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@jimspink2922
@jimspink2922 2 жыл бұрын
What do you want Bernard ? I want to have a clear conscience. A clear conscience ? Yes When did you acquire this taste for luxury ? Classic 🤣🤣🤣
@boraradicevic1911
@boraradicevic1911 2 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@aleksanderfinstad5785
@aleksanderfinstad5785 2 жыл бұрын
😂😁🤣
@solaodebunmi9492
@solaodebunmi9492 2 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😅
@apomekhanes297
@apomekhanes297 Жыл бұрын
Sir Humphrey (Nigel Hawthorne) was phenomenal - the writing and Hawthorne's portrayal consistently excellent. But, "A clear conscience... when did you acquire this taste for luxuries?" is an absolute highlight. Hardest laugh I've had in the past month. I watched both series (YM and YPM) in their entirety some years ago, but didn't remember the details of this scene ... wasn't quite prepared for the level of perfection there. 🤣🤣🤣
@jimspink2922
@jimspink2922 Жыл бұрын
@@apomekhanes297 There is another scence where Sir Humphrey is talking with Sir Arnold who having retired from the civil service was Chairman of the Freedom of Information Committie and Sir Humphrey ask him..How things were going at Freedom Of Information and Sir Arnold replies without missing a beat replies Sorry cannot say
@GlasgowKissTwo
@GlasgowKissTwo 2 жыл бұрын
“You need to get behind someone before you can stab them in the back” Wonderful writing and acting
@AzguardMike
@AzguardMike Жыл бұрын
Odo: you'd stab a man in the back? Garak: of course! its the safest way to be sure Sir Humphrey: Mr Garak, you excell yourself once again!
@thatguyfromcetialphaV
@thatguyfromcetialphaV Жыл бұрын
Just Garak... Plan, simple... ​@@AzguardMike
@ministry_of_love
@ministry_of_love 10 ай бұрын
9:11
@Olyfrun
@Olyfrun 5 ай бұрын
That we watch it in 2024 is testament to the excellence of all those involved.
@georgefernandez7558
@georgefernandez7558 2 жыл бұрын
"The universities, both of them ..." A gem.
@maryasabeaashun201
@maryasabeaashun201 2 жыл бұрын
My fave!
@briananthony4044
@briananthony4044 2 жыл бұрын
The two he attended no doubt.
@johnking5174
@johnking5174 2 жыл бұрын
It is the pause in the sentence which makes it even better. The universities ... both of them.
@sevenpolar3483
@sevenpolar3483 2 жыл бұрын
one day that joke might not be relevant anymore and people will wonder what universities Humfrey was talking about, the fact that the joke has survived so long is a testament to just how powerful those institutions are.
@rotboy101
@rotboy101 2 жыл бұрын
@@sevenpolar3483 Oxford and Cambridge are the 2nd and 3rd oldest universities in the world. They've been around for centuries (800ish years) and will probably still be around for centuries to come.
@kyle381000
@kyle381000 10 ай бұрын
Arguably the most consistently well written series in television history.
@tolep
@tolep Ай бұрын
And it ended at the right moment, which is very rare. For example, "Married with Children" and "House MD" should have ended half as long.
@Mububban23
@Mububban23 2 жыл бұрын
Sir Humphrey really was the role of a lifetime. Such amazing writing, perfectly delivered every time
@jeremythompson5322
@jeremythompson5322 2 жыл бұрын
True, but I don't think the performance would have been as good without Hacker, or even Bernard. It's a role that doesn't really work in isolation.
@kodhaivaradarajan2154
@kodhaivaradarajan2154 2 жыл бұрын
All three of them. All three.
@profdc9501
@profdc9501 2 жыл бұрын
The shows (Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister) were one of the few gems that provides an insight into political life. The West Wing was a more idealistic take on the executive. If only more voters understood how the sausage is made.
@DomWeasel
@DomWeasel 2 жыл бұрын
That's why the remake was so awful. None of the actors were any good with their roles and they had zero chemistry.
