Humphrey's face beaming with pride is absolutely top notch

@ajkhan1115

3 жыл бұрын

"I raised that minister" said Sir Humphrey to Bernard.

@mizzyroro

2 жыл бұрын

The moment Humphrey knew Jim would make a fine prime minister.

@trevordcruz1005

2 жыл бұрын

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2 жыл бұрын

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2 жыл бұрын

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"Burglars , girl burglars .." Perfect dialogue delivery !!

Humphrey's delivery of the line, "I am racked with guilt" is impeccable.

@goranvuletic8873

8 ай бұрын

Absolutely unbelievable. What a genius!

Sir Humphrey smiling like a proud parent

@danieldickson8591

Жыл бұрын

Suppressing a smirk is more like it. Humphrey understood the inner workings of government intimately, but Hacker had great skill managing its outward appearances. When they worked together toward a common purpose they were unbeatable.

May the souls of Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds be forever in peace having provided such extraordinary, unforgettable humour to generations of fans.

Hacker’s facial expression after he said “Brown Envelopes” in error was priceless.

@herseem

3 жыл бұрын

sublime and subtle acting

@Noah-wx7fm

2 жыл бұрын

May I ask what was the reason for the reaction after that word?

@stephengray1344

2 жыл бұрын

@@Noah-wx7fm "Brown envelopes" implies dodgy payments in cash. Since you would stereotypically hand over the cash in an unmarked brown envelope.

@otherssingpuree1779

8 ай бұрын

He was famous for replacing lines of dialogues with his facial expressions which makes it so much funnier.

Moments like this show that Hacker was quite an operator in his way. He may have met his match with Humphrey but he was no fool. 😎

@Stilgarsan

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, Hacker might have been a pushover at times, a weak man who would do the easiest thing underestimated by most of the people around him. But he surely had his moments. This is what makes him so relatable. This, the fact that he strives to do the right thing and the great acting of Paul Eddington.

@richardmattocks

3 жыл бұрын

@@Stilgarsan 😁👍😎

@zorin40

3 жыл бұрын

a fool never becomes a politician because a politician is out there to fool everyone else

@petersteynor4220

2 жыл бұрын

Mg v😁

@Eisenwulf666

2 жыл бұрын

i like the fact that as the series goes on he learns the tricks of the trade and eventually beats Humphrey a couple of times at his own game

She came in with such confidence. His first answer baffled her n the second completely defeated her.

@malcolmabram2957

3 жыл бұрын

'And what is your question?'

@FrontSideBus

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty much any left wing journalist/politician when faced with facts...

@spartand001

2 жыл бұрын

@@FrontSideBus so u condone bribery?

@spartand001

2 жыл бұрын

@@FrontSideBus do you condone corruption and bribery? Hmmmmm hmmmmmmmmmmmmm

@FrontSideBus

2 жыл бұрын

@@spartand001 I don't condone left-wing media always gunning for Britain. They always seem to ignore all the good things and yet focus on all the negatives. They positively rub their hands together with glee when something has gone wrong. Why do left wingers hate their own country so much?

"now, what was your question?" Epic!

@dr.sudhakarpowar2916

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂

Humphrey's face when he is racked with guilt! Classic, brilliant!

_"We have deceived the Qumranis, I am racked with guilt. Tormented by the knowledge that we have violated their solemn and sacred Islamic law in their own country! Sooner or later we'll have to own up and ADMIT that it was all YOUR idea."_ Nigel Hawthrone's delivery of this line is simply perfect. The contrast between the seriousness of the words and the poised and completely unconcerned tone...I love it.

As Jim goes into the horizon as Prime-minister, Sir Humphrey and and Bernard look at the sunset and say, "we trained him well." "We indeed did."

@diwanumam1507

2 жыл бұрын

exactly

@dr.sudhakarpowar2916

2 жыл бұрын

Kinda " Bringing Up (well) father" moment

@BazukinBelyugovich

Жыл бұрын

And a bit further in the distance, Sir Arnold wipes a tear from his eye, observing Sir Humphrey and Bernard as successful permanent secretaries and remarking, "The grow so fast, they really do!"

From this episode: "A journalist?" "Well, The Guardian, anyway". This series hasn't aged a bit.

@WG55

3 жыл бұрын

The old "Grauniad" spelling jokes don't work as well, but they are still funny. And they probably convinced the newspaper to hire copy editors!

