government did quite nicely.

The first set includes 21 episodes on four discs with photos on the inside of the case. It also offers a touching 47-minute tribute to Nigel Hawthorne. Anyone who has read Hawthorne's autobio Straight Face will recognize some of the people and places featured in this documentary. The second set offers 17 episodes on three discs including the 1-hour Christmas special "Party Games" aired in 1984 showing the political intrigue leading the way for Jim Hacker to become Prime Minister. This set includes a nice 30-minute tribute to Paul Eddington. Other extras are included in this set.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Comedy., February 6, 2006

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Stephen Traylen (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yes, Minister/Yes, Prime Minister 2-Pak (DVD)

One of the best comedies ever made by the BBC is now available in this rather large megas pack. Containing every episode of both Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister you can rewatch it all now. Some great performances are on show here, and this is definitely the thinking person's sitcom.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes Minister, September 2, 2005

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Dr. S. J. Sidhva (Bombay, India) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yes, Minister/Yes, Prime Minister 2-Pak (DVD)

Believe-it-or-not, humour without vulgarity, popularity without beautiful people or nudity.
This great British comedy serial is possibly the single best TV serial of all time.
The performances by Paul Eddington (as the bumbling, bumptious but likeable Minister & then Prime Minister), Derek Fowlds (as his very likeable Private Secretary), and of course Nigel Hawthorne (as the supercilious, conniving & of course hugely entertaining Permanent Secretary) were all outstanding. It was unfair in the extreme, incidentally, that only two of the three (Eddington & Hawthorne) were awarded OBE's for their performances, but poor Derek Fowlds wasn't.
The scriptwriters excelled themselves, producing an absolutely fascinating insight into the world of British beuraucracy, yet managing a laugh a second.
The production values were outstanding, as was the supporting cast.
Even twentyfive years later, this serial remains entirely up-to-date, and could well have been written just last month.
All-in-all, a rare gem, and a must-have for any DVD collection.