Yes Minister (TV Series 1980–1984) A British political satire sitcom. Comedy Yes Minister (1980) S1.E7 ∙ Jobs for the Boys Mon, Apr 7, 1980 The Minister goes on the BBC to extol the virtues of a public-private partnership project but when he learns that the private firm involved may soon go bankrupt, it is up to Sir Humphrey to see exactly what can be done to salvage the situation. He approaches a banker, Sir Desmond Glazer, who also happens to be interested in a part-time government appointment. The Minister's political advisor however is advising that all such Ministerial patronage appointments be abolished.