Yes Minister - Season 1 Episode 7
Seasons & Episodes
Overview
The Minister goes on the BBC to extol the virtues of a public-private partnership project but when he learns that the private firm involved may soon go bankrupt, it is up to Sir Humphrey to see exactly what can be done to salvage the situation. He approaches a banker, Sir Desmond Glazer, who also happens to be interested in a part-time government appointment. The Minister's political advisor however is advising that all such Ministerial patronage appointments be abolished.
Details
Episode Title
Jobs for the Boys
Airdate
1980-04-07
Runtime
29
Director
Sydney Lotterby
Cast
Arthur Cox, Brian Hawksley, Charles McKeown, Derek Fowlds, John D. Collins, Neil Fitzwiliam, Nigel Hawthorne, Paul Eddington, Richard Davies, Richard Vernon
Genre
Comedy
Country
UK
Release Year
1980
Rotten Tomatoes:
94
Metacritic:
9.6
Episode Runtime:
30 min
Rated:
TV-PG
First Air Date:
1980-02-25
Seasons:
3
Status:
Ended
Creators:
Peter Whitmore, Sydney Lotterby, Antony Jay
Awards:
Top rated TV #161 | Won 5 BAFTA Awards, 6 wins & 3 nominations total
