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A new hospital needs a cure, but does MP Jim Hacker know his ACAS from his NALGO? Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds. Satirical sitcom centred around hapless MP Jim Hacker and a collection of civil service underlings headed by the Machiavellian Sir Humphrey Appleby and obsequious Bernard. Written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn It first ran on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ TV between 1980 and 1984. Jim Hacker …. Paul Eddington Sir Humphrey Appleby …. Nigel Hawthorne Bernard Woolley …. Derek Fowlds Sir Ian …. Peter Jeffrey Brian Baker …. Norman Bird George …. Arthur Cox Mrs Rogers …. Ellen McIntosh Billy Fraser …. Peter Acre James Lawford, MP …. John Bott Featuring Bryan Martin and Moira Stuart as themselves With: Narissa Knights Bernard Brown Arnold Diamond Adapted for radio by the producer, Pete Atkin. First broadcast on Radio 4 in October 1984.
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