Comedy Connections: Yes Minister 3

Comedy Connections: Yes Minister

[@grahamclark4518]

A truly timeless show. Sadly 3 of its biggest acts now gone. Heart-breaking

[@veroniquendambo3242]

😪😪😪

[@TrollMeister_]

Only AI can bring them back to life. Same faces, same voices..animated and following new scripts.

[@russellwaterson3304]

I met Paul when he came to Perth, Australia, as I was his chauffeur. I can testify how the pollies fell over him as mentioned and was treated as if he was a visiting head of government.

[@YesMinisterMuseum]

Oh that's nice!

[@alexmackay7454]

Lucky you. What sort of chap was he?

[@adamrandall5163]

So he was treated the same way here that Sir Les was treated when he went over there?

[@00bikeboy]

Thank you for sharing that. I wish he'd have visited Canada, I think he would have received the same treatment. What a wonderful legacy all three have left for us. Timeless.

[@YesMinisterMuseum]

@MichaelKingsfordGray No need to introduce yourself.

[@MovieMad007]

"you mean you lost your key" lol brilliant comedy!!!

[@ColinWatters]

Hacker: First rule in politics: never believe anything until it's officially denied.

[@kevinchappell3694]

As a Canadian who's country share the Parliamentary system, I always found this show both brilliant and terrifying.

[@lrhoneyghan9203]

Agreed, much the same for JAMAICA.

[@RasPutintheGreat]

Documentary.

[@jlelliotton]

And accurate but in Canada we have the federal and 10 provincial (and 3 territorial) governments which are the same

[@chhandasbhattacharyya9864]

Same in India.

[@jamalmohamed2382]

Same here in kenya

[@MichaelSimmons.]

I first found Yes, Minister, in the mid 80's on PBS. Then, became even a bigger fan of Yes, Prime Minister. My favorite British comedy.

[@SachinKalbag0611]

I must have seen this entire series at least a dozen times, and I still laugh just as loudly as I did the first time. Brilliant, absolutely brilliant writing and acting by all three principal characters. The books are equally outstanding, and any fan of the television series ought to have them on the bookshelf.

[@arvindk451]

Sachin Kalbag I almost fell off the bed many a times while reading the books, they are damn funnier than the series themselves

[@richardlloyd2589]

Indeed so, and they are right there, paper back for the Yes Minister series, and hardback for Yes PM.

[@suvonil_]

What's the name of the books? Can I find them online?

[@SachinKalbag0611]

@@suvonil_ They have the same names as the series.

[@suvonil_]

@@SachinKalbag0611 Thank you!

[@Vagabondo-fs6qu]

Derek Fowlds RIP January 17th, 2020

[@paulsengupta971]

RIP Sir Bernard

[@juliencahn9581]

@Jim Alley Integral part of the mix. . . much missed

[@carolinepereira409]

He was completely adorably brilliantly understated 😍

[@mad_magpie_rough_gems1065]

Best tv series ever. How many times in the last 30 years have the words of Sir Humphrey come to mind as I look at current affairs ...?

[@josephfarrugia2350]

My goodness the comedy world...the WORLD...misses this brilliant series! RIP Paul & Nigel, you'll never be forgotten, gratitude for the laughs.

[@suhaskulkarni3946]

It is an immortal TV show. Even after 4 decades, the entertainment part of it and the element of the comedy epitome, refuses to fade away.

[@pt1sa1]

Yes minister and yes prime minister is the platinum of political comedy satire. To this date I watch it and my son too, it is so well written and delivered. RIP Paul Eddington, nigel Hawthorne and derek foulds. The trio and all involved created a masterpiece of comedy. Loved it when growing up on 80s and still love it.

[@drewmcmillan3462]

There will be none like Nigel, though. EVER!

[@akanecortich8197]

The Brits have made some of the greatest genuine comedy series.

[@danieloliver4558]

Rule Britannia 🇬🇧

[@malcolmabram2957]

Okay hands up, I AM British, but in an unambiguous unperturbed commodious frame of paradigm, I beg, with full elucidation of the reference frame of your conclusions and appraisal of this show, to inform you that I agree with you.

[@Mark_Dyer1]

Bless you, Akane! I suspect the secret lies in "Little Islanders" having a laugh at our pomposities! It's there is all the best British comedies.

[@vickrant3523]

I just can't think of any other country which has lead the world in so many fields and for such a long time and still leading. I just keep wondering Is it in the genes!

[@ferdinandfrancis9673]

Right you are, and America has copied some to make great tv comedy.

[@ahcokris]

hacker's churchill delusion was just amazing =) brilliant. a great show. love it.

[@ahcokris]

no profanity, no vulgarity, no sex or explosions....wins most awards ever....

