About this programme
The seasonal festivities at the Department of Administrative Affairs are overshadowed when the Prime Minister announces his intention to retire, causing a mad scramble for his job - and Hacker must find out if he has what it takes to climb to the top of the greasy pole. Festive special of the comedy from 1984, starring Paul Eddington and Nigel Hawthorne.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Jim Hacker
- Paul Eddington
- Sir Humphrey Appleby
- Nigel Hawthorne
- Bernard Woolley
- Derek Fowlds
- Sir Arnold Robinson
- John Nettleton
- Annie Hacker
- Diana Hoddinott
- Chief Whip
- James Grout
- Eric
- Peter Jeffrey
- Duncan
- Philip Stone
- Maurice
- André Maranne
- Peter
- John Pennington
Crew
- Director
- Peter Whitmore
- Writer
- Antony Jay
- Writer
- Jonathan Lynn
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