Original writers Jonathan Lynn and Antony Jay will pen the new show, based on their 2010 stage production.

BBC: Yes, Prime Minister to be revived

The former Tory cabinet minister Ken Clarke once met the co-writer Sir Antony Jay who was seeking possible storylines.

BBC: By Martin Rosenbaum

Yes, Minister and its sequel Yes, Prime Minister were both written and created by Lynn and Antony Jay, with the first episode broadcast in 1980.

BBC: 'missed out' on Yes, Prime Minister comeback