Humphrey’s discombobulated stuttering is frightfully well done

@guguigugu

4 ай бұрын

very unusual to see him thrown out of balance like that

@davidgriffiths7696

4 ай бұрын

No doubt he had a mortgage, a wife, and 8 screaming kids to buy into Oxford. Poor chap.

I wish she was a regular character in the show, her steamrolling the bureaucrats is quite the schadenfreude

@johnking5174

2 жыл бұрын

She was there for all of Yes Prime Minister

@killianoshaughnessy1174

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnking5174 was she? i have another good excuse to rewatch the whole season, then

@thebeatnumber

2 жыл бұрын

@@killianoshaughnessy1174 Just in a few episodes. Apart from this one, she was in the episode where Sir Desmond Glazebrooke is appointed as Governor of the Central Bank, and one other episode in season two.

@rgearr1808

2 жыл бұрын

She wasnt in many episodes

@sensennsen

2 жыл бұрын

@@rgearr1808 she was, in the second season of Yes Prime Minister

sir Frank's face when he realizes Humphrey is about to throw him under the bus 😂

@mayoite160

2 жыл бұрын

underneath a bus is where one would expect to find an oil slick

@Chruff

2 жыл бұрын

That would be ‘YP’... ‘Your problem’...

Sir Humphrey's reaction that he might be "Mr Appleby" is gold!

Incredible. I haven't seen anyone throw a man under the bus so hard that he died before the bus actually touched him.

Dorothy Wainwright was one of the best characters in the series. It was a shame there were not more episodes with her. She was the only straight talker in the show....... that cute little overbite of hers only added to the way she spoke. I watched the entire series as a kid when it first came out and now have it on DVD. It is the best comedy series ever produced by a long shot..... far more clever and intelligent than Fawlty Towers.

@timwilliams6456

8 ай бұрын

She is based on Marcia Williams (Lady Falkender) who was Harold Wilson's advisor and a consultant on the programme. She also had a long running battle with the civil service.

@andrewsmith8729

8 ай бұрын

@@timwilliams6456 That is interesting to know. Thank You.

@anonUK

13 күн бұрын

​@timwilliams6456 She was a bit more Thatcherite than Falkender I think.

@anonUK

13 күн бұрын

Don't knock Fawlty Towers- I grew up on those VHS tapes!

This is not comedy. This is a truthful expose on what counts as the British political system. This is the truth.

Since they are independent of the Civil Service, political advisors like Dorothy Wainwright in the series are free from the political stress to ask politically sensitive questions, which will make politicians and civil servants anxious.

@qichen85

2 жыл бұрын

They are not free either. Remember that previous political advisor, Frank Weisel, who was effectively fired by tossing him to a long trip because his questions don't benefit Hacker or Humphrey. Dorothy gained Hacker's favor because she is on Hacker's side and she only asks the sensitive questions that helps Hacker. That's the key difference. The later part is, in fact, far more important and determines if you are shipped off. Remember, independent and free are not synonym to each other.

@nomdeplume69

2 жыл бұрын

And she wears dresses

@novat9731

8 ай бұрын

@@qichen85 Weisel? Who is that? Some relation of Mr.Weasel?

@qichen85

8 ай бұрын

@@novat9731 The resemblance (to Hacker and Humphrey anyway) is within tolerable, manageable, and without placing undue stress on a subject matter that requires the attention of considerable, but not overwhelming fundamental necessary articulation, within the difference that is can be safely placed within the margin of operation of the instrumentation of the subject matter.

@Xyzabc998

8 ай бұрын

it is a comedy and SPADS are compromised, biased and often incompetent.

"There were no strong women in television"

@jorenvanderark3567

2 жыл бұрын

"There where few independent strong women in television" There fixed that for you.

@gurgonis

2 жыл бұрын

@@jorenvanderark3567 Oh yes, just a few. Should we start with the easy ones? For example. oh I don't know Lisa Simpson from the Simpsons that is literally smarted than all of them combined, but I hear what you are saying, animation does not count. Lets go to live action, shall we? Most of the women in the Walking Dead (they are pretty much all bad asses) Gina Carano in the Mandalorian, Gwendoline Christie in Game of thrones, Stephanie Beatriz in Brooklyn 99, but I can already sence what you are thinking, those are all modern TV shows, so lets look at some 80s-90s. Lucy in Xina, Gillian Anderson as Skully in X-files, Lynda Carter as wonder woman and those are just some of the ones I can remember, I can go on with favorite shows from my childhood that featured great and strong female characters, in-fact I dare to say that because of people like you, now our female characters are Marry Sues, instead of Sigourney Weavers Ripley

@jorenvanderark3567

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, you actually managed to name a few, I'm so proud. Sure you had to go I to this millennium for a few, but hey, you did it nonetheless.

