Yes Minister: Jobs for the Boys

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Air Date

Monday April 7, 1980

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LLCY506J

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Jim goes on radio to support the ‘Solihull project' a Government,union,and private enterprise building scheme, that he has inherited from the last administration, but unknown to him the project is close to bankruptcy, Sir Humphrey hopes to save the deal by offering a ‘Quango' to the director of the bank involved

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Guest Cast
- Brian Hawksley Sir George Conway
- Arthur Cox Roy the Driver
- Richard Davies Joe Morgan Trade Union Official
- Neil Fitzwiliam Frank Weisel
- John D. Collins BBC Interviewer
- Charles McKeown BBC Editor
- Robert Goodman (I) Waiter
- Richard Vernon Sir Desmond Glazebrook
Writers
- Anthony Jay Writer
- Jonathan Lynn Writer
Directors
- Sydney Lotterby Director
Musics
- Ronnie Hazlehurst Music
Stars
- Derek Fowlds Bernard Wooley
- Paul Eddington Rt Hon James Hacker
- Nigel Hawthorne Sir Humphrey Appleby

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(Glazebrook has just been offered a Quango position)
Glazebrook: Are there lots of papers?
Humphrey: Yes, but it wouldn't be awfully necessary to read them...
Glazebrook: But then I wouldn't have anything to say at the monthly meetings!
Humphrey: Splendid! I can see you're just the chap I'm looking for. [edit]
Hacker: You're blithering, Bernard.
Bernard: Yes, Minister.
Hacker: Why are you blithering, Bernard?
Bernard: It's my job, Minister. [edit]
Sir Humphrey Appleby: It takes two to quango, Minister. [edit]