[@flyingdutch9818]

Grew up in Melbourne Australia and spotted ‘Jim’ walking about Carlton one day and recognised him immediately due to watching this program with my parents growing up. Genius writing and simply beautiful performances by all involved.

[@jonjones971]

About 10 years ago, Cathay Pacific streamed this show again... What a delight on a boring flight....a few times, I laughed so loud to almost wake my fellow passengers... What a delight this show is... I have never seen a better comedy anywhere in the world... Absolute genius from all involved...

[@jenniferknight5343]

Pirabee. You’ve said it all. God bless them. We will never see their like again. I too watched them for years and still laugh out loud today, always fresh. God bless the Writers too. Talented people in the right place at the right time. Let’s face it, they had wonderful material to work with. Thanks for the many hours of laughter ... and still going.

[@peterd788]

I remember watching that last interview with Paul Eddington on Face To Face. It was so tragic. He was such a talented and dignified man.

[@faustdownunder]

The YM TV series has and is still enriching people's lives all over the world. The best British humour by far.

[@jow.6605]

Yes Minister, Yes Prime Minister and Fawlty Towers are priceless British comedy gems which will never lose their incredible “funniness” with time.

[@MrBandholm]

Regarding that Paul was seen as part of the government abroad... He might just have been a better PM than the latest few!

[@Runix1]

Could certainly use him now.

[@septegram]

Certainly better than the bleeding nightmare you have now!

[@red5hosting]

I used to watch in the 80s and my sister presented me on my birthday the books in 2 volumes in Portuguese language. I still have them and every so often I re-read it again.

[@kieranmorris7315]

My grandfather had a friend in Canberra (Aus capital) at the time the show aired and apparently no one in Parliament House could be found to get anything done when the show was on because they had all dashed home or to the nearest screen to watch, it was that accurate to their jobs and that entertaining.

[@allenjenkins7947]

I was also told, at the time, that if anyone in Canberra was asked a question by a Minister, they were forbidden to use the actual words "yes Minister", but had to say that's correct or that's affirmative, etc.

[@jenniferschmitzer299]

Mum told me that too - when it was first aired on channel 2 and not the repeats. Not even a skerrick of a ring after 8 pm by any party type or anyone. Open slather of course after 9ish... gosh, that memory is from years ago!

[@jenniferschmitzer299]

Allen Jenkins ha, that’s really quite amusing

[@margarethillier9188]

Classic stuff indeed. I'm 48yo,and this was on during my teens. I could never tire of watching this.

[@beaconterraoneonline]

One of the very best series ever on television. Brilliant in so many respects.

[@akanecortich8197]

I loved the part of Bernard , the guy who knew really what was going, but only spoke when spoken to.

[@U2QuoZepplin]

I don’t know if Derek Fawlds is a lot younger than Paul Eddingtond and Nigel Hawthorne but it sort of shows how young Paul and Nigel were when they left us. It makes you sorry for Derek to have lost two of his closest friends and alumni.

[@idleonlooker1078]

Simply superb! And as long as there's politicians, civil servants and government - a timeless, and very relevant, comedy as well!! 😊👍

[@amkaen]

"You take his key away from him!" Ba-ha-ha!

[@CNCTEMATIC]

Eddington's performances are the most impressive amongst the three, IMHO. The script did most of Hawthorne's job for him.

[@markletts2000]

Derrick Fowlds 😊what a gentleman 👏🇬🇧

[@kalyansubramani]

Never has TV produced such disturbingly dark comedy. Truly and proudly British.

[@amojak]

Monty python puts its hand up

[@BertieWooster7137]

I don't know what the greatest English language sitcom is, but I do know it's either Yes, Minister or Frasier. The writing was impeccable!

[@MrBandholm]

Given the amount of education into how policy is going in circles, and the amount episodes that more than 35 years later is still just as relevant.... Added to some of the funniest and best acted characters ever put to screen, "Yes minister" and "Yes prime minister" is (at least to my mind) the single greatest sitcom ever put on television... I would even go as far as to say that it is perhaps even the greatest political documentary, given how much it continues to be relevant.

[@christopherblake9583]

now there's a wonderful thought..PM Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey both secretly fly to America for therapy to deal with each other. Jim Hackers therapist Dr Crane and Sir Humphreys? The other Dr Crane... if only

[@hkchan1339]

Fraiser is American

[@leadcloud8290]

bandholm Adding to that the consistency of high quality between episodes ... I mean this is the one series where every episode is gold.

[@tobyhart8515]

Good combatants. Both superbly written. I'd go with YM with another competitor in the mix, Blackadder Goes Fourth.

[@amitkar5316]

It is such a fantastic show -- and it continues to amaze me how much some of the themes/plotlines still apply today!

