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The Complete Yes Prime Minister
  • Published: 30 June 1997
  • ISBN: 9780563207733
  • Imprint: BBC Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 512
  • RRP: $35.00

The Complete Yes Prime Minister



'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

  • Published: 30 June 1997
  • ISBN: 9780563207733
  • Imprint: BBC Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 512
  • RRP: $35.00

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.

Praise for The Complete Yes Prime Minister

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, 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 a comedy in a class of its own

Celia Brayfield, The Times

Yes Prime Minister... is not only a continuing marvel ofediting by Jonathan Lynn and Antony Jay but also a collector's must

John Coldstream, Daily Telegraph