Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister show writer dead
Q. Who was the writer for the famous British satire shows Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister?- Published on 26 Aug 16a. Sir Anthony Jay
b. Jonathan Lynn
c. Sir Anthony Lynn
d. Jonathan Jay
ANSWER: Sir Anthony Jay
Writer associated with popular British satirical shows Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister, Sir Anthony Jay died on 21st August at age 86 after a lengthy illness.
- Writer and producer died peacefully and is survived by his wife and children.
- Jay began his career in the BBC Current Affairs department
- He was the founding member of the Tonight team
- He also scripted numerous documentaries on the British Royal family and Queen Elizabeth II.
- He is best known for the two political comedies he co-wrote with Jonathan Lynn.
- Yes Minister ran for three series between 1980 and 1984
- It tracks the problems of fictitious British MP James Hacker, the minister for administrative affairs and battles against Whitehall civil servant Sir Humphrey Appleby
- Yes Prime Minister broadcast for two seasons between 1986 and 1988 showed Hacker’s life after his entry into 10 Downing Street
- Former British PM Margaret Thatcher was known to be a great fan of the series
- Jay also wrote several management books.
- He founded a management and sales training film company alongside British actor John Cleese and two other coworkers in 1972.