[@yutethebeaute]

Yes, Bernard. We miss them, too.

[@BarryVP12]

Thankyou. Wow that shows what a great show it is, everyone regardless of age appreciates and understands it and what it did and how relevant it is now still and will be.

[@pennysimmons2905]

And the context hasn’t changed , Europe, unions, the NHS and overseas, all the same issues today. Unbelievable series fantastic

[@vickrant3523]

I also have immeasurable appreciation for the sophisticated way english is spoken and written in England in comparison to the way it is spoken in other countries

[@CompanyLagoon]

I love this series to pieces and beyond all reason! I love it! I love it! I love it! I love it!!!!

[@hoatattis7283]

Brilliant,the three of them

[@johnking5174]

Just take a look at how Paul Eddington looked here at 1:19 compared to here at 1:34 - these two scenes were made a year apart from each other, with 1:34 being from the first Yes PM series and 1:19 from Series 2 of Yes PM. You can notice the effects of Paul's skin cancer during these two appearances. Great man who be able to work through such an illness and still be 100% funny.

[@carolinepereira409]

Loved this show and still do... Absolutely brilliant! 😍

[@johnking5174]

In reality, if Jim Hacker was our Prime Minister we all know who was really in charge. Prime Minister Sir Humphrey Appleby and what a safe Britain that would be with Humpy as Prime Minister.

[@alanvanallen7762]

Bernard...I think he wants to run the country. Sir Humphrey...well stop him Bernard ! Absolute classic,best TV series ever.RIP Paul,Nigel and Derek.Still watching the DVD's of this

[@Jo-uy6jh]

I’m not a fan of comedies but this programme is so funny, even after all these years. Timeless, charming and witty. The best of British TV!

[@msinvincible2000]

Humprey and Hacker were awesome, but I still prefer Bernard: he's hilarious!

[@damo2353]

Bernard is selling himself a bit short there. He was bloody brilliant as well. He didn't have as big a part to play but he had quite a few one-liners which he delivered with impeccable timing.

[@jameskaruga6730]

I agree Bernard (Derek Fowlds) was a comic genius, great delivery, and great foil highly underappreciated. Great Actor

[@solytix1854]

One of my favourite lines is the 'newspaper reader's' scene where Bernard says 'Sun readers don't care who runs the Country as long as she has big tits!". Derek Fowlds did a fantastic job as Bernard Woolley.

[@allenjenkins7947]

He was an integral part of the team. Besides which, the fictional basis for the entire series was the "memoirs" of Sir Bernard Woolley, retired Cabinet Secretary.

[@Thompalainen]

Fowlds role was the classic straight man bit, and he played it perfectly. Sadly he's gone too now.

[@perdanielsorensen7775]

@@jameskaruga6730 He was a great actor also in more serious roles. He was brilliant as Oscar Blaketon in Heartbeat.

[@Mark_Dyer1]

No mention of Nigel Hawthorne's splendid 'Georgie' in MAPP & LUCIA; one of the finest TV series ever. He also played the Archdeacon of Barchester in Trollope's BARCHESTER CHRONICLES.

[@IndigoIndustrial]

And demolition man?

[@alexander-b]

Yes Minister still relevant.

[@MyBlueZed]

My favourite show and three men I consider my friends. I wish I had met them.

[@lbcthinkingoutloud3427]

The greatest ever. Love every minute of it

[@browad891]

Utterly brilliant television

[@DipanDas]

The best comedy show in any language ever. Period!

[@yogeshagrawal40]

I kind of stumbled upon this series recently having no idea of what it was (I am not British obviously). Loved it so much, I was so disappointed to see only 5 series altogether. I thought people back then probably didn't appreciate the brilliance of the show enough for it to continue. Now, I realize how wrong I was and why the show ended. Would love to have seen more but it is perfect in its way

[@YesMinisterMuseum]

You have a small number of "extra" appearances here. But yes there is a beauty in having a proper ending, and not going on forever, changing until nothing resembles the original anymore.

[@nicholashylton6857]

I think the writers said that they wanted to finish the show at the top. They had said everything they wanted to say.

[@emreisiklar]

They were the best and still the Best in 2020!

[@123456wasp]

Quite a funny show! 😎👍

[@philipcarthy2977]

Brilliant series I watched both so so funny

[@sivanathansinaperil5287]

one of my most favourite sitcom...

[@kutamsterdam]

Sadly this kind of satire is gone, over and out and it will never come back ... unfortunately!.

[@Levelworm]

Indeed. I'll probably watch this again when I'm dying. Nothing similar has come out during the decades after.