@Oldlard

3 жыл бұрын

@@WG55 Pity they don't hire journalists. It's like a student paper now sadly.

@alanmessenger9397

3 жыл бұрын

What total rot. I imagine you don't do much actual reading. Remaining one of the few quality papers in the internet age has been quite an achievement for the Guardian. They have a huge subscriber base, and operations in the US, Australia and elsewhere. One of the best news websites, media such as podcasts- further ensuring their future. They now are in profit - without the backing of any tawdry billionaires of questionable ethics. Run by an independent trust. Hardly a student paper. I could go on- but I'm sure I've already tasked your tiny brain too much.

@lauterunvollkommenheit4344

3 жыл бұрын

@@alanmessenger9397 I think you missed the point of what Ms. Hacker said. Maybe you should work for the Guardian too!

@Oldlard

3 жыл бұрын

@@alanmessenger9397 the Guardian' news section can sometimes be objective but their total subservience to woke doctrine in the opinion sections just makes the whole thing an activist handout and not a newspaper. Sadly, the Guardian is not the only paper suffering from this, see also the New York Times for example.

Hacker’s wife was such a good influence on him. Her attempt to keep the rosewater jar was the only bad choice she made in the show.

@qichen85

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, I watched the entire series with my wife and we also watched house of cards. The difference between the husband-wife interaction of Jim and Annie vs Frank and Claire is night and day. To be fair, Annie probably didn't realize just how serious this kind of thing is, because in older times, this kind of gifts are very common place, it is only in the latter half of 20th century that people started to take those corruption charges seriously.

@Spanner249

Ай бұрын

She just wanted a pretty jar after all the bullshit she’s been through 😢

"Will you tell the press about the communication room or shall i?" 😆

@deesplaylists6941

3 жыл бұрын

The expressions are hilarious.

@CarrionCrow993

2 жыл бұрын

Boom! 🤣

@friedmule5403

3 ай бұрын

I know your message is old, but I have to add, that this in fact happened in real life. Although not as exaggerated, it originates from a genuine source within the UK government. :-)

13 dislikes from The Guardian. Or just people who couldn't get into the Communication Room.

lol love Hacker's reaction complete with voice cracking under the strain 0:28. paul addington was such a good actor. He is just so subtle and natural. his reactions were all very be convincing 2:33 the serious case of eye twitch after the brown envelope slip lol. "Burglars girl burglars..."

@suvonil_

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah the BAFTA jury didn't notice his prowess. Such a shame.

The genius of these three has rarely been surpassed.

It is amazing what Jim can do when his hackles are up.

Sir Humphrey was very impressed when he answered the press lady with that amazing authoritative tone

Hacker knows about the press. He certainly knows Who Reads the Papers!

@craigmccullough7333

3 жыл бұрын

And Bernard knows who reads The Sun.

@shelbynamels973

3 жыл бұрын

@@craigmccullough7333 Well, not actually "reads" it.

@craigmccullough7333

3 жыл бұрын

@@shelbynamels973 isn't braille wonderful.

Burglars girl burglars 😂

@grooveyman

2 жыл бұрын

Today that comment would invoke a tsunami of feminist rage.

" Burglars, girl. Burglars! " I can't believe all 3 of them are gone. RIP ❤️

@c2757

4 күн бұрын

It was filmed 40+ years ago now (1980-4): Eddington and Hawthorne were in their 50's and Fowlds in his mid-40's. Given the ages they would now be, their being no longer around is certainly sad but unsurprising.

"Now what was your question?" Superb side-stepping.

This isn't a sitcom, it's a real life documentary on how government really works!

@tla2119

3 жыл бұрын

This is ridiculous in every video the same bloody comment Grow up and laugh

@DomWeasel

3 жыл бұрын

@@tla2119 People laugh, because it's true. That's why it's so popular with politicians.

@pamelacorbett8774

3 жыл бұрын

Quite right, they had real deal from government insiders, there’s a you tube interview where they actually name one of them.

@idealicfool

3 жыл бұрын

@@tla2119 we do laugh, but a part of us inside also cries because it is true. You must remember that satire is after all based on reality and many of the scenarios depicted are very real indeed.

@samuelajayi3800

2 жыл бұрын

@@tla2119 was literally thinking the same thing lol

Jim knows how to play the game, too, when necessary. 😁😁😁

i have this defense remembered & ready when needed.

