Yes Minister: The Writing on the Wall

Air Date

Monday March 24, 1980

Production Code

LLCY505P

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• Guest Cast

  • Neil Fitzwilliam Frank Weisel
  • John Savident Sir Frederick 'Jumbo' Stewart
  • Daniel Moynihan Daniel Hughes
  • Tenniel Evans The Foreign Secretary

• Writers

  • Jonathan Lynn Writer
  • Antony Jay 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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• Jim: I'm appalled.
  Humphrey: You're appalled? I'm appalled.
  Jim: I - I just can't believe it, I'm - I'm appalled! What do you make of it Bernard?
  Bernard: I'm appalled, minister...
  Jim: So am I. Appalled!
  
  *Short pause*
  Humphrey: It's appalling!
  Jim: Appalling... I just don't know how to describe it.
  Bernard: Appalling?
  Jim: Appalling! [edit]
• Sir Frederick 'Jumbo' Stewart: We should never let ministers get so deeply involved. Once they start writing the draft, the next thing we know they'll be dictating policy. [edit]
• Jim: So when this next comes up at Question Time, you want me to tell Parliament that it's their fault that the Civil Service is too big?
  Sir Humphrey: But it is the truth, Minister.
  Jim: I don't want the truth. I want something I can tell Parliament! [edit]

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