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Yes, Prime Minister - The Complete Collection | 
 enlarge | Actors: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds
Studio: BBC
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 15531
Format: Box Set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 3
Running Time: 534
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.5 x 0.8
MPN: WARDE1769D
ISBN: 0790777649
UPC: 794051176929
EAN: 9780790777641
ASIN: B00009XN37
Release Date: August 26, 2003
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Product Description
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 02/22/2005 Run time: 534 minutes
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Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn's superb sitcom Yes, Prime Minister entered 10 Downing Street with Jim Hacker now Prime Minister of Britain, following a campaign to "Save the British Sausage." Whether tackling defense ("The Grand Design"), local government ("Power to the People"), or the National Education Service, all of Jim Hacker's bold plans for reform generally come to nothing, thanks to the machinations of Nigel Hawthorne's complacent Cabinet Secretary Sir Humphrey (Jeeves to Hacker's Wooster) who opposes any action of any sort on the part of the PM altogether. This is usually achieved by discreet horse-trading. In "One of Us," for instance, Hacker relents from implementing defense cuts when he is presented with the embarrassingly large bill he ran up in a vote-catching mission to rescue a stray dog on an army firing range. Only in "The Tangled Web," the final episode of series 2, does the PM at last turn the tables on Sir Humphrey. Paul Eddington is a joy as Hacker, whether in mock-Churchillian mode or visibly cowering whenever he is congratulated on a "courageous" idea. Jay and Lynn's script, meanwhile, is a dazzlingly Byzantine exercise in wordplay, wittily reflecting the verbiage-to-substance ratio of politics. Ironically, Yes, Prime Minister is an accurate depiction of practically all political eras except its own, the 1980s, when Thatcher successfully carried out a radical program regardless of harrumphing senior civil servants. --David Stubbs
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Gets better with each viewing November 16, 2007
I have always been a big fan of Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister. The incredible thing is that when I had originally watched the series, I used to root for Hacker but later found myself taking some amount of sadistic glee over the manner in which Sir Humphrey gets his way. This series is one of the best ways to learn about politics, government and corridors of power in Britain. While the series has been abundantly exaggerated to create the element of comedy, sometimes fact is stranger than fiction. This is a series for intelligent viewers... each episode will seem better when you view it again.... there are far too many little details that you may not pick up on the first time round. Strongly recommend.
It tickles September 11, 2007
Three men sitting around and discussing politics. Sounds hilarious. The fact that it is hilarious is testament to a unique collection of talent, from the principal actors to the writers Jay and Lynn. I recommend a novice viewer start with Yes, Minister, but it is not absolutely necessary.
how funny August 17, 2007
I had forgotten how on the money and hilarious this series was, I now own both sets and can't over-reccomend this to any viewer
Yes Prime Minister January 13, 2007
This, along wit "Yes Minister" have long been my favorite British Comedy series. The play on words is phenomenal and the acting without equal. I was born and raised in the British Isles so find it especially satisfying to see such great work. What makes this series even funnier is the fact that it can, in many cases, be related to what goes on in the world today.
Splendid, among the 2 or 3 best ever January 12, 2007
Comedy, thats clearly the product of Genius and further stregthened by a cast that could not be more perfect.
The politics in this applies just the same from New Delhi to Washington and Westminster in between, if you don't already have it, its time you got it, at any price its a bargain.
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