Robin’s Nest 57
Rogers, Will 38
Roosevelt, Eleanor 150
Rossiter, Leonard 197, 306
Royal Family 32
Royal Shakespeare Company 290
Rules of Engagement 292–3
Saatchi & Saatchi 17
Sachs, Andrew 33, 66
St John-Stevas, Norman 24, 25, 341, 343, 344, 367
St Paul’s 34
Sartre, Jean-Paul 17, 343
Saxe, John Godfrey 19, 344
Scales, Prunella 33, 66, 69
Scarfe, Gerald 83, 229, 296, 316, 331, 334, 337, 351
Shaffer, Peter 195
Scripps Networks Interactive 315
Selling on the Telephone 34
Shadowlands 290
Sharp, Dame Evelyn 41, 42, 43, 63, 64
Shaw, George Bernard 67
Shaw, Matthew Byam 304
Sher, Antony 195
Simpson, Alan 6, 52, 60, 303
Six Feet of the Country 170
Skinner, Dennis 159, 259, 355, 361
Slater, Guy 27
Slinger, Jonathan 313, 315
Slipper and the Rose, The 72
Small Faces, The 30
Smith, Ian 129
Smith, Mel 174
Snipes, Wesley 290
So Far, So Good 289, 350, 354, 357, 358, 362, 366
Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em 85
Soskice, Sir Frank 21, 22–3, 24, 35–6, 38, 39, 58, 147, 344
special advisors 63–5, 74, 100–2, 105, 119, 125, 139, 189, 228–9, 237, 239, 307, 311, 317, 322, 329–30
Speight, Johnny 6, 341, 343
Spencer, Charles 314, 364
Spielberg, Steven 290
Spring, Richard 298, 363
Spycatcher 248, 360
Stallone, Sylvester 290
Stanford University 44
Stanton, Barry 228, 334
Steadman, Ralph 83
Steptoe and Son 6, 50, 52, 60, 65, 303, 304, 368
Stoppard, Tom 230, 290
Storey, David 288
Straight Face 292, 350, 351, 354, 361, 362, 366
Strange World of Gurney Slade, The 83
Stuart-Clark, Chris 29
Stuff What Dreams Are Made Of 27
Sunday Times 40, 347, 363, 67
Suspense 71
Sussex, University of 145
Sutcliffe, Tom 318, 365
Sweden 295
Sykes 50, 303
Sykes And A… 85, 303
Symons, Baroness 188, 356
Taming of the Shrew, The 29
Tartuffe 195, 287
Tate, Stephen 174, 332
Taylor, Edward 13
Television Centre 66, 74, 78, 142, 205, 219, 231, 316
Telford, Zoe 315, 318, 337
10 Rillington Place 22
Ten Times Table 74
Terry and June 4, 142
Terry-Thomas 12
That Was the Week That Was 9, 87, 351
Thatcher, Margaret 17, 25, 48, 65, 81, 89, 95, 96, 132, 137–8, 139, 142, 144, 171, 175, 190, 191, 199–200, 201–4, 217, 220–5, 227–8, 229, 247, 249, 259, 261, 274, 275, 277, 349, 353, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 362, 369
Thick of It, The 296–7, 298, 363
Thin Blue Line, The 313
Three Clerks, The 10, 342
Thriller 197
Thucydides 15
Till Death Us Do Part 6, 50, 303, 341
To the Manor Born 304
Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act (2002) 256
Tocqueville, Alexis de 301, 364
Tonight 28–9, 84, 346
Trading Places 197
Treasury 11, 110, 153, 217, 236, 252–3, 255–6, 357
Trollope, Anthony 8, 10, 17, 109, 341, 342, 343
TUC 88–9, 361
Turkey 295
Twelfth Night 290
Twice a Fortnight 30
UDI 129
UK Gold 294, 315, 363
Ukraine 295
Uncle Vanya 88
Union Society, Cambridge 25–6
Up Pompeii! 85, 303–4
Van Der Valk 292, 363
Varley, Eric 110
Varney, Reg 75
Veep 297, 298, 363
Video Arts 33–4, 35, 48–9, 60, 61, 67, 77, 138, 163, 167, 194, 197, 224, 286, 354
Walpole, Sir Robert 217, 357
Walters, Alan 228
Wandsworth Council 164, 355
Warrender, Valerie 224–5, 358
Wass, Douglas 110
Waste Away 48
Wattis, Richard 12
Wayne, Naunton 12
Weber, Max 10, 14, 93, 342, 343, 352, 369
Welsh Office 90
Wenham, Brian 90
Wesley, Mary 287