@grimupnorth

3 жыл бұрын

Well it might work on Americans, but I think you'd better remember defence as well for the people who speak English!

Our media could use a good kick in the moral vacuum right now.

@drwatsonca6945

3 жыл бұрын

Tell that to the politicians who lie all the time just to get your vote. I have never seen so many of them caught out in lies that are so obvious a moron can tell that it was a lie. Sadly there are too many voters who can't seem to see the lie since it makes them happy.

@bryn494

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, and so could the politicians :D

@Wustenfuchs109

3 жыл бұрын

@@drwatsonca6945 And they would not get away with it if the media did not frame it so that it favors them. Media and journalism in the current times are a travesty - the prime force behind everything rotten in society. They promote the most decadent ways and stories and their thirst for blood and low-level scandals is on the all time high. For instance, just yesterday I saw in majority of media in my country a story about a 15yo boy who killed himself... but instead of it simply being reported, journalists made sure that they are on the spot when the body was dragged from the river to make the best shots of it, as well as fainting mother and crying father, with detailed transcripts of what they said through the whole thing. Journalists today look for shock stories, sex, violence, blood. 99% of the stories in media are not there to inform you of something that is of any consequence for you or that you'd form an informed opinion on something as a voter. They are there to attract clicks, likes, views and thus focus on the lowest of the low when it comes to human emotions and drives. That is why you don't see actually important topics that dictate your day to day life covered. And if something important happens to slip through, it is reported in the worst way possible, again to make you shocked rather than informed. I've worked with journalists for 2 years and I can say to you - there are no more decadent people on this planet. They look nice in their suits, they talk nicely, but they are the rotting core of our modern society and most of them are not even aware of what they are doing. There is no morality, not standards, no ethics of any kind. And those that claim that they have all those things can barely scrap enough of it to be called humans in the first place. Politicians lie - as they have been since the dawn of time. That is a constant. But media and journalism are at an all time low when it comes to standards. And they are the reason why things get done or don't get done, they are the primary reasons of everything in modern society. From spinning stories that make countries go to war, through coverage of some important topic that makes or don't the critical mass for a change, down to the lowest level of feeding the most basic urges. Journalists, as we have them today, are the cancer of every modern society. They are the variable that changed, not the politicians, not the crime rates (that are universally in decline yet people feel like they are increasing due to the media that like fear factor) or what ever else. Most things in our societies are more or less the same, but the media and their framing of things is what makes things turn worse. And that is why the "Fake News" mantra was successful. People KNOW that media is full of shit and that journalists are scum of the earth - and it was just a question of time when some idiot was going to use it for his own gain. And we all saw what happens then - you get two realities created. The easiest way for creating a better tomorrow is getting media and journalism standards back to where they were some 70-80 years ago.

@andyrob3259

2 жыл бұрын

@@drwatsonca6945 pity the media cover for them. Covid virus natural occurring/escape narrative is the most perfect example. The public could see the holes in the story but the media called anyone that questioned it conspiracy theorists…..until the moment it might actually be true and they back flipped while maintaining a straight face aka 1984 style ‘we always thought this as well’ mantra.

@andyrob3259

2 жыл бұрын

@@Wustenfuchs109 as someone recently said. The media is not there to report the news - that’s only a small sideline. It’s there to bring in viewers and enable them to make money with advertising. Therefore ‘Covid hasn’t infected 6.8 billion of the globes 7.1 billion after 22 months so your chances are excellent’ doesn’t attract viewers but ‘You’re going to die no matter your age or health if you get it’ does. Therefore it benefits them to perpetuate the fear (as one example) or another - notice how after a big disaster the next time it rain/snow/high winds come your way they angle it as if it’s going to happen again.

As I understand it, this segment about bribery is basically true to life, almost without exaggeration. And ahead of its time.

@binaway

3 жыл бұрын

A lot of the stories were based on the truth. The writers had many ex politicians making contact and volunteering humorous/outrageous stories.

@dreamer_4937

3 жыл бұрын

@@binaway that’s horrendous... 😂

@Outsidecontext

3 жыл бұрын

Not since the Bribery act. Although the US version includes allowances for “facilitating” payments.

