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by Graham McCann

Daily Telegraph 221, 270, 314, 318, 364, 365, 366

  Darling Buds of May, The 292, 362

  Dave Allen At Large 142, 361

  Davies, Andrew 294

  Davies, Jack 66

  Davies, John Howard 58, 65–6, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 75, 79, 83, 84–5, 86, 89–90, 190, 198, 289, 350, 351, 357, 362

  Day Today, The 296

  Decisions, Decisions 67

  Delafons, John 54

  Deliverance 81

  Demolition Man 290

  Dene, Zulema 174, 332

  Denmark 259

  Department of Administrative Affairs 49, 59, 90, 100, 111, 118, 121, 150–1

  Department of Health 132, 252, 256, 361

  Diaries of a Cabinet Minister, The 40–1, 167, 348, 367

  Diary of a Nobody, The 118–19, 353

  Dickens, Charles 10, 342

  Dickman, Harry 304

  Die Kinder 293

  Disraeli, Benjamin 217, 224, 357, 358

  Dixon of Dock Green 71

  Dobbs, Michael 294

  Doctor in Charge 30–1

  Doctor at Large 30, 347

  Doctor at Sea 30

  Doctor in the House 30

  Doctor on the Go 30

  Doctor WHO 224, 306, 363

  Donoughue, Bernard 224, 329–30

  becomes advisor to Jay and Lynn 45, 46

  becomes junior Minister in Labour Government 298

  discusses scripts 64, 132, 140–1, 229, 306–7

  ideas for stories 189, 218, 237–8

  regular meetings 45, 46, 140, 222

  views impact of sitcom on new Ministers 298–9

  whisky episode 189

  Double Dealer, The 287

  Douglas-Home, Alec 218, 346, 358, 367

  Douglas-Home, William 9

  Down Your Way 226, 358

  Driver, Harry 6

  Dyer, Charles 195

  Eartha Kitt Show, The 72

  Ed Sullivan Show 29

  Eddington, Paul 66–7, 78–9, 81, 83, 84, 88, 90, 91, 135, 136, 141, 168, 169, 195, 198, 199, 200–4, 205, 219, 225–6, 229, 293, 296, 305–6, 322

  accepts role 68–9

  death 288–9, 292, 293, 303

  doubts about the sitcom 67–8

  frustration with BAFTA awards 196, 259–60, 284

  illnesses of 74, 230–1, 261, 284, 287, 288–9

  pacifism of 80

  politics of 80

  popularity abroad 259–60, 287

  Quaker background 80

  receives CBE 260

  relationship with Fowlds 83, 204

  relationship with Hawthorne 76, 78, 79, 82, 135, 136, 137, 158, 200–3, 204, 259–60, 289

  Eddington, Tricia 288, 362

  Eddowes, Michael 22

  EEC 2, 109, 122, 151, 156, 157, 206, 262, 295

  Elizabeth R 286

  English Constitution, The (Bagehot) 39, 341, 343, 352, 357, 365, 367

  Esmonde, John 228

  Equity 287

  Europe 4, 109, 116–17, 122, 123, 144, 150–7, 167, 206, 212, 221, 233, 256, 262, 295, 298, 309, 310, 317, 320, 359

  European Commission 151–2, 212, 256

  Evans, Timothy 21–2, 23, 24, 344

  Evening Standard 201, 291, 351, 368

  Ever-Decreasing Circles 227

  Eyre, Richard 27, 32

  Face-to-Face 289

  Fairbairn, Sir Nicholas 258, 361

  Falcon Crest 170

  Falklands War 220, 241–2

  Falkender, Marcia 44, 45, 46, 64, 128, 132, 133–4, 140, 222, 229, 238, 360

  Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, The 306

  Fawlty Towers 6, 32, 35, 50, 60, 65–6, 69, 349, 350, 363, 368

  Feldman, Marty 85–6, 351

  Feydeau, Georges 198

  Fiddick, Peter 108, 352

  Fiddler on the Roof 29

  Field, Frank 110

  Fierce Creatures 86

  Firm Friends 293

  Fitzwiliam, Neil 72, 74, 198, 331, 332

  folle journée, La 50

  Footlights Society 26–7, 29, 30, 32, 198, 346, 366

  Foreign Civil Service 46–7

  Foreign Office 12, 100, 107, 117, 126, 127, 153, 180, 181, 186, 188, 242–4, 245, 246

