There are shows that age well, and then there is Yes, Minister , which, in its plots, contains almost everything you need to learn about bureaucracy, democracy, the civil service, inter-departmental committees and even life itself. The BBC show was deemed so realistic that Margaret Thatcher was a huge fan and even appeared alongside Paul Eddington and Nigel Hawthorne in a special sketch. Now, anyone who has watched the show knows that Sir Humphrey Appleby doesn’t goof up often, but when he does, it is usually a doozy.
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