@Mububban23
@Mububban23 2 жыл бұрын
@@DomWeasel There was a remake?!? never heard of it. I guess politics never changes really, but this show was absolute perfection so not sure why they bothered
@psr0459
@psr0459 2 жыл бұрын
"You must appear to offer them your full support. After all, you need to get behind someone before you can stab them in the back". …. 😂
@MarKeMu125
@MarKeMu125 8 ай бұрын
Keir Starmer vs Corbyn? Lolol
@jkerman5113
@jkerman5113 Жыл бұрын
"The official secrets act is not to protect secrets, it is to protect officials."
@MohanPillai-c9g
@MohanPillai-c9g 3 ай бұрын
Brilliant
@lucianfrostbane
@lucianfrostbane 6 күн бұрын
Reminds me of his chat with arnold Hows things going with the freedom of information act committee Sorry i cant talk about it
@iandhr1
@iandhr1 2 жыл бұрын
I’m an American and Yes Minister/Yes Prime Minister is one of my favorite shows of all time. Two of my favorite Sir Humphrey lines are “controversial means this will cost you votes, courageous means this will cost you the election. And “half of them are your enemies and the other half for the sort of friends that make you prefer your enemies.”
@MrBenzcdi
@MrBenzcdi 2 жыл бұрын
Those are great! Mine is “a mistake can only be seen as such, at the time, without the benefit of hindsight”.
@clairee4939
@clairee4939 2 жыл бұрын
“Minister, I don’t know what you don’t know, it could be almost anything” “The ship of state is the only ship that leaks from the top” “The Official Secrets Act isn’t there to protect secrets, it’s there to protect officials”
@bobbrewer5182
@bobbrewer5182 2 жыл бұрын
Favourite* Time for Americans to learn the English language.
@iandhr1
@iandhr1 2 жыл бұрын
@@bobbrewer5182 "Yes, the English speaking nations can be said to include the United States....With a certain generosity of spirit. " - Bernard
@clairee4939
@clairee4939 2 жыл бұрын
@@iandhr1 “two nations divided by a common language” Winston Churchill. Which just reminds me of when Hacker starts talking like Churchill lol
@tim7052
@tim7052 2 жыл бұрын
Nigel Hawthorne acted as Sir Humphrey Appleby in both series. His mastery in faultlessly delivering complex speech, his diction and timing will always underpin this,his legacy. His delivery was so superb that he created in the Civil Service the vernacular of "doing an Appleby". Such a credit to the English language is very rarely coined: which is a testament to his brilliant acting skills!!! R.I.P Sir Nigel. 👍
@annatamparow4917
@annatamparow4917 Жыл бұрын
I have had the honour of meeting Nigel Hawthorne in his role of The Madness of George III, and he accepted my humble gift with a handwritten note which I treasure to this day! May he rest in eternal peace!
@MrDarkweaver
@MrDarkweaver 10 ай бұрын
Let's not forget the writing he delivered so well. Nigel Hawthorne was part of a trio in that series that were absolutely perfectly cast, and each of them were brilliant. But the writing they delivered was comedic genius. How else can you explain something so funny, witty, and satrical about something as dry as minsterial politics?
@MyMusic-cd3do
@MyMusic-cd3do 7 ай бұрын
One of the things that made this series outstanding was that they were theater actors. Nigel Hawthorne said that he could still remember many of the monologues years after the show. The writing was genius, the triple threat of Eddington, Hawthorne, and Fowlds and the relevance of the show made it one of the best series ever. I bought the box set of DVDs and never get tired of watching it.
@tim7052
@tim7052 7 ай бұрын
@MyMusic-cd3do I bought the boxed set too!! Brilliant, and timeless, comedy!!
@RagnellAvalon
@RagnellAvalon Ай бұрын
It may interest you to know that the bureaucratic middlemen who infest all layers of government, especially aid programs, are in Australia almost universally referred to as "Sir Humphreys", although none of them have the original's wit or intellect.
@jtaylor8606
@jtaylor8606 Жыл бұрын
Nigel Hawthorn really was a first class actor - absolute genius level performance.
@stavrosk.2868
@stavrosk.2868 2 жыл бұрын
"Both of them" .....after 20 of 30 years, still cracks me up. Timeless. Classic.
