Yes Minister
British television series
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Summary
Yes Minister is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of television series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,768 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Antony Jay[3], Jonathan Lynn[4]
- Genre: comedy television series[5], political satire[6]
- Followed by: Yes, Prime Minister[7]
- Cast member: Paul Eddington[8], Nigel Hawthorne[9], Derek Fowlds[10], Diana Hoddinott[11]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[12]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[13]
- Start time: February 25, 1980[14]
- End time: January 28, 1988[15]
- Characters: Annie Hacker[16], Bernard Woolley[17], Humphrey Appleby[18], Jim Hacker[19], Arnold Robinson[20], Dorothy Wainwright[21], Frank Gordon[22]
- Narrative location: London[23]
- Official website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/yesminister/[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Yes Minister[25]
- Topic has template: Template:Yes Minister[26]
- Title: Yes Minister[27]
- List of episodes: list of Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister episodes[28]
- Duration: 30 minutes[29]
- Number of seasons: 5[30]
- Camera setup: multiple-camera setup[31]
- Derivative work: Yes, Prime Minister[32], Sayın Bakanım[33]
- Set in environment: island[34]
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- P14813: 46189[36]
Why It Matters
Yes Minister has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]