The diaries of Right Hon. James Hacker MP - a must-read for fans of the 1980s hit political comedy Yes Minister
Antony Jay (Author)
Antony Jay is a British writer, broadcaster and director. He joined
the BBC in 1955 and worked in the television current affairs and
Talks departments. In 1980 he co-created Yes Minister with Jonathan
Lynn, and the pair went on to write two series of the sitcom,
followed by two series of Yes Prime Minister and a successful stage
adaptation.
Its closely observed portrayal of what goes on in the
corridors of power has given me hours of pure joy
*Rt Hon. Margaret Thatcher MP*
We have had diaries from other Cabinet Ministers, but none I
think which have been quite so illuminating... It is a
fascinating diary... It is shorter than Barbara Castle's... and
although it is rather more accurate than Dick Crossman's, it
is distinctly funnier
*The Times*
It has an entertainment and educational value which is
unique. It is uproariously funny and passes the acid test of
becoming more amusing at every subsequent reading... I will
go so far as to claim that in the characters of Jim Hacker and
Sir Humphrey Appleby, Messrs Lynn and Jay have created
something as immortal as P.G. Wodehouse's Bertie Wooster
and Jeeves
*The Standard*
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