@michaelvidal1971

2 жыл бұрын

Laxey Sue there was no bribery they were extra contractual advance commission payments

@CalvinsWorldNews

2 жыл бұрын

For 5000 years that part of the world has run on corruption and bribery. But it has oil so it's too important to police properly. Same as how Saudi Arabia executes people for being gay and in the event of a rape, prosecutes the woman for not being married to her 'partner' The whole area is a ghastly place that the west allows to continue, as long as they provide the subsidy to defence contractors. Every country sells to them and the reason is always bribery but it's a game to catch the other side out over who can hide it effectively

The reporter from the Guardian " I saw the rose water jar in your apartment " ,Hacker " Burglars, Burglars " ha,ha.

I love the rare moments when Sir Humphrey shows pure sass.

Yes, there's no question of bribery. It definitely happened.

@michaelvidal1971

2 жыл бұрын

No it did not they were extra contractual advance payments of administrative expenses. It said so in the accounts.

@charliecharliewhiskey9403

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelvidal1971 And in the brown envelopes.

"We have looked into every brown envelope" .........

@mayedalshamsi

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't get that line. Is it in reference to alcohol?

@sirvalentine90

3 жыл бұрын

@@mayedalshamsi A bribe, as in putting money in brown envelopes.

@mayedalshamsi

3 жыл бұрын

@@sirvalentine90 - Ooooooh! Thanks! I get it now. That's funny! 😂

@neilgerace355

3 жыл бұрын

Just a little glitch. He recovers masterfully.

Hacker, Appleby, and Woolley are immortal. There hadn't been such magic between a trio since Kirk, Spock, and McCoy.

This is one of my favourite clips of the show and exemplifies why I think Hacker is the most interesting character on the show. Can be meek, attacking, comedic and caring whenever the scene demands it.

What a great comeback from a difficult situation.

Burglars girl burglars

@RahulKumar-ng2gh

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, it's quite a nickname for some friends

The irony is that the Qumrani officials would mostly be mad they weren't in on the drinks. Alcohol is the worst kept secret in the Arab World.

@tolep

3 жыл бұрын

but still it is secret and it must be oficially kept.

@aykarimba

3 жыл бұрын

It'd depend on the country, surely? Bars are everywhere but Saudi Arabia.

@tolep

3 жыл бұрын

@@aykarimba it was Pakistan

@Zanimater

3 жыл бұрын

@@tolep from the Zia era. Drier than a nun those days. Public floggings if caught

@tolep

3 жыл бұрын

@@Zanimater I wonder what is Islamic substitute of ethanol. i mean generally used popular psychoactive substance.

Got the full series DVD boxset for Xmas. Incredible stuff.

@noersang

3 жыл бұрын

Including Party Games?

@harishnunkoo509

2 жыл бұрын

I envy you

At 2:50 Jim's pocket square changing colour mid sentence. He is a magician!

@mac_tire_aonair

Жыл бұрын

Very well spotted!!! And it changes back again too!

"Now, what was your question?" - that was delivered perfectly, simply perfectly.

Ah! Wanted in the communications room. A Mr John Walker.

@tolep

2 жыл бұрын

And delegation of Teachers, and Smirnoff from the Soviet embassy, and Mr. Haig, and last but not least Napoleon

"we have looked into every brown envelope-----"

3.47:- Sir Humphrey like the Proud Mentor as he watches his Prodigy start to show real ability in all his administrative teachings😁😁

@MrMortull

2 жыл бұрын

Protege.

Astonishing how good these scripts are … and acting … best television ever. Funny and also educational.

Oh man, you can fast foward this and apply this situation to today's media. So true. Love Hacker in this scene.

@spartand001

2 жыл бұрын

I guess u condone corruption and bribery then?

Of all of the episodes, this is the one you could NOT get away with making today.

@kicapanmanis1060

2 жыл бұрын

Yup, the media made sure of that.

Good for Humphrey for the way he went to bat for Bernard here (Humphrey bringing up the Qumran booze room as the scene opened was in direct response to Jim being about to publicly blame Bernard for the bribery scandal).

Best scene from one of the best episodes

Brilliantly written and acted

I love the idea of corporal punishment for drinking. You go out, get lashed, get caught, get lashed again.

@kicapanmanis1060

2 жыл бұрын

We have it where I live. I'm not even joking.

BBC ought to release the whole series now. It's been decades since the show came out.

@shreyaskumaragarwal3343

3 жыл бұрын

Its there on Prime Video

@darreng745

2 жыл бұрын

It has been out on dvd for some time as a box set of both Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister

Brilliant stuff, still priceless today

Well played Minister, well played indeed.

