Servants
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| First episode date | April 10, 2003 |
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| Final episode date | May 15, 2003 |
| Number of episodes | 6 |
| Networks | BBC One |
| Directors | Tim Whitby |
| Hettie Macdonald | |
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| ID | 2477672 |
About Servants
Servants is a British television drama series broadcast by BBC One. It was set in an 1850s English country house and featured Joe Absolom, Orla Brady, Christopher Fulford, Kenny Doughty, Felicity Jones and Richard Herring. The six episode series aired between 17 April and 15 May 2003.
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... Partly in response, senior civil Servants were concerned that the environment was " macho" and " sexist"...
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... But locals say they were conned into selling land parcels at throwaway prices to investors - some of which included politicians, police officials and civil Servants - without being informed that it would be given away for a refinery project...
Sue Gray could start work for Labour in autumn
... Civil Servants - who develop and implement government policies - are expected to be politically impartial and Ms Gray s decision to leave the civil service after being offered a job with the Labour Party sparked anger among some Conservative MPs...
Migrants detained illegally, official email claims
... According to a chain of emails, obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, the Home Office permanent secretaries - the department s most senior civil Servants - were made aware of the concerns at the time...
The cabinet: What is it and what does it do?
... Then it s up to other people to get it doneEach department works with civil Servants - people who aren t elected politicians or loyal to any political party...
New UK prime minister: What can Liz Truss expect on her first day?
... " In his book about New Labour - Servants of the People - journalist Andrew Rawnsley recounts an extended, more brutal version of the story - Mr Blair says he is sorry to which the weeping employee replies: " You re not sorry at all, you meant this to happen...
Lack of desk space reignites row over civil servants working from home
...A union has accused ministers of bullying civil Servants into working from the office, as figures show there are more workers at the Department for Education than available desks...
Veteran Republican leader Bob Dole dies
... He will be remembered as one of his country s most distinguished public Servants - a man who displayed tremendous courage in battle and fortitude in recovery...
The cabinet: What is it and what does it do?
The Cabinet gets talked about a Lot - whether it's drama at weekly meetings or big " reshuffles". Here's a very quick guide to what it is if you don't follow politics.
It is the Prime Minister 's top teamThe Cabinet is made up of about 20 People , usually MPs but sometimes members of The House of Lords. They are known as ministers, or in some cases, secretaries of state, depending on The Job .
Each Minister looks after specific thingsFor example, the Finance Minister - who goes by the title chancellor of the exchequer - decides how much money you will be taxed and where that money will be spent, while the home secretary looks after UK borders and policing.
They get chosen and 'reshuffled' by the Prime MinisterTop jobs are often given to the PM's friends and supporters. It's called a " reshuffle" when lots of The Ministers are moved around, promoted or fired. Ministers can move between very different departments, so for instance they could move from transport to culture.
They don't need to be an expertSo the health secretary doesn't need to have worked as a doctor or nurse, for example. They take advice and decide what The Department does. They take into account how much money needs to be spent, whether it's what the government promised they'd do, and how it affects voters.
Then it's up to Other People to get it doneEach department works with civil Servants - People who aren't elected politicians or loyal to any Political Party . They work to make the government's plans happen.
There's a special Room - and Table - for meetings in 10 Downing StreetThe Cabinet meets weekly around a long Table covered in Deep Green felt and there's a carved chair for every Minister . The PM sits in The Middle and where Everyone Else sits is said to indicate how important they are.
Cabinet ministers get an extra £70,000 on top of their MP salaryBut it can be a big political risk. If things go wrong in their department, ministers are usually expected to take The Fall and resign.
Source of news: bbc.com