  Forrest Gump 291

  Forty Years On 195

  Foster, Dudley 13

  Four Weddings and a Funeral 313

  Fowlds, Derek 88, 90, 135, 194, 195, 198, 199, 305, 318, 319

  accepts role 71

  first hears of YM 70–1

  reflections on show 285, 292, 329

  rehearsing 76, 78, 79, 82–3, 136, 141, 168, 169, 229

  relationship with Eddington 83, 136, 137, 168, 204, 259, 260

  relationship with Hawthorne 136, 137, 204

  Fox, George 80, 350

  Free to Choose 138, 354

  Friedman, Milton 138, 172, 277, 354, 368

  Frost Report, The 32

  Funny Side of Christmas, The 183–4, 333

  Gaitskell, Hugh 23

  Galbraith, Tam 24, 344–5

  Galton, Ray 6, 52, 60, 303, 304

  Garden, Graeme 27, 30, 332

  General Elections 5, 23, 46, 87–9, 127, 190, 220, 259, 299, 313, 346, 350, 353, 356, 358

  George and Mildred 57, 78

  Gielgud Theatre 313

  Gilbert, James 58, 349

  Gilliat, Sidney 9

  Gillray, James 8, 83

  Gilmour, Ian 24, 344

  Going Straight 85

  G.O.L.D. 294, 315, 321, 337, 357, 363

  Goldie, Grace Wyndham 28, 346, 369

  Good Life, The 6, 50, 65, 66, 67, 79, 88, 99, 288, 349

  Gooderson, David 27

  Goodies, The 26–7, 65

  Goodman, Arnold 64

  Goodman, Henry 313, 314, 315, 318, 337

  Gordon, Richard 30

  Goucher, Mark 304

  Gran, Maurice 294

  Granita 299, 363–4

  Grant, Bob 75

  Gray, Simon 66

  Green Book 7, 342

  Green Julia 29

  Greene, Graham 80, 351

  Greene, Hugh Carleton 6, 351, 368

  Grey, Lord 241

  Griffiths, Trevor 32

  Guardian, The 82, 108, 270, 314, 319, 347, 348, 352, 355, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 364, 365, 366

  Gummer, John Selwyn 25

  Guyler, Derek 13

  Gwenlan, Gareth 190, 315, 316, 337

  Hague, William 299, 365

  Haig, David 313, 315, 317–18, 322, 337

  Hain, Peter 298, 363

  Haines, Joe 227, 353, 360, 368

  Half a Sixpence 72

  Hall, Peter 287, 288, 362

  Hall, Roger 88

  Hampstead Garden Suburb 60

  Handley, Tommy 11

  Hankey, Sir Maurice 219, 358

  Hanks, Tom 291

  Hansard 91, 108, 341, 344, 345, 352, 355, 361, 363

  Hancock’s Half Hour 49–50, 60

  Hapgood 290

  Harlequinade 287

  Harris, Max 83

  Haselden, William 10, 342

  Hastings, Macdonald 28

  Hatch, David 27

  Hattersley, Roy 109–10, 126, 352, 353, 366

  Hawdon, Robin 195

  Hawke, Bob 259

  Hawthorne, Nigel 33, 66–7, 136–7, 168, 183, 198, 199, 205, 219, 226, 229, 289–91, 293, 296, 305, 306, 318

  background of 81

  BAFTA awards 183, 196, 250, 260, 284

  death 292, 303

  doubts about the sitcom 67–8, 69

  politics of 81–2

  privacy and 135–6, 195, 290–1

  receives CBE 292

  receives KBE 292

  relationship with Eddington 76, 78, 79, 82, 135, 136, 137, 158, 200–3, 204, 259–60, 289