@saradhiv3467
@saradhiv3467 2 жыл бұрын
Could you care to explain the joke to the non-English? Thanks
@johnwilliamson8110
@johnwilliamson8110 2 жыл бұрын
@@saradhiv3467 certainly, he is referring to Oxford and Cambridge. By implication he doesn’t regard anywhere else as a university.
@saradhiv3467
@saradhiv3467 2 жыл бұрын
@@johnwilliamson8110 I understood which two Unis. Over the course of time, its shown that he favours his own alum and I thought he preferred one over the other and when he said "both of them" he was making a one time concession.
@highvoltage7797
@highvoltage7797 2 жыл бұрын
@@saradhiv3467 Nah it’s what John said 😂
@arcticchrisx7724
@arcticchrisx7724 2 жыл бұрын
@@saradhiv3467 it was more than that even. He only really regarded another chap as being of sound standing if he was an alumni of the exact same college within Oxford Uni.
@igregmart
@igregmart 2 жыл бұрын
I served in NY (USA) state government law enforcement for 30 years until retiring from it about 10 years ago. I always made a point of watching all the episodes when they were released for both Yes PM and Yes Minister. They were very helpful in my government service ;)
@Stinger913
@Stinger913 2 жыл бұрын
Based
@miloholmans9665
@miloholmans9665 2 жыл бұрын
Bet you can still remember the first African American you hit 🤢🤢
@WhatsInAName222
@WhatsInAName222 5 ай бұрын
This has to be arguably the best TV show ever made. The writing is so sharp and the acting impeccable. I have been watching these episodes and these clips for the last 40 years and never tire of them. I know all the lines and yet just watching and listening to these brilliant actors deliver them is a treat every single time.
@MarkPayne-k7l
@MarkPayne-k7l 3 ай бұрын
Best after Fawlty Towers
@pauly
@pauly 3 ай бұрын
Completely agree.
@davidlingwood4873
@davidlingwood4873 2 жыл бұрын
Nigel Hawthorn as Sir Humphrey is an absolute legend and genius. Superb performance and superb writing.😊
@Emilpoika
@Emilpoika Жыл бұрын
"No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend’s or of thine own were; any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee."
@passiveaggressive6175
@passiveaggressive6175 2 жыл бұрын
“Universities-both of them”😅 pure comedy gold
@AtomicHombek
@AtomicHombek 3 ай бұрын
What I like is that Bernard isn't dull. Sir Humphrey is just brilliant. Fantastic writing.
@captainfrandad1138
@captainfrandad1138 5 ай бұрын
As a former minute-writer I can fully appreciate Sir Humphrey's advice to Bernard.
@lukashavel7690
@lukashavel7690 2 жыл бұрын
"I need to know everything." Great Palpatine moment there!
@ThePamastymui
@ThePamastymui 6 ай бұрын
Timeless and overlooked. With the state of massive surveillance, this line becomes more relevant everyday.
@budapestgambit8946
@budapestgambit8946 6 ай бұрын
Fun fact. A polling company actually did the Sir Humphrey National Service questions and got the same results as Sir Humphrey said.
@mattwho81
@mattwho81 5 ай бұрын
“Neville Chamberlains was very keen on peace!” :D pure genius!
@Michelle_Schu-blacka
@Michelle_Schu-blacka 2 жыл бұрын
A timeless classic. So well written albeit disturbingly close to reality, although today's politicians aren't this intelligent.
@lauterunvollkommenheit4344
@lauterunvollkommenheit4344 2 жыл бұрын
Sir Humphrey isn't a politician.
@Michelle_Schu-blacka
@Michelle_Schu-blacka 2 жыл бұрын
@@lauterunvollkommenheit4344 It's a weird one because Civil Servants are effectively the government.
@Your.Uncle.AngMoh
@Your.Uncle.AngMoh 2 жыл бұрын
@@lauterunvollkommenheit4344 Spot on.
@raifthemad
@raifthemad 2 жыл бұрын
Both Bernard and Sir Humphrey are in fact unelected bueraucrats from civil service.
@jesperengelbredt
@jesperengelbredt 2 жыл бұрын
This should be shown to all kids in the higher grades in school to prepare them for the bullshit politicians are pulling all the time.
