My brother and I accidently staggered on re-runs of YES, MINISTER being whown on South Carolina ETV during the early 1990's, and we almost needed surgery to repair the hilarious, side-splitting, INTELLIGENT humor that the cast provided. We've never seen politics so clearly defined in the absurd yet tellingly manipulative manner. Eddington, Hawthorne, and Fowlds are superb actors, and the writng is first rate. As African-Americans, we loved Redd Foxx (Sanford and Son) and Archie Bunker (All in the Family) in how complex issues were skillfully portrayed wit humor; politics is served with no less brilliance than YES, MINISTER. We taped a lot of the episodes, or favorite being (paraphrased) THE WEB!. I will order it and surprise my brother (he's paralyzed). We still talk about tha series from time to time. Thanks for helping me remember the good times tha show brought to us, even as a re-run.

--Studlyload

I started watching "Yes, Minister" as a shallow 20 year old Brit with very little political awareness, and found it funny if, at times, somewhat confusing. Many years later, I caught a repeat and went on to buy the book: it made more sense this time round - definitive political satire, with a great feeling of the lack of power of those supposedly in power, and the reasons why. Although I never actually saw any of the "Yes, Prime Minister" episodes, I once again bought the book and was immediately struck by the more sinister side of the political system. The series was still funny, but the politics seem to have been elevated, in parts, almost to text-book level with a corresponding decrease in the amount of humour. Still, intelligent comedy at its best.

--Myron Tkaczuk