  relationship with Fowlds 78, 135, 137, 204

  Hayek, Friedrich 137–8, 203, 354, 368

  Hayhoe, Barney 130

  Hazlehurst, Ronnie 84, 90, 316, 331, 334,
337, 351, 352

  Heartbeat 293

  Heald, Patricia 70

  Heald, Tony 70

  Healey, Denis 258, 361

  Health Act (2009) 256

  Heath, Edward 81, 138, 261, 277, 346, 362

  Heber-Percy, Sue 27

  Henderson, John Scott 22

  Hendra, Tony 27

  Henry VI 288

  Herzog, Chaim 259

  Heseltine, Michael 235, 359–60

  Hewitt, Patricia 191–3, 357

  Hi-de-Hi! 6, 79, 99, 171

  Hitchcock, Alfred 12

  Hobbes, Thomas 15, 343, 368

  Hoddinott, Diana 71, 74, 76, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336

  Hogarth, William 8

  Hoggart, Simon 227–8, 359, 368

  Hollis, Sir Roger 248, 360

  Holloway Prison 70

  Hollywood Reporter 314, 364

  Home 288–9

  Home Civil Service 46–7, 132, 236, 348

  Horsfield, Debbie 287

  Hough, Flick 27

  House of Cards 294

  Householder’s Guide to Community Defence against Bureaucratic Aggression, The 32, 366

