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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Parental Guidance
Binding: DVD
Brand: BBC WORLDWIDE PUBLISHING
EAN: 5014503172923
Format: Box set, PAL
Label: 2 Entertain Video
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: 2 Entertain Video
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: 2 Entertain Video
Region Code: 2
Release Date: May 09, 2026
Running Time: 224 minutes
Studio: 2 Entertain Video
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Amazon.co.uk Review:
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 defence ("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 defence 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 programme regardless of harrumphing senior civil servants. --David Stubbs
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Starting as the previous series left off, we are placed ringside to watch the tug of war between the civil service and the PM. Starting with Humphrey, for reasons beyond common sense, trying to derail Hacker's ambitious plan to save money and slash unemployment by moving military forces "up north", the series once more causes involuntary convulsions of the laugh muscles throughout. Political satire at its very best.
There are 2 DVD's this time; not a single two-sided one - which is fine, ... Read More
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This is such a shrewd and funny commentary on the way British government (still) works that it's a must see for any fans of satire or just for the excellent writing.
Despite the fact it's nearly 2 decades old (!) it remains sharp and funny, in a large part, due to the brillant acting by Nigel Hawthorne, Paull Eddington and Derek Fowlds. They all click so well they could have been doing it for real.
Hawthorne's Sir Humphrey has to be one of the most deviously machiavellian ... Read More
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8 Episodes of pure brilliance! It is one of the funniest series out on the market today. The way it potrays the goings on inside "Number 10" are hilarious and beleivable. I seriously recommend this DVD!
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First the good news. This is a DVD of one of the finest, funniest and cleverest comedies ever created, and in even an average DVD presentation would be a definite five stars. However the BBC, renowned for releasing some of the laziest, cheapest DVDs out there, have today plumbed new depths. Series 1 was released in the usual box, with no special features at all, on a single double-sided DVD with no apparent effort made to improve the sound or picture quality.
Series 2 is exactly the same. Except it's released ... Read More