Yes Minister - Party Games - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
Having been appointed Party Chairman, Jim finds himself sucked into the wheels of dark political machinations after the PM resigns with no clear successor. Games are afoot, and a small internal party crisis looks set to balloon - unless the humble sausage can offer a bridge between conflicting interests...
Broadcast details
Date
Monday 17th December 1984
Time
8:30pm
Channel
Length
61 minutes
Cast & crew
Cast
| Paul Eddington | James Hacker |
|---|---|
| Nigel Hawthorne | Sir Humphrey Appleby |
| Derek Fowlds | Bernard Woolley |
| Diana Hoddinott | Annie Hacker |
Guest cast
| John Nettleton | Sir Arnold Robinson (Cabinet Secretary) |
|---|---|
| John Pennington | Peter (Civil Servant) |
| James Grout | Geoffrey Winfield (Chief Whip) |
| Peter Jeffrey | Eric (Chancellor of the Exchequer) |
| Philip Stone | Duncan (Foreign Secretary) |
| Andre Maranne (as André Maranne) | Maurice (EEC Official) |
| Anthony Pedley | Policeman |
| David Warwick | Policeman |
| Rex Robinson | Civil Servant |
| Laura Calland | Civil Servant |
| Martyn Read | Lobby Journalist |
| Roger Davidson | Lobby Journalist |
| Roger Ostime | Lobby Journalist |
| Bernard Losh | Lobby Journalist |
| David Howey | Civil Servant |
| Ludovic Kennedy | Self |
Writing team
| Antony Jay | Writer |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Lynn | Writer |
Production team
| Peter Whitmore | Director |
|---|---|
| Peter Whitmore | Producer |
| Chris Wadsworth | Editor |
| John Dunstan | Editor |
| Ronnie Hazlehurst | Composer |
| Rochelle Selwyn | Production Designer |