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Sir Humphrey and Jim Hacker meet again in the fullness of time: PATRICK MARMION studies I'm Sorry Prime Minister, but I Can't Quite Remember It
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October 13, 2023
MARMION'S DANCE : Yes, the classic BBC comedy Yes Minister is in its dotage, but that doesn't mean the old dog hasn't died. Jonathan Lynn's 1980s parody of Westminster politicians and Whitehall bureaucracy, which was first published with the late Antony Jay, converts obsolescence into its burgeoning. Former Prime Minister Jim Hacker and senior civil servant Sir Humphrey Appleby's double act secures a new lease on life, despite the bewildering world they're leaving behind.