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Jonathan Lynn

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Jonathan Lynn has directed 10 feature films including the cult classic Clue (he also wrote the screenplay), Nuns on the Run (also written by Mr Lynn), My Cousin Vinny, The Distinguished Gentleman, Sgt. Bilko, Greedy, Trial And Error, The Whole Nine Yards, The Fighting Temptations and most recently, Wild Target. His first produced screenplay was The Internecine Project (1974).

For television, Jonathan’s writing credits include dozens of episodes of various comedy series but he is best known for the phenomenally successful, multi-award-winning BBC series Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister, co-written and created with Antony Jay.

Jonathan authored the bestselling books The Complete Yes, Minister and The Complete Yes, Prime Minister, which cumu
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Average rating: 4.45 · 5,811 ratings · 354 reviews · 56 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Complete Yes Minister

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4.54 avg rating — 3,069 ratings — published 1981 — 28 editions
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The Complete Yes Prime Mini...

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4.62 avg rating — 1,347 ratings — published 1989 — 16 editions
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Clue: On Stage

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Samaritans

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Yes, Prime Minister: The Di...

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4.30 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 1986 — 14 editions
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Comedy Rules: From the Camb...

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Yes Prime Minister: The Dia...

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Yes Minister

4.53 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 1986
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Yes Prime Minister: The Dia...

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Jistě, pane ministře 1

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4.44 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions
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“Civil servants have an extraordinary genius for wrapping up a simple idea to make it sound extremely complicated.”
Jonathan Lynn, The Complete Yes Minister

“Mrs Hacker was the only woman present. They’d made her a sort of honorary man for the evening.”
Jonathan Lynn, The Complete Yes Minister

“He that would keep a secret must keep it secret that he hath a secret to keep.”
Jonathan Lynn, The Complete Yes Minister

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