Very fast paced witty lines that are applicable to any government. If you like British humor, you'll love this.

Yes, Prime Minister is a political satire of the British governmental system. As a satire, it makes many hilariously funny (and surprisingly accurate) political points. The following line from Sir Humphrey Appleby illustrates the show's witty humor well: " The purpose of clarification is not to make oneself clear; it is to put oneself in the clear! " This TV show focuses on the conflict between the British Civil Service and the politicians. The acting is fantastic; every major actor/actress fit their role perfectly. Nigel Hawthorne does an exceptionally good job playing Sir Humphrey Appleby, the witty civil servant who constantly " guides " the prime minister to the " proper " decisions. I've watched this season over and over again; and no matter how many times I watch it, it still makes me laugh. If you enjoy comedy with deeper political meaning, Yes, Prime Minister is the show for you. Enjoy!

So this series is to me, the penultimate political show. For those of us who are not British, some of the various jokes don't make complete sense. But the show itself shows the farce that is government in a lot of way, showing the political masters being subverted by their underlings, with a clear determination to get what they want.
The politics are a bit dated (cold war, etc), but still the overall theme of the show is still extremely relevant in the world. Its a shame the remake was not nearly as good, but how could they replace the three main actors with someone else? They were simply too good and its great we have a living testiment to their acting skills, comedic timing, and superb writing.

There are several British series that one can see, let rest and enjoy again and again. The first one is House of Cards. This is the British rendition starring Ian Richardson fitting as it does into the parliamentary system, not the American one miserably adapted to our own different form of government.The second series is The Good Life, having as it does four splendid comic actors and actresses. It also can be enjoyed many times and it introduces the viewer to Paul Eddington, a developing comic. Finally we have Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister showing Eddington at his finest and two more fine comic actors.Sadly all these people are now dead.

These are such fun and timely to watch during the current political moment. Hilarious skewering of the British bureaucracy and surprisingly survive despite the fact that these date form a much earlier (and simpler I think--at least the $$ amounts discussed are far lower) era.

My wife and I love this show, and enjoyed watching it until they took it off of prime and made it purchase only. I guess it is within the terms of service that this can happen, but it certainly makes prime membership less appealing than it was. Here is one unhappy customer that may not renew the subscription because of random events such as this happening.

This is a great show. I am not British and this is not the 1980s anymore, but these shows are still true today in subject matter and satire of the political system as they were then, as well as being apropos on either side of the Atlantic. I highly enjoy British humor and satire, so this is a hit for me. Introduced my fiance to it recently and he loves them too.

Date yet still very funny. A rare example for an American audience of conservative-based satire, though American will not get all the inside jokes.