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DVD ~ Paul Eddington
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  • Actors: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: 2 Entertain Video
  • DVD Release Date: 9 May 2005
  • Run Time: 224 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0007ZD6ZY
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4,001 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn's superb sitcom Yes, Prime Minister entered 10 Downing Street with Jim Hacker now Prime Minister of Britain, following a campaign to "Save the British Sausage". Whether tackling defence ("The Grand Design"), local government ("Power to the People") or the National Education Service, all of Jim Hacker's bold plans for reform generally come to nothing, thanks to the machinations of Nigel Hawthorne's complacent Cabinet Secretary Sir Humphrey (Jeeves to Hacker's Wooster) who opposes any action of any sort on the part of the PM altogether. This is usually achieved by discreet horse-trading. In "One of Us", for instance, Hacker relents from implementing defence cuts when he is presented with the embarrassingly large bill he ran up in a vote-catching mission to rescue a stray dog on an army firing range. Only in "The Tangled Web", the final episode of Series 2, does the PM at last turn the tables on Sir Humphrey. Paul Eddington is a joy as Hacker, whether in mock-Churchillian mode or visibly cowering whenever he is congratulated on a "courageous" idea. Jay and Lynn's script, meanwhile, is a dazzlingly Byzantine exercise in wordplay, wittily reflecting the verbiage-to-substance ratio of politics. Ironically, Yes, Prime Minister is an accurate depiction of practically all political eras except its own, the 1980s, when Thatcher successfully carried out a radical programme regardless of harrumphing senior civil servants. --David Stubbs


Synopsis

Eight episodes from the second series of the television comedy. In 'Man Overboard', the Prime Minister decides to back a plan to send servicemen up north. Also features: 'Official Secrets', 'A Diplomatic Incident', 'A Conflict Of Interest', 'Power To The People', 'The Patron Of The Arts', 'The National Education Service' and 'A Tangled Web'.

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59 of 63 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great series, lazy DVD, 17 May 2005
First the good news. This is a DVD of one of the finest, funniest and cleverest comedies ever created, and in even an average DVD presentation would be a definite five stars. However the BBC, renowned for releasing some of the laziest, cheapest DVDs out there, have today plumbed new depths. Series 1 was released in the usual box, with no special features at all, on a single double-sided DVD with no apparent effort made to improve the sound or picture quality.
Series 2 is exactly the same. Except it's released on two single-sided DVDs, instead of one double-sided DVD. The quality seems the same, so why two DVDs? But here's the thing that spurred me to write this : They haven't bothered to even print the title on one of them! It's 2 virtually-identical sides, and unless you peer closely you can't tell which way is top.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Laughing my socks off!, 12 Jul 2006
By Kalah (Norway) - See all my reviews
Starting as the previous series left off, we are placed ringside to watch the tug of war between the civil service and the PM. Starting with Humphrey, for reasons beyond common sense, trying to derail Hacker's ambitious plan to save money and slash unemployment by moving military forces "up north", the series once more causes involuntary convulsions of the laugh muscles throughout. Political satire at its very best.

There are 2 DVD's this time; not a single two-sided one - which is fine, but something to make note of.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!, 1 Jan 2006
By Mr. D. P. Rowan "rowanlegend" (lokujh) - See all my reviews
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8 Episodes of pure brilliance! It is one of the funniest series out on the market today. The way it potrays the goings on inside "Number 10" are hilarious and beleivable. I seriously recommend this DVD!
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