In Popular Culture
The BBC television series Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister are a parody of the British civil service and its relationship with government ministers. The portrayal is a caricature of the civil service predominantly characterised through Nigel Hawthorne's Sir Humphrey Appleby. The programme continues to have many legions of loyal fans, including ex-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. The Thick Of It is a similar BBC television series that has been called "the 21st century's answer to Yes Minister", first broadcast in 2005. The series portrays a modernised version of the interactions between the Civil Service and the Government (chiefly in the form of special advisors), as well as the media's involvement in the process.
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