@lucybarnard3954
@lucybarnard3954 3 ай бұрын
Humphrey’s facial expressions are brilliant, he doesn’t need to say things. Great writing, and acting
@applejuice5272
@applejuice5272 2 жыл бұрын
*Sir Humphrey:* "...the National Theatre into a carpet sale warehouse?" *Bernard:* "It looks like one, actually!" *Sir Humphrey:* "We gave the architect a knighthood so that nobody would ever say that!" 🤣🤣
@RagnellAvalon
@RagnellAvalon Ай бұрын
I looked it up and it REALLY does
@NJJ77
@NJJ77 3 ай бұрын
I always catch bits I didn't remember whenever I rewatch - "Lossimouth is that a place?" "What do you think it was?" "A dogfood" !!!! X-D
@JGalt-em4xu
@JGalt-em4xu Жыл бұрын
14:20 As an Oxford man, Sir Humphrey very broad minded to acknowledge the existence of a second university.
@mhug162
@mhug162 9 ай бұрын
Not so suprising, Hull is a great instituition. Larkin, you know.
@AthelstanEngland
@AthelstanEngland 9 ай бұрын
LOL very good sir... "both of them" one of the best lines of the whole series, short and concise compared to Sir Humphrey's regular soliloquies.
@ruthmeb
@ruthmeb 7 ай бұрын
You spelled "better" incorrectly.
@granthurlburt4062
@granthurlburt4062 Ай бұрын
Hilarious!
@TunaFreeDolphinMeat
@TunaFreeDolphinMeat 2 жыл бұрын
Still rate this as one of the best sitcoms ever made.
@liamclarke5761
@liamclarke5761 2 жыл бұрын
Best political sitcom that is
@Captn_Slow
@Captn_Slow 2 жыл бұрын
What? I thought it was a documentary!
@siriondil4739
@siriondil4739 2 жыл бұрын
After all these clips got recommended to me I finally started watching it in full, am almost done with series 2 of Yes, Minister now, and I fully agree. I think it’s certainly one of the finest comedies I’ve ever seen.
@liamclarke5761
@liamclarke5761 2 жыл бұрын
@@siriondil4739 what about only fools and horses
@greggweber9967
@greggweber9967 2 жыл бұрын
A great primer for politics on both sides of the Pond.
@lamaisontokyo4696
@lamaisontokyo4696 11 ай бұрын
Funny because intelligent. One of my favourite shows.
@SilverSurfer5150
@SilverSurfer5150 4 ай бұрын
The writing of this series is simply unrivalled! You can watch it over and over and never become weary of it - and bearing in mind it’s done talking about the most boring subject on earth, politics, it’s beyond astonishing! Watching this clip on the 27th of September 2024.
@vhawk1951kl
@vhawk1951kl 2 жыл бұрын
it just goes to show how easy it is to rig an opinion poll, and is done beautifully elegantly
@damienocallaghan2648
@damienocallaghan2648 2 жыл бұрын
If Sir Humphrey was American he would ne DONALD TRUMP
@vhawk1951kl
@vhawk1951kl 2 жыл бұрын
@@damienocallaghan2648 those that abuse capital letters emphasise nothing but the hysteria of the abuser. I doubt someone with the wits of Sir Humphrey could possibly arise in America.
@alfredthegreat9543
@alfredthegreat9543 2 жыл бұрын
​@@damienocallaghan2648 Eh? Appleby is highly intelligent, Trump is the only idiot in a village populated by baboons.
@oliverschoneck7750
@oliverschoneck7750 2 жыл бұрын
Humphrey is far more intelligent and would be down right furious at being compared to that nincompoop.
@Voron_Aggrav
@Voron_Aggrav 8 ай бұрын
@@damienocallaghan2648 you made the poor chap roll in his grave... anyone with that level of sophistication and ability would after being compared to that...
@warringtonminge4167
@warringtonminge4167 3 ай бұрын
The scariest aspect of this last century programme is that it's still true and timely which is a massive tribute to the unreal skill of the writers as well as the three principals.
@MarkJohnson-ro1ed
@MarkJohnson-ro1ed 2 жыл бұрын
Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister were marvellous documentaries!
@julianaylor4351
@julianaylor4351 2 жыл бұрын
😁😆❤️
@v1e1r1g1e1
@v1e1r1g1e1 2 жыл бұрын
Yes... or, rather, exposes of what goes on behind closed doors.
