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The original run from produced a total of 38 episodes , each a tightly crafted 30-minute battle of wits except for a one-hour special broadcast in 1984.

| Element | YM | YPM | |---------|----|-----| | | Jim Hacker, MP (Minister for Administrative Affairs) | Jim Hacker, Prime Minister | | Permanent secretary | Sir Humphrey Appleby (later Cabinet Secretary) | Sir Humphrey Appleby (Cabinet Secretary) | | Principal setting | Department of Administrative Affairs | 10 Downing Street | | Key tension | Ministerial ambition vs. departmental continuity | Prime Ministerial authority vs. civil service deep state | Yes Minister And Yes Prime Minister

Democracy is a dangerous concept that gets in the way of smooth governance. Bernard Woolley: The Man in the Middle The original run from produced a total of