Ranked #2 of 7 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg
A rumour starts that Jim’s department is about to be axed. So with help from Sir Humphrey, they try and defeat the Prime Minister’s plans.
Paul Eddington
Jim Hacker
Nigel Hawthorne
Sir Humphrey Appleby
Derek Fowlds
Bernard Woolley
Jonathan Lynn
Writer
Antony Jay
Writer
Sydney Lotterby
Director
Sydney Lotterby
Producer
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"The Writing on the Wall" is episode 5 of Yes Minister season 1. It scored 8.3/10 from 457 votes, ranking #2 of 7 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Sydney Lotterby and written by Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay, it aired on March 24, 1980.
