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Format	Multiple Formats, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
Contributor	Derek Fowlds, Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne
Language	English
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Yes Minister: The Complete Collection (DVD)

In an unlikely chain of events, Jim Hacker emerges as the most viable candidate for his party's next Prime Minister. Now that he gets his own car and driver, a nice house in London, a place in the country, endless publicity and a pension for life, what more does he want? Bernard: I think he wants to govern Britain. Sir Humphrey: Well, stop him, Bernard! Named o of the Top Ten TV programs of all time by the British Film Institute, this brilliantly observed comedy of manners pits the well-meaning Prime Minister Jim Hacker against the machinations of the Cabinet Secretary, Sir Humphrey Appleby, in the ultimate political marriage of inconvenience. Paul Eddington (Good Neighbors) stars as Jim Hacker and Academy Award nominee Nigel Hawthorne (The Madness of King George) first drew wide notice in the role of Sir Humphrey Appleby.

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The elegant sitcom-cum-farce-cum-sophisticated political satire Yes, Minister sets off Paul Eddington's Jim Hacker, Minister for Administrative Affairs, against Nigel Hawthorne's discreetly obstructive civil servant Sir Humphrey. The pilot episode, "Open Government," is curious in that it contains opening and closing credits different from and distinctly inferior to the rest of the series. You also sense that Mrs. Hacker was originally intended to have a larger role, with comedy focusing on the clash between political and domestic commitments, until the writers wisely decided to focus on the stand-off between Jim and Sir Humphrey, with Derek Fowlds's mousy private secretary Bernard making occasional interjections.

While Sir Humphrey is at times a little too sinister for sitcom consumption, all the series' classic features quickly show up: Hacker's occasional Churchillian bombast, followed by panicky double takes when flummoxed, and Sir Humphrey's unflappable verbosity as he brings the dead weight of civil service bureaucracy to bear against Hacker's naively optimistic schemes for open government and slashing red tape in episodes like "The Economy Drive." It's ironic that when Yes, Minister was first screened in the '80s, it was during the rampages of early Thatcherism in which government had never been less like the ineffectual politicking satirized here. --David Stubbs

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Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 4.16 Ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 3Videos
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
Run time ‏ : ‎ 10 hours and 13 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ September 27, 2005
Actors ‏ : ‎ Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds
Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 2.0), Unqualified
Studio ‏ : ‎ BBC Home Entertainment
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00008DP4B
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 4

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Michael Smith

This is one of the best comedies you will ever see.

Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2019

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This is one of a kind. It could never be reproduced with the same panache. The actors are irreplaceable. It was Margret Thatcher's favorite TV show. And for good reason: it is as accurate today as it was when it was produced. And it is devastating because humor does that. The people who wrote it were touched with genius.

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All Time Classic Sitcom

Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2018

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One of the greatest sitcoms of all time (at least if you like dry English humor and/or have ever worked in government or other large bureaucratic organization). Notwithstanding the fact that it must be close to thirty years old by now it is as relevant today as when it was first aired.

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The Funniest & Truest Satire of Government Ever.

Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2004

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"Yes, Minister" is simply the best political satire ever committed to film. The BBC series originally ran on British television from 1980-1982, with one hour-long special in 1984. Jim Hacker (Paul Eddington), a man who could be described as mediocre in all things, is the Minister of Administrative Affairs. Ever conscious of his popularity with the voters and concerned with his career, Hacker tries to assert his own agenda but finds himself constantly thwarted by the realities of government....in the form of his Permanent Undersecretary of State, Sir Humphrey Appleby. Sir Humphrey (Nigel Hawthorne) is a veteran civil servant and bureaucrat by distinction. His job is to serve the Minister, but his role is to guard the status quo and the welfare of the Civil Service. Jim Hacker promised the voters change; his right-hand man will do anything go prevent it. The results are hilarious as these two try to outmaneuver one another. The Minister's Private Secretary, Bernard (Derek Fowlds), is caught in the middle, from which he never fails to correct any mismatched metaphors that his colleagues toss at one another.

"Yes, Minister" mines the English language's large and curious vocabulary to great comedic effect. The characters' sparring and obfuscation are all verbal. I can't imagine how many takes it took to make some of Sir Humphrey's tongue-twisting dialogue intelligible. "Yes, Minister" produced more memorable one-liners than I could count.

Writers Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn have assured their place in comedic history. "Yes, Minister" was the favorite television program of Margaret Thatcher while she was Prime Minister of Great Britain. In her words, "Its closely observed portrayal of what goes on in the corridors of power has given me hours of poor joy." She's not the only one. "Yes, Minister" is laugh-out-loud funny and a sure cure for the blahs brought on by a depressing political climate. If you can't beat'em, laugh at them.

The DVDs: "Yes, Minister" originally ran in three series, one per year with 7 episodes in each. They are not arranged on the DVDs in this way, however. Disc 1 includes episodes 1-6. Disc 2 is episodes 7-12. Disc 3 contains episodes 13-18, Disc 4 includes episodes 19-21 and a handful of bonus features: "Sir Nigel Hawthorne Remembered" is a 42-minute documentary about the late actor's life and career, produced in 1999. There are interviews with colleagues, and Sir Nigel talks about his childhood in South Africa and his personal as well as professional life. In "A Short History of Yes, Minister" (5 minutes) writers Jonathan Lynn and Anthony Jay comment on the basis of the show. There is a 1981 BBC "Jonathan Lynn Interview" (3 1/2 minutes). "The Inner Circle" provides text bios for the principle cast and writers. "Lobbyists and Bureaucrats" are text bios of actors who played supporting roles.

