The Complete Yes Minister
  • Published: 30 June 1997
  • ISBN: 9780563206651
  • Imprint: BBC Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 528
  • RRP: $39.99
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The Complete Yes Minister

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The diaries of Right Hon. James Hacker MP - a must-read for fans of the 1980s hit political comedy Yes Minister

'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
  • Published: 30 June 1997
  • ISBN: 9780563206651
  • Imprint: BBC Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 528
  • RRP: $39.99
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About the authors

Jonathan Lynn

Jonathan Lynn is a British writer, film director and actor. At Cambridge he joined the Footlights Club and went on to become an actor, appearing in the West End and in TV sitcoms including Doctor In The House and The Liver Birds. Among his directing credits are the films Nuns on the Run, My Cousin Vinny, Sgt Bilko and Clue.

Antony Jay

Antony Jay is a British writer, broadcaster and director. He joined the BBC in 1955 and worked in the television current affairs and Talks departments. In 1980 he co-created Yes Minister with Jonathan Lynn, and the pair went on to write two series of the sitcom, followed by two series of Yes Prime Minister and a successful stage adaptation.

Praise for The Complete Yes Minister

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

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), 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, The Standard