@jorenvanderark3567

2 жыл бұрын

I rescind that few, you had to go I to this millennium for nearly all of them.

@gurgonis

2 жыл бұрын

@@jorenvanderark3567 godzilla had a stroke trying to read that

She was brilliant. Would have loved to have seen more of her.

@meiray

11 ай бұрын

Dorothy Norton in general deserves to have been seen more. I know she has had a great theatre career, but she is so damned good in TV comedy, I'd like to see more of her performances immortalized!

Isn't this the scene where, upon Dorothy leaving, Sir Humphrey says "Dear Lady" to which Dorothy replies "not as dear as a cabinet secretary Sir Humphrey".

@humbleopinion1499

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant comic wordplay!

"Mr. Appleby" - First and only BOSS Moment of 80s Television 👌👌👌👌

@stevevasta

7 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

One of the best episodes of an already great docucomedy 😉🤣

I think I'm in love with Dorothy Lol

The Lady speaks so wonderfully.

@tintunbirha

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds more like Palki of WION.

@mayoite160

2 жыл бұрын

dreadful dresser though

@rudrarishi2523

2 жыл бұрын

she is so sweet , always had great respect and High Regards

@llukas58

2 жыл бұрын

@@rudrarishi2523 she was also quite the beauty

@rudrarishi2523

2 жыл бұрын

@@llukas58 ☺☺☺👌👌🙏🙏 Namaste and regards to you and her. I hope she has good health

“I was talking out of my arse.... top of the head” 🤣 3:27

These people all give consistently brilliant performances.

In Germany the pay for "BBC" executives is as shocking as that of high ranking administrators.

Frank reminds me of Mycroft .... The face the mannerisms the voice all of the above

OMG I love how Dorothy puts both Humphrey and Frank under the screw. A slow methodical demolition. Easily one of the top characters/actors in the series.

Brilliant acting from Sir Frank

The value of the pension is determined by smoker or non-smoker. My favorite part of "The Smoker Screen" was when Sir Humphrey Appleby said that since smokers die younger, they save the treasury a fortune in pensions and social security. It more than makes up for the NHS expense of smoking related disease.

@TheRip72

5 ай бұрын

The scary thing was that it actually made sense.

@jamessloven2204

4 ай бұрын

Even now, smokers are medically less expensive than none smokers. The cost of acute lung cancer pales in comparison to keeping a nonagenarian going for another decade.

@skylinefever

4 ай бұрын

@@jamessloven2204 Someone once joked that most people spend 6 months in a hospital and then croak. Smokers just do it 10 years earlier.

More than ever, this country needs a prime minister with integrity like Jim Hacker, a public servant, not someone like Boris Johnson who believes one is in the post only to feather one's own nest.

@007dalal

2 жыл бұрын

He doesn't have integrity. He is a weak minister. He abondoned his moral principles very easily He manipulated people for his personal gain and shut down a perfect chemical plant just for some rating point He wasn't concerned about British woman jailed in Arab country. He was only concerned about negative popularity He threw his cabinet collegue under the bus only for a rumor He is as bad as Sir Humphery

Humpy was the best😂😂😂😂😂 he threw Sir Frank under the bus😂😂😂😅😅

Owww, I wish the sketch was posted in full. "It it it it it it it it it it it it it it it ......." 😂 😂 😂 😂

@thegoat5141

Жыл бұрын

What a woman!

Just love Dorothy!

I hope the casting director for YM and YPM got an honour AND an index-linked pension.

Love it when the bureaucrats are getting cornered 🙂

All brilliant actors!

Bus. Under. Thrown.

@guguigugu

Ай бұрын

you are basically speaking german

IddiAbbbubbaaa… wow. Mr Appleby is in deep :-D

Dear Lady putting men in their places

Frank and Humphrey are two weasels its no wonder I despise politics and politicians. They're so well played here, the real thing out in the world is a hideous creature to behold.