  How to Beat Sir Humphrey: Every Citizen’s Guide to Beating Officialdom 293, 366

  Howerd, Frankie 15, 343, 368

  Howard, Michael 25

  Hunt, Sir John 237–8, 268

  Hurd, Douglas 25

  Hyde-White, Wilfred 13

  Iannucci, Armando 296, 297, 330, 363, 365, 366

  Ibsen, Henrik 195

  Idle, Eric 26, 27, 286

  If It Moves, File It 13, 72

  In Sickness and in Health 303

  Independent, The 318

  India 189, 295

  Ingham, Bernard 144, 199, 201, 204, 227–8, 247, 249, 292, 357, 358, 359, 360

  Inspector Morse 292, 362

  International Shakespeare Globe Centre 287

  Israel 242, 259

  It Ain’t Half Hot, Mum 6

  It’s All Right, It’s Only a Customer 34

  ITMA 11

  ITV 13, 30, 31, 48, 57, 75, 85, 98, 127, 142, 170–1, 195, 292–3, 303, 315, 347, 348, 362, 363, 364, 365

  Jackson, Michael 197

  James, Clive 198

  Janner, Greville 25

  Jay, Sir Antony 23, 24, 71, 76, 89

  academic background 21, 25–7

  idea for YM 35–6, 37–48

  receives KBE 286

  Video Arts 33–4, 35, 48–9, 60, 61, 67, 77, 138, 163, 167, 194, 197, 224, 286

  works for BBC 27–9, 32–3

  works on new YPM play 304, 305, 306–7, 308, 309, 312–13, 314

  works on new YPM TV series 315, 318, 320

  writing partnership with Lynn 33–330 passim

  Jay, Lady Rosemary 285–6

  Jeeves 50, 51–2, 143, 212, 311, 318, 348

  Jenkins, Roy 24, 33, 55, 344

  Ji, Mantriji 295

  Jim’ll Fix It 199

  Jones, Brian 84, 225

  Jones, Terry 30, 346

  Joseph, Sir Keith 110, 277, 341

  Joyce, Emily 313, 315

  Judah, Cynthia 28

  Jumpers 230

  Kant, Immanuel 17, 180–1, 343, 368

  Kaufman, Gerald 128, 353, 368

  Kennedy, Ludovic 22, 333, 336

  Kennedy Martin, Troy 13

  Key, Robert 258, 361

  King, Brian 26, 346

  King Lear 290

  Kingswood School 34

  Kinnock, Neil 191, 357

  Kripalani, Jayant 295

  La Frenais, Ian 60, 303

  Labour Party 39, 65, 80, 88, 127–8, 132, 191, 227, 344, 351–2, 358, 360

  Lady Vanishes, The 12

  Lamont, Norman 25

  Landis, John 197

  Langport, Somerset 286, 305

  Larbey, Bob 228

  Lario, Veronica 309

  Larkin, Chris 315, 318, 337

  Launder, Frank 9

  Lavender, Ian 174, 176–7, 333

  Lawson, Nigel 206, 274, 357, 365

  Layton, George 30, 31–2, 75, 347

  Le Mesurier, John 11

  Lean, David 66

  Leavis, F.R. 25

  Left Right and Centre 9

  Let There Be Love 195

  Letts, Quentin 314, 364

  Li Keqiang 293

  Liberal Party 9, 65, 87, 89, 222, 340, 351–2

  Likely Lads, The 50, 60, 303, 349

  Lilley, Peter 25

  Listener, The 109, 352, 366, 367, 369

  Little Dorritt 10, 342

  Liver Birds, The 85, 304

  Lloyd George, David 217

  Locke, John 16, 343

  London Assurance 287

  London School of Economics 44, 45, 56

  Loot 197

  Lords, House of 4, 24, 36, 44, 122, 144, 341, 344, 346, 352

  Lotterby, Sydney 85–6, 91, 137, 141, 142, 144, 168, 169, 196, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 261, 329, 331, 332, 334, 335, 336, 351, 354, 365

  Louis-Dreyfus, Julia 297

  Love Thy Neighbour 6

  Lovers Dancing 195

  Low, David 8

  Lushington, Mark 27

  Lynn, Jonathan 23, 24

  academic background 21, 25–7

  Cambridge Circus 29

  Cambridge Theatre Company 32–3

  movies of 197

  My Brother’s Keeper 31–2

  works on new YPM play 304, 305, 306–7, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312–13, 314

  works on new YPM TV series 315, 316, 318

  writing partnership with Antony Jay 33–330 passim

  writing partnership with George Layton 30–1

  Lynn, Rita 196

  Machiavelli, Niccolò 18, 32, 93, 149, 156, 241, 344, 346, 352, 354, 360, 366, 368

  Maclean, Donald 134, 247

  Macmillan, Harold 1, 9, 15, 24, 29, 138, 221, 297, 341, 343, 344, 345, 346, 361, 367, 368

