I’m Sorry, Prime Minister to Tour Coming to Milton Keynes Theatre in 2026

This eagerly awaited production marks the final chapter in the legendary Yes, Minister series, written by BAFTA Award-winner Jonathan Lynn, and finds ex-Prime Minister Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey Appleby in their later years, navigating life after politics. The play is co-directed by Michael Gyngell.

Creative Team:
Director – Jonathan Lynn
Co-Director – Michael Gyngell
Set & Costume Designer – Lee Newby
Lighting Designer – Mark Henderson
Sound Designers – Ben and Max Ringham
Casting – Marc Frankum

Originally premiering at The Barn Theatre in September 2023, I’m Sorry, Prime Minister went on to play at Theatre Royal Bath and Cambridge Arts Theatre. The upcoming West End transfer, the first in The Barn Theatre’s history, opens 30 January 2026 at the Apollo Theatre, and following exceptional demand, has been extended for two additional weeks, now running until 9 May 2026.

Casting for the UK tour will be announced soon.

From the BAFTA Award-winning co-creator of Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister, Jonathan Lynn, comes the much-anticipated conclusion to British political satire — as sharp, witty, and delightfully chaotic as ever.

Jim Hacker is back: older, perhaps not wiser, and still hopelessly at odds with the modern world. Hoping for a peaceful retirement as Master of Hacker College, Oxford, Jim instead faces the ultimate modern crisis — being “cancelled” by the college committee. Enter Sir Humphrey Appleby (played by the acclaimed Clive Francis), who remains as devoted as ever to bureaucracy, Latin phrases, and perfectly timed obstruction.

Can the pair outmanoeuvre the rebellious students, the college Fellows, and reality itself? Or is it finally time to say, “I’m Sorry, Prime Minister”? Brimming with razor-sharp humour, nostalgia, and political absurdity, this production delivers everything fans have come to love from the Yes Minister universe.

The original television series Yes Minister, created by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, first aired on BBC2 from 1980 to 1984, followed by its sequel Yes, Prime Minister from 1986 to 1988. Starring Paul Eddington as Jim Hacker and Nigel Hawthorne as Sir Humphrey Appleby, the series became a cultural classic, earning multiple BAFTA Awards and being voted sixth in the Britain’s Best Sitcom poll in 2004.

Set largely in the fictional Department of Administrative Affairs, the show brilliantly captured the tension between political ambition and bureaucratic obstruction — resonating with audiences across the political spectrum, including then–Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

I’m Sorry, Prime Minister continues that legacy on stage, blending the timeless wit of the original with a sharp modern twist.

Performances run at Milton Keynes Theatre from Tuesday 30 June to Saturday 4 July 2026.