I鈥檓 Sorry, Prime Minister鈥攖he final chapter of Jonathan Lynn's Yes, Minister series鈥攚ill transfer to the West End in winter 2026.
Following successful runs at The Barn Theatre, Theatre Royal Bath, and Cambridge Arts Theatre, performances of the new comedy will begin at the Apollo January 30, 2026, prior to an official opening February 12. The limited engagement will continue through April 25. For tickets visit .
Co-directed by Lynn and Michael Gyngell, the cast will be led by Olivier winner Griff Rhys Jones (Oliver!, A Christmas Carol, The Miser, An Hour and a Half Late) as ex-Prime Minister Jim Hacker alongside Clive Francis (The Servant of Two Masters, 鈥�Tis Pity She鈥檚 a Whore, A Small Family Business), reprising the role of Sir Humphry Appleby he played at The Barn. The play sees the pair in their old age facing up to life in their retirement.
Additional casting and creative team members will be announced at a later date.
In a statement Jones said, 鈥淚 am delighted and honored to be stepping into the shoes of Jim Hacker in this the final, funny, and poignant episode of his long career. The great TV series, and latterly the plays, are part of my architecture of British Comedy. They have always been the first and last word on the shenanigans that we call politics. (What Americans have taken to calling the swamp.) Sorry, Prime Minister is as acute and apposite as ever. It will be a hoot. What can the great comedy sparring partners make of what the modern world throws at them? I urge everybody鈥攐ld fans, young fans, and yet-to-be fans to come and join us at the Apollo to find out.鈥�
Writer and director Lynn added, "I wanted to write the final chapter about Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey Appleby, now in their 80s, discarded, ignored, watching today's world with utter bewilderment. An elegiac play about old age and loss鈥攍oss of power, loss of influence, loss of friends, loss of family. The only play I've ever seen on this theme is King Lear. This will be funnier."
The upcoming staging will mark the first Barn Theatre production to transfer to the West End.
Yes Minister is a British TV comedy series written by Antony Jay and Lynn. Comprising three seven-episode series, it was first transmitted on BBC2 1980鈥�1984. A sequel, Yes, Prime Minister, ran for 16 episodes from 1986-1988. A stage play, entitled Yes, Prime Minister, premiered at Chichester Festival Theatre in May 2010. The production transferred to the West End, where it played at three different theatres and also toured the U.K. twice to acclaim.