@AzguardMike
@AzguardMike Жыл бұрын
according to the doccumentry, the episodes were based on leaks by three MP's close to the PM. So Humpy and Hacker saying Number 10 is the only ship that leaks from within, is very true
@MarkJohnson-ro1ed
@MarkJohnson-ro1ed Жыл бұрын
@@AzguardMike It was worse than that. There were apparently several senior members of the civil service that were sending the writers all the background information that they needed on a regular basis.
@dandy-lions5788
@dandy-lions5788 7 ай бұрын
@@AzguardMike "The ship of state, Bernard, is the only ship that leaks from the top."
@blackpoolbarmpot
@blackpoolbarmpot Жыл бұрын
One of the best written, best acted, best researched comedy's of all time.
@jshaers96
@jshaers96 2 жыл бұрын
One thing that strikes me about this show is the length of the scenes - it's closer to theatre than TV. They go on for quite a long time but we don't really notice because they are so well-written and the actors know what they are doing and can keep the energy up. I doubt TV directors would allow a scene to last more than a couple of minutes now because they would be frightened of the audience getting bored. Most TV now is made so quickly that there's no time for rehearsal, so that if a longish scene works it will usually involve very experienced actors. Otherwise they will break up scenes and intercut them with other ones so that the time doesn't drag so much.
@mdhazeldine
@mdhazeldine 2 жыл бұрын
This sitcom ages like a fine wine. With every government it becomes more like reality.
@matthewparker9276
@matthewparker9276 Жыл бұрын
It always was reality, governments have just gotten complacent in putting on a front.
@Haztagz
@Haztagz 2 жыл бұрын
40 years later .. and its scarily more accurate today .. Some shows are truly timeless
@Cloudberry46
@Cloudberry46 2 жыл бұрын
Apart from being one of the best series ever, it also stands as the best insight of how government works.
@someb0dy2
@someb0dy2 2 жыл бұрын
You mean how government STILL works.
@marknoonan3854
@marknoonan3854 3 ай бұрын
"The Universities...both of them" lol
@mikethatguy2103
@mikethatguy2103 2 жыл бұрын
Weve always loved this show. Back then it was political satire, watching it now seems like reality television. LOL. An extraordinary brilliant comedy.
@raifthemad
@raifthemad 2 жыл бұрын
It was reality TV back then as well, the guy that Humphrey was based upon was cooperating with the writing staff and some of the events are based on actual ones, like getting drunk at the arabian reception for instance.
@tariqsyed445
@tariqsyed445 2 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest series, ever ! Humor and truth, manipulated together, so brilliantly !! One of my favorites !!
@silenciothequiet3471
@silenciothequiet3471 2 жыл бұрын
YPM wasn't entertainment, it's priceless life lessons about the reality of political power at the executive level.
@Voron_Aggrav
@Voron_Aggrav 8 ай бұрын
not just that, but also how to approach situations, that's the beauty, it works on any level of management as long as you can steer things
@ministry_of_love
@ministry_of_love 10 ай бұрын
4:41 Bernard: I thought you only needed to know things on an need to know basis. Sir Humphrey: I need to know everything! How else can I judge whether or not I need to know it.
@arturs2436
@arturs2436 Жыл бұрын
Not to be surprised but Dame (and former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom) Margaret Tatcher was a big fan and loyal watcher of both series and: 1)By 1984 she made sure write a sketch which you can see here/Yt named"Yes Real Prime Minister AKA The Thatcher Sketch"(performed on the National Viewers and Listeners Awards in 1984)with herself. Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne involved in it. and 2) When the producers asked persmission to tape a segment outside the real Downing Street 10 facade (part of Season 1 of Yes Prime Minister, Eppisode 4"The Key"(1986)), she allowed it to happen.
@warrenookland8169
@warrenookland8169 2 жыл бұрын
I have watched this dozens of times, both on TV and on line, it still holds up.
@sg_hokkien_opera
@sg_hokkien_opera 2 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite all time shows! I rewatch the whole series every few years.