  Madness of George III 290

  Madness of King George, The 290

  Magdalene College, Cambridge 25, 286

  Magnusson, Magnus 28

  Maigret 71

  Mains Sales, Les 17, 343

  Major, John 298, 318, 363

  Mamet, David 290

  Man Alive 48, 348

  Man on Your Conscience 22

  Management and Machiavelli 32, 346, 366

  Marks, Laurence 294

  Marx, Groucho 129

  Mastermind 132

  Matrix, The 297

  Mayall, Rik 294, 304

  McCabe, Richard 314

  McKellen, Ian 290

  McNally, Tom 189

  Men from the Ministry, The 13, 97, 342, 343, 350, 352, 354

  Michelmore, Cliff 28

  Middle Age Spread 88, 91

  Mill, John Stuart 17, 171, 344, 365

  Milne, Alasdair 28, 353

  Mind Your Language 85

  Ministry of Public Buildings and Works 47

  Molière 195, 287

  Monahan, Mark 318, 365

  Monty Python’s Flying Circus 30, 65, 224, 355, 363, 369

  Mortimer, John 198

  Morton of Shuna, Lord 258, 361

  Mozart, W. A. 50, 288

  Mullard, Arthur 75

  Murder at Oil Drum Lane 304

  Murdoch, Richard 13

  My Brother’s Keeper 31–2

  My Cousin Vinny 286

  Nairne, Patrick 132

  National Theatre 197–8, 275, 313

  National Viewers’ and Listeners’ Association 199, 357

  Netherlands 295

  Nettleton, John 72, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336

  New Statesman, The 294, 304, 341, 348, 364, 366, 367, 369

  Newley, Anthony 83, 98

  Newman, Nanette 195

  NHS 31, 143, 161–2, 163, 164, 221, 252, 253, 254, 276, 355

  Nichols, Peter 66

  Nicholson, William 290

  Nightingale, Jake 304

  Nighy, Bill 198

  Nimmo, Derek 71

&n
bsp; No Man’s Land 287–8

  Norman, Monty 198

  Norman Conquests, The 199

  Norton, Deborah 229, 334, 335, 336

  Norway 259, 263

  Now and Then 288

  Nozze Di Figaro, Le 50

  Number 10 Policy Unit 45, 189

  Nuns on the Run 164, 286

  Observer 22, 103, 142, 284, 354, 358, 359, 361, 362

  Oddie, Bill 27, 29, 30

  ‘Office of Twerps, The’ 11

  Old Mother Riley, MP 9

  Oliver Twist 66

  On the Buses 30, 75, 83

  On the Hour 296

  Only Fools and Horses 90, 303, 363

  Only When I laugh 6

  Open All Hours 83, 85, 227

  Orton, Joe 197

  Orwell, George 16, 325, 343, 365, 369

  Osborne, George 298, 363

  Otherwise Engaged 66

  Oxbridge 34, 56, 311

  Oxford Dictionary of Political Quotations, The 286

  Oxford Digital Enterprises 294

  Oxford, University of 25, 30, 56, 127, 145, 147, 207, 245, 246, 282, 297

  Palin, Michael 30, 355

  Palmer, Geoffrey 86, 351

  Palmer, Tony 30

  Panorama 89, 98

  Parfitt, Judy 174, 332

  Paris Theatre 198

  Parker, Cecil 11, 66

  Parkinson, Cecil 25, 308

  Parliament 8, 9, 22, 23, 24, 25, 38, 40, 42, 48, 97, 102, 116, 167, 215, 217, 250, 256, 308, 318, 330, 345

  Passport to Pimlico 12

  Paine, Thomas 1, 35, 341, 350

  Pakistan 189, 295

  Peer Gynt 195

  Peerage Act (1963) 24, 346

  Pembroke College, Cambridge 25–7, 286

  Pericles 15

  Perry, Jimmy 50, 60, 69

  Perth, The Earl of 258, 361

  Pettifer, Julian 28

  Philby, Kim 134, 247

  Pinter, Harold 287

  Plays and Players 29

  Polsby, Nelson 44–5, 46, 140, 348, 367, 369

  Porridge 6, 50, 83, 85

  Portillo, Michael 298, 363

  Portugal 295

  Poulson, John 185–6

  Powell, Vince 6

  Power and the Glory, The 80, 351

  Prior, Jim 55, 81, 351

  Privates on Parade 66

  Profumo, John 24, 308, 345

  Pryce, Jonathan 291

  Public Accounts Committee 101, 163, 355

  public choice theory 138, 147, 171, 274, 367

  ‘Public Money and the Public Man, The’ 10, 342

  Putney Hospital 164, 355

  Pym, Sir Francis 221, 358–9

  Radford, Basil 12

  Radio Times 97, 142, 232, 347, 348, 351, 352, 366, 367

  Rag Trade, The 303

  Rattigan, Terence 195, 287, 290

  Razak, Najib 300

  Reagan, Ronald 17, 360

  Redgrave Theatre, Farnham 195

  Redhead, Brian 28

  Rees, Merlyn 65, 349

  Reggie Perrin 306

  Rhodesia 129, 181, 356

  Richard III 290, 313

  Richardson, Ian 294

  Ridley, Nicholas 223, 358

  Riff Raff Element, The 287

  Rising Damp 6, 50

  Robertson, Fyfe 28

  Robertson, John Home 258, 361

 

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