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Jonathan Lynn

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Jonathan Lynn @jonathanlynn.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
A recent interview with the Independent.
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Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey are back: Yes Minister’s final outing
The hapless Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey are back for one final outing, 40 years after ‘Yes Minister’ first came to our screens. Its creator Jonathan Lynn, who has worked with everyone from Matthew Per...
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Jonathan Lynn @jonathanlynn.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
I wrote this article for the Guardian shortly before we opened the play.
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Four decades after we wrote Yes Minister, politics is still reduced to the pleasure of power | Jonathan Lynn
Our sitcom character Jim Hacker continues to cling on – as he takes to the West End stage, nothing has really changed
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Jonathan Lynn @jonathanlynn.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
We opened "I'm Sorry, Prime Minister" with a spectacular advance of nearly £4 million and full houses at every performance so far. We had mixed reviews, mostly good. Here's a review from Theater and Tonic, a website to which many young people go for advice on what to see.
theatreandtonic.co.uk
I’m Sorry, Prime Minister at Apollo Theatre Review — Theatre and Tonic
Written by Cathie for Theatre & Tonic Disclaimer: Gifted tickets in exchange for an honest review
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Jonathan Lynn @jonathanlynn.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Here's the artwork for my new play. More to follow.
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Jonathan Lynn @jonathanlynn.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
My movie CLUE is being re-released briefly after 40 years. The re-release comes ahead of a new 4K UHD Steelbook disc release for the film on October 7th. To promote it, Paramount will be reissuing the film in cinemas from August 26th to 28th. Read more here: www.darkhorizons.com/clue-gets-a-...
darkhorizons.com
"Clue" Gets A 40th Anniversary Re-Release
Cult comedy classic “Clue” is returning to cinemas next week for its 40th anniversary, and with it will come an interesting rollout strategy. Based on “Clue” (or “Cluedo”), the 1985 murder mystery fea...
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Jonathan Lynn @jonathanlynn.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
My new play "I'm Sorry Prime Minister" will open in London's West End at the Apollo Theater at the beginning of February, 2026. I am very excited that Griff Rhys Jones will be playing Jim Hacker opposite Clive Francis as Sir Humphrey Appleby.
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Doubleplusgood. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
nytimes.com
The Words Federal Agencies Are Discouraged From Using Under Trump
Federal agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms to limit or avoid using. An analysis of government websites shows many of the same words being removed.
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