I think Bernard's punchline is possibly the single funniest one-liner in the series.

@terellison

5 жыл бұрын

ArcaneAzmadi You’ll get no argument from me on that!

@ZATennisFan

5 жыл бұрын

And maybe the most accurate...

@ori5021

5 жыл бұрын

It was funny becouse this is such an uncharacteristic joke to the series. It was so surprising.

@q851230

5 жыл бұрын

And some time we can see Sir.Humphrey with Sun in his hand make it even funnier XDDD

@wemuk5170

5 жыл бұрын

ZATennisFan So funny I had tears in my eyes! 😅😂🤣Almost spot on but not entirely accurate as you think: I read the Times, the ‘I’ and the FT but neither own nor run the country.😜

Still relevant decades later. Painfully, painfully, painfully relevant.

@oliviermosimann6931

9 жыл бұрын

Yes... I'd even add scarefully and hideously relevant...

@GardEngebretsen

8 жыл бұрын

+AFGuidesHD Wait... Did the communists burn down the Reichstag again?

@zoecastillo632

8 жыл бұрын

+GardEngebretsen I hope not, the Reichstag is a fantastic piece architecture.

@GardEngebretsen

8 жыл бұрын

Zoë Castillo That was a reference to how Hitler seized power permanently. Blamed the actions of a mentally unstable person on the Communists (he tried setting the Reichstag ablaze) and socialists, outlawed their parties - and then was unopposed in parliament where he made everyone confirm him as Führer.

@zoecastillo632

8 жыл бұрын

GardEngebretsen I know :> I was just joking.

The other day, I saw a Sun article that said "silly millennials argue Frankenstein's monster was not a monster, but a sympathetic character with feelings". Apparently no one told them that this is the actual point of Mary Shelley's book.

@mrpusser0348

3 жыл бұрын

TheRenaissanceman65 I think They just watched van helsing and got simpsthy offence

@amoral_minority

3 жыл бұрын

Did the article by any chance mention the OSP channel? It's very good and the people who run it actually read the books they discuss, unlike, apparently, the journalists who work at The Sun.

@bohemianwriter1

3 жыл бұрын

@Scooby Doo That's because it has big tits... Dont't forget the big tits.

@seamusolunacy

3 жыл бұрын

If I made Frankensteins monster I'd give it big tits.

@gdwnet

3 жыл бұрын

But does the monster have big tits?

Paul Eddington should have gotten an award just for this scene. He not only nailed the delivery, he also did the best job of staying in character. The other two both nearly lost it. It makes sense that his character would know the most about the press. Hacker was an editor or publisher before going into politics. I believe the fictional publication was "Reform". You know just how timeless and lasting a series is when the humor is still relevant over thirty years after it was produced.

@mattpollard86

5 жыл бұрын

And he had advanced cancer at the time - hence the layers of make up. Incredible.

@andrewbowman4611

5 жыл бұрын

He had cancer throughout most of his career, I believe. He was initially diagnosed in his early 20s. He just carried on regardless without treatment (I think). After all, they do say that sometimes it's the treatment that kills you.

@MrJonno85

4 жыл бұрын

It looks like he may have been reading his speech from notes on his desk, but if so, who could blame him?

@ackbarfan5556

4 жыл бұрын

John Cronin He got nominated for several BAFTAs for this... but Nigel kept winning!

@Westy1971

4 жыл бұрын

@@mattpollard86 He was starting to lose his hair, because one of the last times I saw him on tv in an interview, he'd lost his hair & his skin was 'patchy' for want of a better word!

This is by far the most honest opinion of British newspaper articles in England! I couldn't agree more myself. haha

@tonyb9735

4 жыл бұрын

A Sun reader ?

@Yetaxa

4 жыл бұрын

@MichaelKingsfordGray it's not Facebook Why should you need to use your own name on here

@ElvarMasson

3 жыл бұрын

MichaelKingsfordGray must be a Daily Mirror reader 😂

@DrCruel

3 жыл бұрын

Gives you an idea of how piss poor American news "products" are. Even British propaganda is more informative.

@Kim-gv5bw

Жыл бұрын

And Australia!!Cheers mate.

I like how they put some balance into the characters so Hacker wasn't always a bumbling fool and Sir Humphrey the savvy one. Of course a politician knows the newspapers better!

@hjalfi

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed, one episode has Sir Humphrey say something unwise to a journalist --- and then Hacker has to pull him out of it.

@DellDuckfan313

2 жыл бұрын

Hacker was a journalist himself, before his political career.

@danieldickson8591

Жыл бұрын

Humphrey's home field was the bureaucracy, Hacker's was the media. Challenging either of them there rarely went well for the challenger.