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Sterling

Unique, highly recommended

Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2009

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I was looking for a good comedy and I purchased the collection based on the reviews. After watching the "Yes, Minister" and the "Yes, Prime Minister" collections I have to say that what the reviews have stated is true. Both are political satire of the highest quality in every respect. All episodes are funny, and a few are belly laugh funny.
Although the series reflect British politics in the eighties, the subject matter is just as relevant today and is applicable to American politics with minor variations. Aside from the governmental and social differences, one characteristic is that there is no "left" or "right" party. The opposition party is referred to only as the "opposition", without expression of ideology. Another is that the media is portrayed as independent, rather than partisan, and intelligent, rather than pedestrian. An added bonus is the honest and humorous insight into the British social structure. I highly recommend the series.
As in the past, Amazon gets five stars. I received the DVDs two days after I placed the order.

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justin

Bitter sweet

Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2004

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In one of the special features, Eddington or perhaps Hawthorne, or maybe Fowlds (does it matter? any of the three could have said it) mentions that the 7 years together on the series was so much fun it flashed by in a moment.. I'm sure many people who watched them as they came out on TV remember that time the same way. That so many of them are now dead is tragic to me :(

Er, anyway, the material has hardly aged at all, probably because politics hasn't changed either. Selling weapons to terrorists, the defense budget, taxes, the european community, 24 years later and it is all still fresh, (perhaps excepting some of the union/boss/socialism/strike stuff).

I did notice a couple of continuity problems here and there. I guess on a DVD and a big screen more attention is paid than the producers probably imagined when they filmed it for TV. "Yes Minister" also has some charming low budget moments, but overall the video quality is excellent even more so considering the age.

The laugh track also appears to be a live studio audience, at least in "yes prime minister" - not the constant stream of fake giggles and laughs you get with US sitcoms.

Anyway this series is really special, and if you are the least bit interested in TV comedy you must get it so that Hawthorne and Co will never age -- at least in your home.

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Jonathan Lewin

This series has to be the best piece of TV humour ever written

Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2015

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This series has to be the best piece of TV humour ever written.
Jim Hacker (played by Paul Eddington) is a member of a party that has just won an election.
Which party? It doesn't matter. As Jim soon learns, the civil servants, led by Sir Humphrey Appleby (played by Nigel Hawthorne) are actually in charge.
When you buy this series, as you must, order it together with its companion "Yes Prime Minister".
See my review of that series too.

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A.J.Bradley

A Genuine Classic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 5, 2021

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We can hear the usual, irritating studio laughter in the background, just as if we were watching, say, 'I Love Lucy' or 'On The Buses'. But is 'Yes, Minister' really nothing more than a 'situation comedy'? Uniquely perhaps, I think it is not. Just think of the gibberish our politicians have been coming out with for decades, whether Labour, Conservative or Liberal Democrat. I'm also tickled by the fact that my wife and I receive a Christmas card each year from a real life 'Bernard', one of her chums at university, containing some fatuous message or other.
Well: it's marvellous really. Paul Eddington may not be as endearing here as he was in 'The Good Life' (with his randy chuckle every time he pictured Briers bonking Kendall), but he's wonderful. He always was. Same goes for Nigel Hawthorne. But I really, really enjoy Derek Fowlds as the often hapless Bernard - underrated, understated.
And just to think, I used to watch him as a youngster doing his stuff with Basil Brush.
It's up there with the greats: 'Dad's Army', 'Steptoe And Son', 'Porridge', 'Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?', 'Fawlty Towers'.

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I. Brown

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 3, 2008

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What can you say? The BBC's finest moment? Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister are political comedy that do not grow old. You can ignore the brown suits and the interiors, and still feel that the themes and issues are as relevant today as ever. You cannot feel anything but fondness for this brilliantly scripted, witty, sharp and gloriously acted classic.

Jim Hacker is a minister of the crown in a newly elected government. Reliant on his private secretary, Bernard Wooley, for help navigating the complexities of government. Hacker grows into the role, developing the occassional Churchillian conceit, but always remains an affectionate character, even in the depths of his pollitical paranoia. Wooley evolves through these series from a lamb, barely able to help himself never mind his minister, to a wolf cub: still young but growing teeth. The master is of course the cabinet secretary, Sir Humphrey Appleby, one of the greatest characters ever to appear on TV. Sir Humphrey is machiavellian and delights in the exercise of power. Slowly though the unthinkable evolves, Hacker, with tacit aid from Wooley (who has dual allegiances), begins to exert some measure of authority. The man who studied Classics at Oxford gradually realises that the minister, who studied at London School of Economics, which is almost as bad as Essex University, is worthy of respect.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 8, 2019

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Smart scenario, can apply to all times . Quality of recording is very good and can be played with no problem on big screens i.g. 82 inches. Highly recommended, smart comedy!

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mazza

Funny and true

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 4, 2021

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Though a few of the jokes grate to our 2020s ears the overall messages are just as relevant and there is plenty of wit and guile in the script. Recommended to all who are interested in understanding our political system while they laugh!

N. M. Thorogood

So Few, So Good, Never Out Of Date, A Truely Great Comedy

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 29, 2011

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I Purchased this box set of one of the best ever British Comedies. It was a comedy marvel all three yes minister and two yes prime minister, that relied on the skill of the writer and three very talented actors who deliver memorable entertainment without the need for crude remarks, swearing or smut. It ranks alongside Dad's Army of which i have all the disc's, Steptoe & Son, Porridge, yet again i have all the disc's of those shows. I wish the BBC would start to try to find again this type of comedy.

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