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  • Yes Minister The Middle-Class Rip-Off (Season 3, Episode 7)
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    TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy

Yes Minister

The Middle-Class Rip-Off (Season 3, Episode 7)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy

When the Minister is approached by a group of local constituents seeking government funding for their nearly bankrupt local football club, he suggests that they sell the local museum to private interests and use the proceeds for their ...See moreWhen the Minister is approached by a group of local constituents seeking government funding for their nearly bankrupt local football club, he suggests that they sell the local museum to private interests and use the proceeds for their sports team. Sir Humphrey - a patron of the arts and an avid opera-goer - is aghast at the prospect of taking funds from the arts and transferring it to sports. He and his fellow permanent secretaries come up with an ideal solution - make Jim Hacker the Minister responsible for the arts. Written by garykmcd See less
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Updated Dec 23, 1982

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Dec 23, 1982 (United Kingdom)
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7 cast members
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Paul Eddington
James Hacker James Hacker   See fewer
Nigel Hawthorne
Sir Humphrey Appleby Sir Humphrey Appleby   See fewer
Derek Fowlds
Bernard Woolley Bernard Woolley   See fewer
John Nettleton
Sir Arnold Robinson Sir Arnold Robinson   See fewer
John Barron
Sir Ian Whitchurch, Permanent Secretary to the Environment Sir Ian Whitchurch, Permanent Secretary to the Environment   See fewer
Patrick O'Connell
Brian Wilkinson Brian Wilkinson   See fewer
Derek Benfield
Aston Wanderers Board Member Aston Wanderers Board Member   See fewer
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