Buona giornata! Good! Grazie! 🤗🤗👍👍👍👍👍

Humpy is so proud at the end.

The Civil Service takes care of its own! Humphrey protecting Bernard! Brilliant.

if only the Government of today were intelligent enough to get themselves out of such sticky situations

@tolep

2 жыл бұрын

You don't know what did they get away with.

Great Britain! Great comedy 👍👍👍

That rose water jar was indeed an expensive art effect

What I like about this clip is the way Sir Humprey turns the tables on Jim to ensure Bernard is shielded. His loyalty and desire to protect his fellow civil servant colleagues shines through.

Holy shit Hacker never got enough scenes like this.

I believe even without the contract issues, Humphrey would have done this just to protect Bernard.

IT WAS YOUR IDEA ... from montessori to PMO everyone's favourite

Humphrey...."the force is strong with this one".....British comedies are the absolute best....

3:00 Sir Humphrey looks so proud :D

WE could do with a PM like Mr Hacker today

@somethinglikethat2176

3 жыл бұрын

@@damanchan6839 Hacker had his faults but he was never an outright buffoon.

@dogwalker666

3 жыл бұрын

@@damanchan6839 no Hacker is actually a good PM, bumbling boris needs a Sir Humphrey to help him out.

@zarabada6125

3 жыл бұрын

@@dogwalker666 Unfortunately Boris and his gang have made repeated attacks against the civil service in the last couple of years, often as a way to distract from other political problems. One example is where a government minister has effectively acknowledged bullying their civil servants but it is the civil servants that have had to go. I think a lot of bridges need to be mended before Boris can count on more than cold professionalism from the civil service.

@dogwalker666

3 жыл бұрын

@@zarabada6125 oh indeed bumbling boris has. He is utterly useless and out of his depth.

The "moral" dimension xD

Humphrey--wracked with guilt!!!

Can't say I condone his attack on the press, but that rosewater jug pivot was masterclass.

Two outstanding actors..

'The Minister of Bribery'. Sounds quite right.

Hacker is absolutely swift here 😂👻

Watching this in 2021.

Sir Humphrey looking at Hacker like, "Damn, he's learned something from me after all"

We've checked every brown envelope!

Now it’s the Guardian taking the bribes....

Classic.

Oh how true this all Is! ☹️

Politicians and Guardian reporters, are a comedy to this day 🇬🇧🇦🇺

Humphrey is a fox when it comes to the bureaucratic machinery, but Hacker is a fox in politics and associated relations with the public. This scene shows them in their best field.

Dominic Cummings trying to explain why all his mates got the covid contracts

Journalist comes to ask valid questions, and get called fake news by government trying to cover it up. Sounds familiar.

@TheDarkstormy

3 жыл бұрын

He didn't call her fake news, he called her agent provocateur.

"Sit down, Jenny. I may call you Jenny?" "If you like, Jim".

This has to be a documentary.

& the student becomes the master!!

Appalled no bafta came Paul's way. In so many scenes his quality makes the difference.

The Guardian deserve this every day of the week 52 weeks a year

Clearly Humphrey has schooled the Pm well.

@nkt1

2 жыл бұрын

He wasn't the PM in this scene.

If you think this isn't how government works now, you're wrong.

It's interesting that he described a British corporation as endeavoring to earn dollars rather than pounds.

@eleethtahgra7182

3 жыл бұрын

Cos the...brown envelopes contain dollars?

@leondarcy7367

3 жыл бұрын

well yes the Uk needed dollars to pay for imports, because their counterparties would not take pounds like in the old days. britain had several currency crises after ww2, and was constantly in need of dollar reserves

I thought straight away of today's "Partygate." with the Tories going into attack on "More pressing thing to be thinking about than to rock the boat with such trivia" argument!

You can never go wrong investing in brown envelopes

What is it forty or fifty lashes 😆😆😆

@neilgerace355

3 жыл бұрын

Bernard can normally quote chapter and verse on the law.

Humphrey beaming face screams: I trained him well :)

Hacker himself is a former journalist, so he's in his element here.

@Jokie155

Жыл бұрын

Exactly this, he knows exactly what questions will be coming, and how to get around non-answers, which makes it all the easier to come up with stronger non-answers.

Hacker taking a huge leaf from Sir Humphrey's book😀

I see the Guardian hasn't changed in a long while.

One Guardian accuses. More than one would accuse.

And nothing has changed about Guardian newspaper either. !!! what a shocker !!!