@trooperdgb9722
@trooperdgb9722 11 ай бұрын
Bernard.... come and sit down... LOL
@aviramvijh
@aviramvijh Ай бұрын
The beauty of the English language. ❤
@thatguyfromcetialphaV
@thatguyfromcetialphaV 2 ай бұрын
'This is a BRITISH democracy, Bernard!' I was rolling.
@mistywolf312
@mistywolf312 2 жыл бұрын
My American friend was confused as to why i wasn't worried about Boris resigning, I told him to watch some yes minister clips on KZbin, he came back to me with, but its a comedy and I replied so was MASH ! Now he understands.
@TheGrenadier97
@TheGrenadier97 2 жыл бұрын
The very best of british comedy, no doubt about that.
@maryasabeaashun201
@maryasabeaashun201 2 жыл бұрын
The very best of comedy, not just British. Period.
@denisemcdougal6445
@denisemcdougal6445 11 ай бұрын
I simply love British humor ❤ Well written, excellent delivery
@23theseeker50
@23theseeker50 2 жыл бұрын
The more I've watched this gem of a comedy I realise what genius the writing and brilliant acting of these characters they make politics fun to watch utterly compelling true genius all the lead actor's are sorely missed BRILLIANT, AMAZING, WONDERFUL CAN'T PRAISE THEM ENOUGH.
@DarkFire515
@DarkFire515 5 ай бұрын
The perfect script delivered by the perfect cast. Genius from start to finish!
@markgibbins4143
@markgibbins4143 2 жыл бұрын
Never grows old ,superb writing
@timmygrace1
@timmygrace1 2 жыл бұрын
a clear conscience, when did you acquire this taste for luxuries. 😂
@Johnny-dz6vl
@Johnny-dz6vl 2 жыл бұрын
2022 and still relevant today. Brilliant 👏
@andreashaynes3346
@andreashaynes3346 2 жыл бұрын
Sir Humphrey in his element. Outstanding 😂👍
@coolersmoke
@coolersmoke 7 ай бұрын
"The Universities.. both of them" 😀 The very best script writing of all time.
@arabellamileham9978
@arabellamileham9978 5 ай бұрын
Forty years on and it's still brilliant!
@bonfacefundafunda5841
@bonfacefundafunda5841 6 ай бұрын
‘Bernard come and sit down’.. start of a lesson from Sir Humphrey!
@petermostyneccleston2884
@petermostyneccleston2884 2 жыл бұрын
"The Universities, Both of them." I always thought that Sir Humphrey was wrong about that, having lived near Oxford, I have only been able to count 1 University.
@diestormlie
@diestormlie Жыл бұрын
That just goes to show the even-handed, far-sighted nature of the Civil Service.
@Bhanz1
@Bhanz1 Жыл бұрын
Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister was an education in politics
@DanielWright-np3fq
@DanielWright-np3fq 7 ай бұрын
This entire show should be mandatory viewing in all schools. It is a perfect primer to government.
@CrazyRev
@CrazyRev Ай бұрын
"The universities - both of them." Superb!
@williamdrijver4141
@williamdrijver4141 Жыл бұрын
A timeless masterclass acting and how bureaucracies all over the world operate. Superb quality in every aspect!
@Maisiewuppp
@Maisiewuppp 9 ай бұрын
Yes, it really is universal but so well clothed in British-ness.
@markc7440
@markc7440 2 жыл бұрын
The best ever documentary about British politics.
@brucemckean2848
@brucemckean2848 11 ай бұрын
Only British?
@stefan6412
@stefan6412 4 ай бұрын
The writing of this show is superb.
@bonfacefundafunda5841
@bonfacefundafunda5841 6 ай бұрын
‘The universities ..both of them’😂
@Fourevrlearning
@Fourevrlearning Жыл бұрын
Bernard is quite brilliant and underrated.
@veelat6176
@veelat6176 Жыл бұрын
I’m crying - subtitles for sir Humphrey is ‘hungry’ and ‘Batman’ for Bernard 😂😂😂
@srbicelis
@srbicelis 2 жыл бұрын
min 09:29 change his mind: 1) express absolute support 2) list praise worthie qualities that makes him unsuitable for the job 3) make those become a vice by labeling them 4) name the bad points by defending them with excuses... wow!!!
