Yes Minister The Writing on the Wall (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 28 min | Comedy

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Yes Minister

The Writing on the Wall (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 28 min | Comedy

The Minister's frustrations with the civil service continue when Sir Humphrey, at his bureaucratic best, doesn't quite deliver the policy paper the Minister is seeking. Hacker wants to announce a cut of 200,000 civil servants and so ...See moreThe Minister's frustrations with the civil service continue when Sir Humphrey, at his bureaucratic best, doesn't quite deliver the policy paper the Minister is seeking. Hacker wants to announce a cut of 200,000 civil servants and so decides to write the paper himself. He takes it a step further when he announces the planned cuts during a TV interview. The whole thing blows up in his face when the Prime Minister decides that the first cut will be Hacker's own Department. Suddenly, he and Sir Humphrey are on the same side fighting to keep their jobs. Written by garykmcd See less

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Paul Eddington James Hacker James Hacker See fewer	Yes, Prime Minister (1986)
Nigel Hawthorne Sir Humphrey Appleby Sir Humphrey Appleby See fewer	The Madness of King George (1994)
Derek Fowlds Bernard Woolley Bernard Woolley See fewer	Yes Minister (1980)
Daniel Moynihan Daniel Hughes Daniel Hughes See fewer	Elizabeth (1998)
Tenniel Evans Martin, the Foreign Secretary Martin, the Foreign Secretary See fewer	Raven (1977)
John Savident Sir Frederick 'Jumbo' Stewart Sir Frederick 'Jumbo' Stewart See fewer	Coronation Street (1960)
Neil Fitzwiliam Frank Weisel Frank Weisel See fewer	Yes Minister (1980)
John More Permanent Secretary (uncredited) Permanent Secretary (uncredited) See fewer	Not So Dusty (1956)