[@jeremykothe2847]

Never say never

[@nicholashylton6857]

@@jeremykothe2847 I doubt it. Networks today are more interested in reality programs and audiences would probably regarded as pretentious & elitist. In America anyway.

[@archerce]

Yes prime minister!

[@adriennefuller4984]

hilarious. i think Bernard had all the best one - liners.

[@Joseph-zg7vs]

I think Jim became the right honourable minister for his majesty government of Heaven he got his ministry of DAA, With sir Humphrey as his principal secretary and Bernard's up there trying to run God's world now. Miss them all

[@siddharthbirdi]

God let it be so, They deserve their happy ending.

[@amjadkhan-jv6xj]

So sad Paul didn't win any awards .

[@vallraffs]

"He really got it for political services to the conservative party. Something that I could never have got and would never have wanted."

[@darylcheshire1618]

I was at a social function at work where the Director-General said “Yes Minister” was popular with himself and the Minister except they laugh at different places.

[@raylemembre4893]

To get better than " THAT " , w'll have to wait a very long time ..........

[@camf7522]

If you work in government, you can go home most days and find an episode of Yes Minister or Yes Prime Minister that sums up the day you just had.

[@robertstewart239]

Yes, Stephen, I wondered why they didn't mention Frank when they talked about the whole cast being assembled.

[@Shanetangybits]

Best PM Britain ever had.

[@shubhrantkhare9439]

Best 👍💯acutely accurate

[@nedludd7622]

"My Cousin Vinny", a film mentioned by Lynn, was very successful and a relatively unknown actress, Marisa Tomei, won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress against a field well better known than her.

[@ivohristov5240]

Without any doubt the best comedy EVER!

[@fanfan5wang]

Bernard at the end... 💝😭💝😭💝😭💝

[@viktorkhan8518]

Yes Minister is a legacy.

[@marioneal]

Surely this can be brought back to life with a new series?

[@johnking5174]

It was back in 2013 and it flopped. Did you not see it?

[@richardlloyd2589]

This is one program that could be repeated constantly, it was and is flawless, the stories are as relevant today as when first aired.

[@BarryVP12]

How old are you now then, may I ask? just interested as Ive noticed what a wide range of ages love this, including ppl like me (19) who never saw it originially.

[@andrewlavey6992]

Bring back "Yes Prime/Minister".

[@kc9602]

Just wouldn't work these days!! Besides, just watch the re-runs, they're STILL relevant today!!

[@hakan1087]

Bouth of them are Great aktors🙏

[@Joso997]

They knew when to quit back then

[@PointyTailofSatan]

As great they were as actors, the real stars were the writers.

[@johnedwards7899]

Truly, TV at its very best.

[@jeff2tc99]

In Australia, Bob Hawke (Australian Prime Minister) (supposedly) finished meetings early so he could dash off to watch it.

[@darrenmurray861]

If the writers could see the UK politician’s in 2022!

[@onoyoudont]

For the Australian’s out there 3:11 Bill Kelty’s Doppelganger

[@TheJoaovascorodrigue]

I miss you so much.

[@MrJules1977]

They don't make them like this anymore, i think what made it was the childish atitude of them all, so funny.

[@kimwieslaw8339]

Great program 🇦🇺😂

[@28johann1]

I'm probably the only person to think that Paul Eddi ngton was a distinctl y average actor whose abilities showed up against the great Nigel Hawthorne.

[@euclideschauque578]

You excel yourself Bernard!

[@malteseowl]

If anyone ever had the balls to write a similar parody of the EU Parliament - it would either be astronomically hilarious, or fall flat on it's arse. BUT I would love to watch the result of their efforts. (Nigel Farage as Consultant ?)

[@RJSRdg]

There was apparently talk at one time of a follow-up series where Hacker stood down as PM and became and EU Commissioner, but Paul's health wasn't good enough.

[@dzmitryv.krukau4327]

what for? "6:49" W.H.O. reads "The Sun"

[@michaelirons5662]

SIR HUMPREY WAS A BLOODY TRICKY SWINE, BUT A GOOD ACTOR.

[@JohnDoe-ji8dq]

NATIONAL LOTTERY ?? what were the BLOODY numbers ??.

[@cavendish009]

He'd be better than Boris - let's give him a chance !!!!!

[@speenlmar9575]

I always thought there was some political genius behind the show, seems I was right.

[@dheerendrapant237]

Why would 105 people not like this????

[@gregb6469]

Either bureaucrats who don't like how their secret ways of operating were exposed by the show, or people with no sense of humor. I suspect that most of the 105 fall into both camps.

[@sankouyitouju1362]

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[@7ajhubbell]

Thank you.

[@britpackdog4545]

Timeless

[@davidlin2974]

If Paul Eddington became a Prime Minister … Volodymyr Zelenskyy did so.