Yes, Prime Minister
(1986–1987)
P.M. Hacker is scheduled to speak at a broadcast awards ceremony -- right after the announcement that the arts budget will be much smaller than hoped.
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Title: The Patron of the Arts (14 Jan 1988)
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| Paul Eddington | ... | ||
| Nigel Hawthorne | ... | ||
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John Bird | ... |
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Anthony Carrick | ... |
Bill Pritchard
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Geoffrey Beevers | ... |
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Martin Milman | ... |
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Myfanwy Talog | ... |
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David Rose | ... |
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The Prime Minister has unwisely accepted an invitation to attend a theatre awards evening that, it turns out, is on the same day that the government will be announcing a reduction in its subsidy to the arts. Thus ensues a game of bluff and counter bluff between the PM, Sir Humphrey and the director of the National Theatre. Sir Humphrey provides advice on how to gently blackmail the PM into providing more money but the PM comes up with his own little blackmail scheme to keep the National Theatre in line. Written by garykmcd
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award ceremony | reference to william shakespeare | reference to shakespeare's the comedy of errors | reference to shakespeare's henry v | reference to richard brinsley sheridan |Genres:
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14 January 1988 (UK) See more »Company Credits
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Sir Humphrey Appleby: You do. You do?
James Hacker: I've got to make a speech. It could be very embarrassing.
Sir Humphrey Appleby: Oh, Prime Minister. Your speeches are nothing like as embarrassing as they used to be.
James Hacker: I didn't say the speech would be embarrassing, I said the occassion could.
Sir Humphrey Appleby: Ah, yes, yes, indeed. Why?
James Hacker: It's to be to a hostile audience of posturing, self-righteous, theatrical drunks.
Sir Humphrey Appleby: The House of Commons, you mean?
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James Hacker: Humphrey, I need help.Sir Humphrey Appleby: You do. You do?
James Hacker: I've got to make a speech. It could be very embarrassing.
Sir Humphrey Appleby: Oh, Prime Minister. Your speeches are nothing like as embarrassing as they used to be.
James Hacker: I didn't say the speech would be embarrassing, I said the occassion could.
Sir Humphrey Appleby: Ah, yes, yes, indeed. Why?
James Hacker: It's to be to a hostile audience of posturing, self-righteous, theatrical drunks.
Sir Humphrey Appleby: The House of Commons, you mean?
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