Co-writer of Yes Minister, BBC TV's satire on the mechanics of governmentSir Antony Jay, who has died aged 86, was one of the two authors behind the influential 1980s BBC government satire Yes Minister and its successor Yes, Prime Minister. It was a broadcasting triumph that not only intrigued and attracted the civil service caste and politicians from Margaret Thatcher downwards, but has echoed around the world " wit…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:37PM on August 23, 2016