Margaret Thatcher said that Lynn 's co - written and hit ` ` Yes , Sir '' was her favorite show . Jonathan Lynn : MPs crowded into House of Commons bars to see themselves satirized . First of all , it suggested that Mrs. T had a sense of humor , something that no one had hitherto suspected . When she was losing favor , he says , Thatcher ` ` wrote '' a sketch and starred as herself . Lynn : Really written by a press secretary , it was a PR move to make people like her more .
Margaret Thatcher said that Lynn 's co - written and hit ` ` Yes , Sir '' was her favorite show . Jonathan Lynn : MPs crowded into House of Commons bars to see themselves satirized . When she was losing favor , he says , Thatcher ` ` wrote '' a sketch and starred as herself . Lynn : Really written by a press secretary , it was a PR move to make people like her more .