Yes Prime Minister (Two-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Jonathan Lynn And Antony Jay
Binding: Hardback
Published: BBC, 1986
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Signed
Condition remarks: Volume I signed by Paul Eddington. Boards in good condition. Clean text.
This two-volume political satire presents a sharply observed account of bureaucratic maneuvering within the British government, chronicling the fictional tenure of Prime Minister Jim Hacker and his ongoing battles with the civil service. Lynn and Jay construct a narrative through scripted dialogues and diary-style entries, illustrating the tension between elected officials and entrenched administrative power, embodied by the wily Sir Humphrey Appleby. The books argue that policy is often shaped less by ideology than by inertia, compromise, and institutional self-interest. With its incisive wit and authentic grasp of Westminster procedure, the series offers both entertainment and commentary, drawing directly from the acclaimed BBC television production.
Author: Jonathan Lynn And Antony Jay
Binding: Hardback
Published: BBC, 1986
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Signed
Condition remarks: Volume I signed by Paul Eddington. Boards in good condition. Clean text.
This two-volume political satire presents a sharply observed account of bureaucratic maneuvering within the British government, chronicling the fictional tenure of Prime Minister Jim Hacker and his ongoing battles with the civil service. Lynn and Jay construct a narrative through scripted dialogues and diary-style entries, illustrating the tension between elected officials and entrenched administrative power, embodied by the wily Sir Humphrey Appleby. The books argue that policy is often shaped less by ideology than by inertia, compromise, and institutional self-interest. With its incisive wit and authentic grasp of Westminster procedure, the series offers both entertainment and commentary, drawing directly from the acclaimed BBC television production.