Government departments take time out for English TV event (10)
I believe the answer is:
miniseries
'government departments take time out for english tv' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.
'event' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'event' could be 'series' (Series is an example) and 'series' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'mini' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for miniseries that I've seen before include "TV programme" , "TV programmes?" .)