@valicourt
@valicourt 2 жыл бұрын
I heard a minister say on radio 4 about Boris J. before he was forced out of office: “Yes he is a liar but his heart is in the right place.” That was point 4 taken care of.
@sue7014
@sue7014 7 ай бұрын
Pure politics
@nottimhortons
@nottimhortons 2 жыл бұрын
You could label this as a documentary program on PBS and the people will not blink.
@MrEst1953
@MrEst1953 2 жыл бұрын
The very best of British Comedy.
@AlexanderPacker
@AlexanderPacker 9 ай бұрын
Humphrey's "hands of the barbarians" jeremiad is perhaps the greatest distillation of Establishment tenets ever achieved.
@DJ-ll4mq
@DJ-ll4mq 11 ай бұрын
Such delicious writing and faultless delivery.
@petroskalligas7186
@petroskalligas7186 2 ай бұрын
Simply awesome and, almost, eternal!
@cherisewiltshire5232
@cherisewiltshire5232 2 жыл бұрын
Best sitcom of all time!
@idiot-cd6pl
@idiot-cd6pl 7 ай бұрын
Many a true word spoken in jest. This was Margret Thatcher's favorite TV program.
@neilmcginn2074
@neilmcginn2074 2 ай бұрын
I don't know where I prefer Derek more - as Bernard or as SGT Oscar Blaketon in Heartbeat 😂. He is just GOOD! Rest in peace.
@jeg5gom
@jeg5gom 8 ай бұрын
As a fan of Machiavelian methods, Humphrey is my non-plus-ultra favorite! He's so despicable, one can only admire him 🤣🤣👍 🇺🇲🤝🇬🇧
@laszlokaestner5766
@laszlokaestner5766 2 ай бұрын
In these clips Bernard plays the part of the pupil to Sir Humphrey so that we the audience can learn something. In other scenes it is different and Bernard comes into his own as a very capable operator in his own right. in the cannon for the series Bernard eventually becomes Sir Bernard and is promoted to Cabinet Secretary (Humphrey's job) himself.
@wotireckon
@wotireckon 2 жыл бұрын
This ought to be on the national curriculum.
@Lawesp
@Lawesp 7 ай бұрын
Some of the best tele I’ve ever seen 😂🎉
@partharege440
@partharege440 2 жыл бұрын
This is gold very grateful to all the folks at the bbc 🙏👍
@Bawheidbob
@Bawheidbob 2 жыл бұрын
Let's not go too far lol
@Pwills
@Pwills 2 жыл бұрын
@@Bawheidbob I bet none of them have ever had that said to them before 😂🤣😂
@ihsandujaili8515
@ihsandujaili8515 2 жыл бұрын
Without any doubt "Yes, minster" is the crown 👑 of the BBC sitcom, l borrowed it many times from the library till I end up buying the complete collection to say the least!
@michaelmeredith9470
@michaelmeredith9470 2 жыл бұрын
This would never get commissioned today
@b00le
@b00le 2 жыл бұрын
Always good to be reminded how perfect the writing and performances were. Just noticed how bad the lighting was.
@nobel87able
@nobel87able Жыл бұрын
"If the right people don't get the power, the wrong people will get it" That sounds right.. And yet somehow i am sure that i will get beaten if i used it as campaign slogan
@nobel87able
@nobel87able Жыл бұрын
P.S I think this is why the regional government major hire the people but the central government or the overseer aka the governor paid/approved their salary payment.
@AttilatheNun-xv6kc
@AttilatheNun-xv6kc 5 ай бұрын
Bernard is such a pivotal character.
@thejfg7741
@thejfg7741 2 жыл бұрын
People say that this is a reflection of politics, actually it’s about power. It’s genius, but it’s about power in all its forms
@schubertuk
@schubertuk 2 жыл бұрын
The exercise of power is about politics (with a lower case 'p') - they are eternally entwined.
@WolfieRich1
@WolfieRich1 2 жыл бұрын
Exquisite writing and acting.
