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Antony Jay

Antony Jay

Actor, Writer, Producer

Born April 19, 1930 in England, UK

Died August 21, 2016

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Antony Jay joined BBC Television in 1955 and became a founding member of Tonight (1957), the corporation's nightly current affairs television programme, in 1957, becoming the editor in 1962. In 1963 he was made the Head of Television Talk Features. In 1964 he left the BBC to become a freelance writer and producer. He was knighted in 1988.

He is best known to television viewers as co-writer, with Jonathan Lynn, of the popular Yes Minister (1980) comedy series and its sequel, Yes, Prime Minister (1986). His other works have included editing the Oxford Dictionary of Political Quotations, contributing articles for newspapers, including The Daily Mail and The Times, and writing reports for the Centre for Policy Studies.

Jay is an avowed advocate of market economics and he has articulated strong views on broadcasting. In the 1970s he was a member of the government's influential Annan Committee on the future of broadcasting. His 2008 report for the Centre for Policy Studies, "How to save the BBC", advocated radically reducing the BBC to one mainstream television channel, a radio speech channel and a news department, which provoked a rebuttal from BBC Director-General Mark Thompson in the Daily Telegraph.

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Filmography

Actor

19

Type

Year

Funny Business Poster

Funny Business TV Series2013Self - Co-founder, Video Arts & Co-creator, 'Yes Minister'

Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected Poster

Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected Documentary2013Self - Writer

The Diamond Queen Poster

The Diamond Queen Mini-Series2012Self - Scriptwriter, 'Royal Family'

The Frost Report Is Back Poster

The Frost Report Is Back TV Movie2008Self

The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom Poster

The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom Mini-Series2007Self

The World's Greatest Comedy Characters Documentary2007Self

30 Greatest Political Comedies Documentary2006Self

The Ultimate Sitcom Documentary2006Self

Tory! Tory! Tory! Poster

Tory! Tory! Tory! Mini-Series2006Self

Britain's Best Sitcom Poster

Britain's Best Sitcom TV Series2004Self

Comedy Connections Poster

Comedy Connections TV Series2003Self

Daily Politics Poster

Daily Politics TV Series2003Self

Funny Turns TV Series1999Self

Laughter in the House: The Story of British Sitcom Poster

Laughter in the House: The Story of British Sitcom Mini-Series1999Self

More Bloody Meetings Poster

More Bloody Meetings Documentary1984Self

Wogan TV Series1982Self

Chlorothene VG Poster

Chlorothene VG Documentary1972Commentator

Ad Lib TV Series1970Self

Late Show London TV Series1966Self

Writer

33

Type

Year

Yes, Prime Minister Poster

Yes, Prime Minister TV Series2013

You'll Soon Get the Hang of It: The Technique of One to One Training Documentary1995

Meetings Bloody Meetings Short Film1993

Elizabeth R Poster

Elizabeth R Documentary1992

Grime Goes Green: Your Business and the Environment Video1990

Yes, Prime Minister Poster

Yes, Prime Minister TV Series1986

More Bloody Meetings Poster

More Bloody Meetings Documentary1984

Head for Business Documentary1982

The Funny Side of Christmas Poster

The Funny Side of Christmas TV Movie1982

Cost, Profit, and Break-Even Video1980

Depreciation and Inflation Video1980

Newsnight Poster

Newsnight TV Series1980

Yes Minister Poster

Yes Minister TV Series1980

The Control of Working Capital Video1978

The Balance Sheet Barrier Video1977

Meetings, Bloody Meetings Poster

Meetings, Bloody Meetings Video1976

The Cold Call Video1976

Awkward Customers Poster

Awkward Customers Video1975

How Not to Exhibit Yourself Video1975

I'll Think About It Video1975

In Two Minds Video1975

It's Alright, It's Only a Customer Short Film1975

More Akward Customers Poster

More Akward Customers Video1975

The Competitive Spirit Documentary1975

The Meeting of Minds Video1975

Who Sold You This, Then? Video1975

Man Hunt Poster

Man Hunt Documentary1974

Royal Family Poster

Royal Family Documentary1969

Fifty Years a Winner Documentary1967

Our World Poster

Our World Documentary1967

The Frost Report Poster

The Frost Report TV Series1966

The Great War Poster

The Great War Mini-Series1964

That Was the Week That Was Poster

That Was the Week That Was TV Series1962

Producer

37

Type

Year

Yes, Prime Minister Poster

Yes, Prime Minister TV Series2013

Pass It On: Coaching Skills for Managers Video2007

Look at the State We're In! Mini-Series1995

Grime Goes Green: Your Business and the Environment Video1990

The Helping Hand Poster

The Helping Hand Documentary1990

All Change Documentary1988

The Importance of Mistakes Video1988

Budgeting Video1984

Fairly Secret Army Poster

Fairly Secret Army TV Series1984

Perishing Solicitors TV Movie1983

You'll Soon Get the Hang of It Documentary1981

Cost, Profit, and Break-Even Video1980

Depreciation and Inflation Video1980

I'd Like a Word with You Video1979

The Control of Working Capital Video1978

How Am I Doing? Documentary1977

The Balance Sheet Barrier Video1977

The Unorganized Manager, Part Four: Revelations Documentary1977

The Unorganized Manager, Part One: Damnation Documentary1977

The Unorganized Manager, Part Three: Lamentations Documentary1977

The Unorganized Manager, Part Two: Salvation Documentary1977

Can We Please Have That the Right Way Round? Video1976

Meetings, Bloody Meetings Poster

Meetings, Bloody Meetings Video1976

The Cold Call Video1976

Awkward Customers Poster

Awkward Customers Video1975

Decisions, Decisions Video1975

How Not to Exhibit Yourself Video1975

I'll Think About It Video1975

In Two Minds Video1975

It's Alright, It's Only a Customer Short Film1975

More Akward Customers Poster

More Akward Customers Video1975

The Competitive Spirit Documentary1975

The Meeting of Minds Video1975

Who Sold You This, Then? Video1975

Man Hunt Poster

Man Hunt Documentary1974

Dig This Rhubarb TV Series1963

Tonight TV Series1957

Other Crew

5

Free to Choose Poster

Free to Choose TV Series1980

The Frost Programme TV Series1970

Frost on Friday Poster

Frost on Friday TV Series1968

Frost on Saturday Poster

Frost on Saturday TV Series1968

The Frost Programme TV Series1966

Editorial Department

2

The Frost Programme TV Series1966

Tonight TV Series1957

Editor

1

Tonight TV Series1957

Thanks

1

Fierce Creatures Poster

Fierce Creatures Feature Film1997

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