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Podcast: Letter from A. Broad
Episode: An Inquiry
Description: ‘Yes Minister’ first aired on the BBC television in 1980 until it ended in 1988, possibly due to the fact that it was becoming harder to distinguish the comedy series from the nightly news casts that followed. Among the many quotes attributed to the Cabinet Secretary Sir Humphrey is “Minister there is going to be and Inquiry” to which the reply from the Prime Minister Jim Hacker is “Oh good, then nothing will happen.” Well yes and here we are again -