Antony Jay
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Sir Antony Jay CVO CBE |
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Antony Rupert Jay 20 April 1930 |
| Died | 21 August 2016 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | British |
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Sir Antony Rupert Jay, CVO, CBE (20 April 1930 – 21 August 2016) was an English writer, broadcaster, and director, famous for co-authoring, with Jonathan Lynn, the British political comedies Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister (1980–88). He wrote The Householder's Guide to Community Defence Against Bureaucratic Aggression (1972).
Jay had a distinguished career as a broadcaster and in public relations, for which he was created a Knight Bachelor in 1988. He also wrote the BBC television documentary Royal Family and co-wrote Elizabeth R, after which he was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for personal services to the Royal Family.
He was educated at St Paul's School and Magdalene College, Cambridge, graduating with first-class honours in classics and comparative philology.
After national service in the Royal Signals, he joined BBC Television in 1955, and was a member of the team that launched the current affairs programme Tonight, of which he was editor from 1962-63. From 1963-64 he was Head of Television Talk Features, before leaving the BBC to take up a career as a freelance writer and producer. He was knighted in 1988 and remained a mordant observer of politics, including those of the broadcasters themselves. He was interviewed in the BBC TV documentary series Tory! Tory! Tory! and The Trap. Jay was a partner with John Cleese in the Video Arts training film production company.
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