Westminster 3, 7, 9, 10, 33, 38, 41, 43, 46, 48, 59, 84, 96, 97, 101, 105, 111, 118, 119, 122, 123, 125, 131, 144, 168, 170, 179, 181, 222, 229, 238, 255, 263, 277, 311, 328, 330, 354
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? 50, 60, 303, 349
Wheldon, Huw 325, 365, 369
Whicker, Alan 28
Whitehall 3, 4, 7, 9, 11–13, 33, 36, 37, 38, 40–1, 42, 43, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, 59, 63–4, 73, 74, 84, 90–1, 96, 97, 99, 100, 101, 105, 111, 116, 118, 119, 121, 122, 125, 131, 134, 139, 167–8, 170, 173, 179, 182, 183, 185, 186, 206, 220, 222, 225, 227, 229, 235, 237, 238, 251, 261, 262, 263, 264, 277, 278, 281, 292, 296, 298, 305, 311, 314, 320, 328, 342 see also under individual area of/office
Whitelaw, Billie 174
Whitehouse, Mary 6, 199, 200, 204, 341, 357, 369
Whitelaw, William 65, 341
Whitmore, Peter 142, 169, 196, 206, 229, 332, 333
Who, The 30
Who Sold You This, Then? 34, 347
Whole Nine Yards, The 286
Wild Target 286
Wilde, Oscar 131, 353
Williams, Marcia 128, 129, 353, 389
Williams, Simon 314
Wilson, Dennis Main 86
Wilson, Harold 23, 38, 40, 44, 45, 110, 127, 128–9, 134, 138, 218, 227, 238, 241, 268, 318, 344, 347, 348, 352, 353, 360, 361, 367, 368, 369
Wilson, Mary 150
Winslow Boy, The 290
Winter, Richard 226
Wittgenstein, Ludwig 25, 344, 369
Wodehouse, P.G. 50, 51–2, 348
Wollaston, Sam 318–19, 365
Wood, Duncan 86
Wooster, Bertie 51–2, 311
World at One, The 199
World in Action 48, 98, 348
Wright, Peter 248
X Factor, The 319, 365
Yes Minister:
actors who rejected roles 174
awards 124, 158, 170, 183, 195–6, 199–204, 250, 251, 259–61, 284, 306
books 166–7, 196, 293–4, 300, 366
civil servants reaction to 130–5, 158, 159, 188
commissioned 58–9, 68, 69, 79
delay before first series 89–92, 95
dirty hands theme 17, 108, 116, 147, 239, 273–4, 343, 369
foreign adaptations 294–5
foreign sales 167
illustrations 83, 229
impact 129, 135, 163, 294, 329
Kinnock sketch 191–3, 357
pilot recorded 73–5
politicians on see under individual politician name
real-life, inspirations for/echoes of 38–49, 41, 50, 55, 56, 97, 117, 129, 133, 140, 163, 168, 176–7, 185–9, 228–9, 237–8, 248–9, 258–9, 274, 277, 278, 299–300, 308–9, 310, 313
research for 39–49, 68, 69, 129, 144, 163, 173, 193–4, 195, 205, 222, 226, 261, 285, 296, 315, 328
reviews 108–10, 142, 250, 293, 314
Series One:
‘Open Government’ 59–65, 66, 67, 72, 73–92, 98–109, 331
‘The Official Visit’ 126–8, 331, 352, 353
‘The Economy Drive’ 109, 114–15, 331, 352
‘Big Brother’ 119, 331, 352
‘The Writing on the Wall’ 119–24, 150, 332, 352
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nbsp; ‘The Right to Know’ 332, 352
‘Jobs for the Boys’ 89, 124, 332, 352
Series Two:
‘The Compassionate Society’ 142–4, 174, 332, 354
‘Doing the Honours’ 147, 332, 354, 359, 362
‘The Death List’ 150, 332, 354
‘The Greasy Pole’ 147–8, 332
‘The Devil You Know’ 150–8, 332, 354
‘The Quality of Life’ 174, 332, 354, 357
‘A Question of Loyalty’ 142, 146–7, 149, 150, 174, 332, 354
Series Three:
‘Equal Opportunities’ 174–9, 333, 356, 358
‘The Challenge’ 169, 177–8, 333, 356
‘The Skeleton in the Cupboard’ 177–8, 179, 183, 333, 356
‘The Moral Dimension’ 185–9, 333, 356
‘The Bed of Nails’ 333, 349
‘The Whisky Priest’ 179–83, 333, 356
‘The Middle-Class Rip-Off’ 171, 274, 333
Christmas Sketch 183–4
Christmas Special:
‘Party Games’ 205–13
radio adaptation 198, 294
