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The Complete Yes Minister & Yes Prime Minister - Collector's Boxset [DVD] | ![The Complete Yes Minister & Yes Prime Minister - Collector's Boxset [DVD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51xr9Pm3fCL._SL500_.jpg) | Director: Peter Whitmore
Actors: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Diana Hoddinott, John Nettleton
Studio: 2 Entertain Video
Category: DVD
List Price: £49.99
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Rating:  94 reviews
Format: Box set, Full Screen, PAL
Languages: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), English (Original Language)
Rating: Parental Guidance
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 7
Running Time: 1074 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.5 x 3
EAN: 5014503211325
Release Date: October 16, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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 Timeless, top notch comedy December 22, 2008
M. Potter (Surrey United Kingdom)
39 out of 39 found this review helpful
I can't add much more than other reviewers apart from a hearty recommendation to buy this DVD pack. It's very good value given how much material you get (even better value at Amazon prices of course). The comedy is intelligent and timeless, and it's amazing just how many current day issues are covered by a series that was made over 20 years ago (banking crisis, dodgy arms deals, big brother/identity cards etc. etc.). The episode where Sir Humphrey Applebey has dinner with the bumbling CEO of "Bartlets Bank" is a case in point, where the CEO points out that "..if a chap's giving you a good return on your money then you don't ask too many questions....and besides, you'd be pretty foolish if you had a load of money at 12% not to lend it to someone else at 15%"). Wonderful stuff, and with lots of re-watch value. Buy it.
Great collection, Great price October 26, 2008
Martin S (london)
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
This is a fantastic collection and at the current Amazon price it is a total bargain, Amazon has it a £17.98, Cheapest i have seen elsewhere is £48.00.
The show itself a real classic, With the perfect collection of great writing and superb acting.
If you love comedies buy it, If you don't and you want cheering up during the credit crunch buy it,.
You won't regret this purchase.
Political satire at its very best March 1, 2007
Olivia Blair (Aberfeldy)
110 out of 116 found this review helpful
Yes Minister was a satirical British sitcom that was first transmitted by BBC television and radio between 1980 and 1984. The sequel, Yes, Prime Minister, ran from 1986 to 1988. Together, the two series comprise 38 episodes, all but one of which last half an hour.
Set in the private office in Whitehall of a British government cabinet minister (and, in the second series, in 10 Downing Street), the series follows the ministerial career of James Hacker MP, played by Paul Eddington, and his various struggles to bring in legislation or departmental changes, opposed by the will of the British Civil Service, in particular his Permanent Secretary (senior civil servant), Sir Humphrey Appleby, played by Nigel Hawthorne and his more helpful Principal Private Secretary played by Derek Fowlds. Almost every programme ends with the eponymous line, "Yes, Minister" (or "Yes, Prime Minister"), uttered by Sir Humhprey as he quietly relishes his victory over his "political master" (or, occasionally, acknowledges defeat).
A huge critical and popular success, the series was the recipient of a number of awards, including several BAFTAs and in 2004 came sixth in Britain's Best Sitcom. It also gained notoriety as being the favourite television programme of the then British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher.
Our nearest modern equivalent is the excellent The Thick of It - but it is much more hardcore and may not appeal to those who originally like Yes Minister.The series have been cited by political scientists for their accurate and sophisticated portrayal of the relationships between civil servants and politicians - I guess that says it all really. I doubt anyone reading this has not heard of the series - a great gift.
A must have! February 23, 2009
Guzinus Vulgaris (Tbilisi, Georgia (Caucasus))
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
A brilliant comedy, absolute classics of the British comedy. A must have for everyone who's interested in comedy, politics or British wit. Satire that is applicable to all governments and times. I'm sure you know what's inside already.
Yes, some more extra features would be good. For example very short video about 80's British government showing parallels with the series, reactions of the public and press... well something like that.
Anyway, I gave 5 stars because this collections is good by itself, without any extra features.
I recommend you to get Blackadder as well, which I rate even higher, though it's completely different.
Good luck!
Brilliant. Definitive version. October 14, 2008
Richard Kirwan (London, England)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is something that should be owned by any policital satire-lover as well as any fan of Johnathan Lynn. Witty and enjoyable. The Box-Set is easy to access and not cumbersome in the slightest (occasionally you get fed up with these big boxes of TV DVDs where you have to open fifty compartments to get to one disc).
It would be nice to see some behind the scenes footage or get the audio track of Margaret Thatcher's appearance, but in any case, this is a definitive version. No Yes Minister fan should be seen without it!
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