Public servants in Ottawa be like

The goddess, Ma'at, with sword in mouth, skilfully wielded, cojones a-piling. Heh, heh.

working for gov. and serving the people, should be a honour, so paid less, even if its only a little bit less then a private worker

Dorothy had me at Prime Minister ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ She really is the type of woman who would make any man more manly 👌👌👌👌 A terrific ball buster 🙏🙏🙏

@andrewsmith8729

Жыл бұрын

Oh, Dorothy was clever....... In the episode called The Key she changed tack and says........ But it's your home..... her part was so cleverly written and Deborah Norton was perfectly cast.

@MaxSharma1989

Жыл бұрын

@@andrewsmith8729 Couldn't agree more 😇😇

Now they have SPADS in all the ministries 😁

@leftcoaster67

3 жыл бұрын

World War I French Fighter Aircraft?

@johnking5174

3 жыл бұрын

@@leftcoaster67 Special Adviser

What a great prime minister she would make

I wish she actually sat on the cabinet in the house of parliament

Classic

😂😂😂❤

Poor old Dominic Cummings. Can't really say he helped things much.

OK, but why dose he need 41?

How much of the salary comprisrs of "" allowances, Sir Francis ? A modest portion... London city allowance - Dorothy... Is that counted as part of ur salary, Sir Francis? Allowances do not comprise as part of the civil servants salary, Dorothy, am sure u'd know... Are they, the allowances, returned to the treasury? Most certainly not Dorothy... Allowances are given to the civil servants to meet a certain standard of living befitting their status , takibg into consideration, the nature of duties they perform in the interests of the sovereign... How much, 25 % or 50% of the civil servants salary cimprises of London city allowances? Around 35-40%... Why's the Healthcare system, the NHS in comolete shambles, Mr Humphrey... How many nurses & Doctors on the govt NHS - payroll, Humphrey? 6530 nurses & 4250 Drs plus Junior fresher Drs... technicians... And the number of patients? Itsca long waiting list, round the year, Dorothy... Why's that, Humphrey..... Shortage of qualified staff, Dorothy... Whereve all the Drs & nurses gone, vanished? Hv the medical colleges shrunk? Not in the least, Dorothy... Pvt hospitals... multi speciality ones hv sprung up..... hvng a glitzy corporate look n feel... highly qualified professional MBA marketers employed by these Pvt hospitals.... And what kind of marketing these highly qualified MBA professionals are engaged into, Humphrey? Offering discounts on Dominoz pizza ? 2 free tkts to the Lord of the rings movie on a weekend? Why not shut down the NHS altogether? What'll happen to the thousands of qualified nurses & drs n technicians? The PM would be in an embarassing spot... Am sure he'd never concur to such an outrageous thought... Then why allow soo many pvt multi speciality hospitals? To meet the pent up demand... year long wait lists.... what would a patient in need of acute emergency aid do? Book a slot in the graveyard, Mr Humphrey ? On the contrary, he'd be guided most helpfully by the highly qualified professionals... n sent on the nxt available flight to, Bombay or Madras... And the travelling, hotel stay, expenses? who bears? London corporate pvt hospitals - Sales n marketing promotion expenses? allowable tax deduction expense? It'd be a most profitable expedition for the English patient, Dorothy... In fact he'd end up saving a considerable sum of sterling pounds! And the quality of professional attn & treatment in India, Bombay n Madras n Delhi? At par with the West or dare i say notch superior... for the Drs recommended are most of the ones hvng spent considerable time in London / EU / US - hospitals... its a well oiled professional network... Integrated tightly by the giant Pharma & Insurance corporations Mr Humphrey? U see given the Rupee - Pound / USD value its a win win equation for our citizens.. besides the pvt super speciality hospitals in Bombay, Madras, Hyderabad, Bangalore are patronised, exclusively n largely by the Emirati Arab - Isam - Sheikdoms of entire Middle East.... Our patients, Britishers, are made to feel a Dubai / UAE / Kuwait / Bahrain stay!!! On steroid aggressive sales & marketing staff in the Indian super speciality corporate hospitals, promoting medical tourism... And if the fastidious, Arab - Islamic Sheikdom is satisfied n happy with the professional attn & devoted care recd by him / her, absolutely no chance of even remote harm to our patients... Would u prefer Mr Humphrey to be treated in India instead of London ? Mr PM would most certainly preempt such an exigency, i'm confident... After all its the matter of the defence of the realm, isnt it Mr PM?

I loved all the characters in both series apart from this lady. Even Arnold was villanish but I still liked him

@sxxxxxlxxx

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao just say you’re sexist and go. You’re literally admitting you like the actual bad characters more than the only character who actually does her damn job properly lol gtfo