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Yes Minister/Yes Prime Minister. One of the greatest sitcoms ever?

Just started re-watching both series. Even almost 40 years l...
Hairraiser ultramarine lay
  11/01/21
I was shilling for this a few weeks ago. It’s incredib...
gold pit
  11/01/21
Agreed, nothing on American TV has come close. If you lik...
Hairraiser ultramarine lay
  11/01/21
Also seen it. Very good too. I think Veep has its moment tha...
gold pit
  11/01/21
I think Veep went on for 2 or 3 seasons too long. Also the f...
Hairraiser ultramarine lay
  11/01/21
For sure. But its good moments worked really well.
gold pit
  11/01/21
the really crazy thing is that he's only the second-funniest...
beta-caryophyllene
  09/29/25
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ocher hominid
  11/01/21
probably my dad's #2 all time favorite show after seinfeld
Disrespectful Flickering Parlor Police Squad
  11/01/21
Your dad has moderately good taste.
Hairraiser ultramarine lay
  11/01/21
Trivia: the two main writers were close friends who sat on o...
gold pit
  11/01/21
Agreed, the show was never about "politics" per se...
Hairraiser ultramarine lay
  11/01/21
...
ocher hominid
  11/01/21
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peeface
  09/29/25
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Rabbi Nahasapeemapetilon
  09/29/25


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Date: November 1st, 2021 9:11 PM
Author: Hairraiser ultramarine lay

Just started re-watching both series. Even almost 40 years later the writing is still hilarious and very relevant.

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Date: November 1st, 2021 9:58 PM
Author: gold pit

I was shilling for this a few weeks ago. It’s incredibly good, one of the greatest things ever made for television.

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Date: November 1st, 2021 9:59 PM
Author: Hairraiser ultramarine lay

Agreed, nothing on American TV has come close.

If you liked Yes Minister you should watch The Thick of It. Peter Capaldi is hilarious.

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Date: November 1st, 2021 10:18 PM
Author: gold pit

Also seen it. Very good too. I think Veep has its moment that match The Thick Of It. But Yes Prime/Minister is peerless.

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Date: November 1st, 2021 10:19 PM
Author: Hairraiser ultramarine lay

I think Veep went on for 2 or 3 seasons too long. Also the finale was one of the weirdest things I've ever watched.

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Date: November 1st, 2021 10:27 PM
Author: gold pit

For sure. But its good moments worked really well.

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Date: September 29th, 2025 12:58 AM
Author: beta-caryophyllene

the really crazy thing is that he's only the second-funniest italian scotsman involved with that show (behind showrunner Armando Iannucci)

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Date: November 1st, 2021 10:27 PM
Author: ocher hominid



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Date: November 1st, 2021 9:58 PM
Author: Disrespectful Flickering Parlor Police Squad

probably my dad's #2 all time favorite show after seinfeld

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Date: November 1st, 2021 10:17 PM
Author: Hairraiser ultramarine lay

Your dad has moderately good taste.

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Date: November 1st, 2021 10:32 PM
Author: gold pit

Trivia: the two main writers were close friends who sat on opposite ends of politics, one Labor one Conservative. That’s why the Jim Hacker character is never identifiable as being left or right, and the show is about government as a process and machine rather than as anything partisan. No partisan “jokes”, ever. I’m certain this is a big part of what makes it great and timeless.

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Date: November 1st, 2021 10:51 PM
Author: Hairraiser ultramarine lay

Agreed, the show was never about "politics" per se, although from what people have told me, to contemporary British viewers it was fairly clear Hacker was a Tory.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4954486&forum_id=2#43368304)



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Date: November 1st, 2021 10:52 PM
Author: ocher hominid



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Date: September 29th, 2025 12:59 AM
Author: peeface



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Date: September 29th, 2025 1:00 AM
Author: Rabbi Nahasapeemapetilon (✅🍑)



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