I'm Sorry Prime Minister review: Amuses despite the misplaced star casting

I'm Sorry, Prime Minister is missing the drama

Stripped of the Westminder scaffolding, this "Yes, Minister" sequel unspools into endless trading of retorts and ripostes, going nowhere

With I’m Sorry, Prime Minister, the Yes Minister universe finally loses the plot

Johnathan Lynn’s trilogy of sitcom-to-stage adaptations culminates in a slow, implausible satire of modern politics and the age of ‘woke’

I'm Sorry, Prime Minister packs a surprisingly poignant punch

Yes, Minister and its successor Yes, Prime Minister, those cherishable 1980s hits from the BBC, are still routinely chosen as one of the best sitcoms ever produced in this country. The upwardly failing – and flailing – politician Jim Hacker and civil servant Sir Humprey Appleby, a master of verbose obfuscation, were immortalised by Paul Eddington and Nigel Hawthorne, and such was the appetite to enjoy more of these characters’ verbal sparring an…

I'm Sorry Prime Minister review: Amuses despite the misplaced star casting

The much-loved TV classic is given a stage sequel by original co-writer Jonathan Lynn, which has fine moments but suffers from a miscasting

REVIEW: I’m Sorry, Prime Minister

Rating: 2.5 out of 5. Jonathan Lynn struggles to keep up with the ‘woke’ times without Antony Jay As a product of Thatcher Britain, Yes Minister / Yes Prime Minister, although set at No. 10 Downing Street, remains relatively apolitical in its aesthetics and taste: intellectually refined, subtle, restrained and slightly cynical. It is deeply contextualised in the culture of the British bureaucratic system, where power circulates through protocol …

I’m Sorry, Prime Minister – Apollo Theatre, London

Writer and Director: Jonathan Lynn Few political comedies have aged with the precision and affection of Yes, Prime Minister, and I’m Sorry, Prime Minister. This proves the brand remains as sharp and relevant as ever. This final chapter reunites audiences with Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey Appleby at the far end of public life, swapping [...] The post I’m Sorry, Prime Minister – Apollo Theatre, London appeared first on The Reviews Hub.