Yes Minister (1980 – 1982)

1980 • 3 seasons • Comedy, War & Politics • TV-PG

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Episode 3 — Yes, Real Prime Minister (AKA The Thatcher Sketch)

Name: Episode 3 — Yes, Real Prime Minister (AKA The Thatcher Sketch)
Released: 1984-01-20
Duration: 2 min
Cast: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds

Season 0 • Yes Minister

Released: 1984-01-20 • Comedy/War & Politics

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Margaret Thatcher wrote the sketch in honour of the show being presented with an award from Mary Whitehouse’s National Viewers’ And Listeners’ Association at an event commemorated on the cover of the satirical magazine Private Eye. Being the PM at the time and writing the sketch, of course she made sure that it co-starred herself…as herself.

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Episodes

Episode 1
Christmas at the Ministry
1982-12-27

Episode 2
Party Games (Christmas Special)
1984-12-17

Episode 3
Yes, Real Prime Minister (AKA The Thatcher Sketch)
1984-01-20

Information

Creator	Jonathan Lynn
Episode air date	20.01.1984
Episode runtime	2 min
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Comedy / War & Politics
TMDB series rating	8.3
IMDb series rating	8.6
Series status	Ended
Age rating	6+
Country	GB