sources 39–49, 50–1, 53–4, 57, 59, 63, 64, 80, 104, 127–8, 132–5, 139–40, 166, 168, 189, 194, 207, 208, 218, 222, 224, 229, 237–9, 267, 268, 298–9, 306, 329–30, 360
Thatcher sketch 199–204
theme tune 83, 84, 316
Yes Minister: The Diaries of a Cabinet Minister by the Rt Hon. James Hacker MP 167
Yes, Prime Minister (play) 303–14
Yes, Prime Minister (TV Series): doubts about making YPM 217–24
Series One:
‘The Grand Design’ 232–5, 241, 252–3, 334
‘The Ministerial Broadcast’ 239–41, 334
‘The Smoke Screen’ 241, 252–7, 334, 364
‘The Key’ 235–8, 334
‘A Real Partnership’ 334
‘A Victory for Democracy’ 241–5, 335
‘The Bishop’s Gambit’ 241, 245–7, 335
‘One of Us’ 247–50, 335
Series Two:
‘Man Overboard’ 263–9, 335, 361, 362
‘Official Secrets’ 268, 269–70, 335, 361, 352
‘A Diplomatic Incident’ 335, 362
‘A Conflict of Interest’ 335, 362
‘Power to the People’ 335
‘The Patron of the Arts’ 274–6, 335
‘The National Education Service’ 274, 276–8, 299, 336, 361, 363
‘The Tangled Web’ 278–83, 284, 336, 361, 362
Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected 316–23, 357
Yes, Prime Minister (2013 series) 315–23
Young, Baroness 175
Your Disobedient Servant: The Continuing Story of Whitehall’s Overspending 47–8, 144, 348, 358, 367
Yus My Dear 75
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‘Yes, Minister! No, Minister! If you wish it, Minister!’ Richard Crossman, whose diaries were such a source of insight for the sitcom. © Getty Images
‘Fact is funnier than fiction.’ Sir Frank Soskice, the Home Secretary who snubbed his own petition. © Getty Images
‘Dear lady.’ Prime Minister Harold Wilson at work in the 1970s with his personal and political secretary, Marcia Williams. © Mirrorpix
A subtle subversive Antony Jay in the mid-1970s. © UPP/TopFoto
‘Not a laughing matter.’ Leslie Chapman, the ex-civil servant who blew the whistle on bureaucratic incompetence. © Getty Images
Filming the show in October 1982. The Welsh Office served as the Department of Administrative Affairs, and, thanks to Margaret Thatcher, Number 10 served as Number 10. © Mirrorpix
Whitehall’s comic triangle; Hacker, Sir Humphrey and Woolley. © BBC
‘It’s the way she tells ’em.’ Hawthorne and Eddington sharing the stage with the real Prime Minister in January 1984. © Mirrorpix
‘Events, dear boy, events.’ The unexpected exit of Frank Weisel, Hacker’s special advisor, is about to be facilitated. © BBC
‘He will see in the life much which is not in the books.’ Antony Jay receives his Knighthood in 1988. © TopFoto
Parity, at last, with Sir Humphrey as Nigel Hawthorne is knighted in 1999. © Getty Images
The multi-talented Jonathan Lynn, pictured in 2008 at the Hungarian publication of the Yes Minister scripts. © AFP/Getty Images
Bernard Donoughue, the show’s invaluable advisor, in 2009. © Getty Images
‘Every Prime Minister needs a Woolley.’ Derek Fowlds attends the Gala Night of the stage version of the show, Yes, Prime Minister in 2010. © UK Press via Getty Images
Going to the country. Simon Williams as Sir Humphrey and Richard McCabe as Hacker in the touring version of Yes, Prime Minister. © REX/Bettina Strenske/LNP
‘What mankind really wishes to economise is thought.’ Hacker causes alarm by forming an idea of his own in the 2013 TV revival. © Geraint Lewis/Alamy
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