Who reads the papers? - Yes, Prime Minister - BBC Comedy (HD)

In this clip from the episode "A Conflict of Interest" (1987), Prime Minister, Jim Hacker explains to Sir Humphrey and Bernard the importance of the papers and who reads which one.
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[@TrinityCourtStudios]

Humphrey and Bernard’s faces at 1:27 and 1:37 respectively shows how CLOSE those two actors came to breaking character. Absolutely nailed it.

[@Trek001]

You actually can see Sir Humphrey's actor break - when we get the "Sun readers" line, look at the reflection of the push plate - Nigel Hawthorne just drops the paper's he's holding onto the table and seconds later you hear a huge belly laugh in his vocal range

[@hazelcornell4311]

LOL, so true.