@vhawk1951kl
@vhawk1951kl 2 жыл бұрын
I doubt if any contemporary actor could remember and deliver the following lines from the episode: "what a tangled web we weave" as well as Nigel Hawthorne : "Unfortunately although the answer was indeed clear, simple and straightforward, there is some difficulty in justifiably assigning to it the fourth of the epithets you applied to the statement, inasmuch as the precise correlation between the information you communicated and the facts, in so far as they can be determined and demonstrated, is such as to cause epistemological problems of sufficient magnitude as to lay upon the logical and semantic resources of the English language a heavier burden than they can reasonably be expected to bear." I also doubt that many contemporary beings have a sufficient attention span rather longer than that of the average goldfish or garden furniture, to understand them or find them amusing. I'm almost certain that no contemporary American could possibly follow them, although the immortal Dorothy Parker would have relished them with delight. Anyone that can write: “Those familiar with the novels of Miss X will look forward to her next novel with the sort of enthusiasm generally reserved to that of the fatted calf when contemplating the return of the prodigal son.” could also have written those words delivered so perfectly by Nigel Hawthorne. Wits such as those are rare in any land let alone America.I doubt if contemporary America can produce another wit like that of Dorothy Parker, although tthe writers of the big bang theory do indeed come close at times. There are indeed some that sneer at Americans but they forget some of the wonders that America has produced, not least Robert Benchley and Dorothy Parker - real cynics are not common in contemporary America, as far as I can determine. The predisposition of contemporary Americans to sentimentality would have to be excised before another Dorothy Parker might be possible.
@trooperdgb9722
@trooperdgb9722 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful hearing Humphrey tell Bernard that HE never comes to the point!
@leecarney4373
@leecarney4373 16 күн бұрын
Comedy is famously the artform that holds up the left well over time Other than the suits and the wallpaper this show could have premiered yesterday and would still work Shows what genius the writing is
@romeyburgin7221
@romeyburgin7221 2 жыл бұрын
This is not a sitcom, this is reality then and today
@samil5601
@samil5601 8 ай бұрын
"This is a British democracy!" How painfully true after all these years.
@davecap2641
@davecap2641 8 ай бұрын
Always loved this clever script. Still relevant today.
@vallee3140
@vallee3140 2 жыл бұрын
So clever it could have been made today, and the acting is superb.
@robdykes3659
@robdykes3659 2 жыл бұрын
No it couldn't according to the woke agenda you would have to have half if them black,some black woman in it,a man in a wheelchair,a transgender arsehole for the LGBT+ mob a asian person,just to get pass the planning stage,so your not accuse of racism against minority people,this why tv is shit today
@sonnylambert4893
@sonnylambert4893 2 жыл бұрын
So clever it would not be allowed to be made today particularly criticizing progressive liberal Marxist governments in Western civilizations
@michaelmeredith9470
@michaelmeredith9470 2 жыл бұрын
There are no writers around today let alone actors that could make a series of such subtlety
@richardarriaga6271
@richardarriaga6271 2 жыл бұрын
@@michaelmeredith9470 Not true. It's a studio exec problem.
@rkgaustin
@rkgaustin 2 жыл бұрын
An entire political education in one show.
@redset11
@redset11 2 жыл бұрын
I want to go back to the days when people were more intelligent and programmes like this were very popular.
@abhaygsingh4405
@abhaygsingh4405 2 жыл бұрын
Intelligent media gives rise to intelligent patrons, intelligent patrons expects its government to be accountable to people. Now we can't have that can we Bernard.😉
@amoral_minority
@amoral_minority 2 жыл бұрын
When was that? People were always stupid. If anything, they are slightly less stupid now, but that isn't saying much.
@abhaygsingh4405
@abhaygsingh4405 2 жыл бұрын
@@amoral_minority true, just trying to be coy
@amoral_minority
@amoral_minority 2 жыл бұрын
@@abhaygsingh4405 not talking about your comment, yours was funny
@HDreamer
@HDreamer 2 жыл бұрын
I wonder if there's a site that has the number on how many people actually watched it back in the day.
@avantelvsitania3359
@avantelvsitania3359 2 жыл бұрын
4:37 - Didn’t know German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was a British actor in the 80s, but honestly he hasn’t aged a day.
@SardonicALLY
@SardonicALLY Жыл бұрын
This show is perfection.
@morrisizing
@morrisizing Жыл бұрын
Still a masterpiece.
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