@ThomasHenryHoran

Жыл бұрын

Also, everybody has had a new boss at work with a 100 brilliant ideas for fixing everything that everybody knows isn't broken. I can definitely relate to both of them. That's great writing.

@datnoob4394

Жыл бұрын

@@ThomasHenryHoran I'm pretty sure Humphrey knows everything is broken and wrong but just "frightfully well carried out"

I love it when Bernard gets the punch line. Derek Fowlds always pulled that deadpan off brilliantly. This trio are one of the finest comic teams of all time. Never a missed note.

@DarthAzabrush

9 ай бұрын

I love his "grief did I just say that aloud" expression in the reaction shot.

@abzzeus

9 ай бұрын

Bernard's irregular verbs are classics

@ben8209

6 ай бұрын

Derek Fowlds will forever line in my memory for two things: One: this great punchline in Yes Minister. Two: Hissing the word ‘Greengrass!’ through gritted teeth in absolute contempt.

I know Bernard's line is coming, but it still cracks me up every time.

@almostfm

2 жыл бұрын

And the look on his face right is one of the great "Oh, my God-Did I just say that out _loud?_ " moments of all time

@leftcoaster67

2 жыл бұрын

Perfect delivery.

The pm OWNING that scene all the way till the end......until Bernard stole the whole thing away.

@Sylvander1911

3 жыл бұрын

Wooley always got the best lines

@wildbikerbill6530

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sylvander1911 Given he had the fewest lines, it was sort of his job to be the straight man delivering the exclamation point at the end of a scene.

@christinevickers1457

3 ай бұрын

... and lowering his head to avoid being seen as about to laugh aloud himself! 😂

@schroecat1

Ай бұрын

@@christinevickers1457 Every one of the actors was on the verge of laughter throughout the whole scene. They knew exactly how funny it was. XD

@danieldickson8591

11 күн бұрын

@@schroecat1 Give credit to Paul Eddington for staying in character throughout the whole exchange, even Bernard's punchline.

Nigel Hawthorne almost losing it there... :D Cracking series and STILL as relevant...

@vaclav_fejt

8 жыл бұрын

+Chris Addison And Derek Fowlds does lose it, supposing from how he lowers his head.

@RexKarrs

5 жыл бұрын

I wonder if he didn't ad-lib that line, then a few tenths of a second later, realized what he'd said.

@Cynwidion

3 жыл бұрын

@@RexKarrs No it was scripted, but the lines were just so classic that both of them almost couldn't help themselves. The timing was perfect and they all knew it.

@insertclevername4123

2 жыл бұрын

@@Cynwidion I wonder how many times they had to rehearse/shoot that bit before they could get reasonably close to getting through without completely breaking up (I think you're right, that Hawthorne is starting to break in anticipation, probably of both the line itself and what he could predict would be the audience reaction).

@EtoileLion

2 жыл бұрын

@@insertclevername4123 And uses the brush of his nose to pull himself back into the scene, as a true professional.

One of the best-written (and delivered) bits in British sitcom history. Nigel Hawthorn obviously enjoyed it - you can see him desperately trying not to corpse after Paul Eddington delivers his lines.

@michaelinlofi

3 ай бұрын

Paul's the only one not to break. Bernard looking down at his papers looks a lot like Derek trying to hide a laugh

@drt1605

Ай бұрын

​@@michaelinlofiagreed. As far as I can remember this is the only instance when both Bernard and Sir Humphrey lose it.

@danieldickson8591

11 күн бұрын

When Fowlds delivers his punchline, you can see the reflection in the brass on the door of Hawthorn tossing his papers away. I guess he couldn't hold it in any longer. 😆

I can confirm. I read The Guardian and I think I ought to run the country.

@BethB90

2 жыл бұрын

Morning Star reader here and I can confirm that I think the government of New Zealand should take control of the UK.

@si-5814

2 жыл бұрын

@@BethB90 and back then they thought it ought to be run by Russia!

@clairenoon4070

2 жыл бұрын

@@si-5814 I'm fairly sure the previous comment was a joke.

@si-5814

2 жыл бұрын

@@clairenoon4070 I’m fairly sure it was a joke. I’m also fairly sure mine wasn’t.

@han-oq6bo

2 жыл бұрын

@@si-5814 wasnt that the daily telegraph readers thinking Russia was actually the ruler.

Yes minister and yes prime minister have to be one of the best satires ever broadcasted on British TV.

@LattiMonstaaa

9 жыл бұрын

*on TV

@VallornDeathblade

9 жыл бұрын

David Wilson-Holmes Considering what I know of politics it sometimes comes across as a documentary more than a satire.

@williamrance5086

6 жыл бұрын

Or any other global tv for that matter!

@unrealuknow864

6 жыл бұрын

Best writing of any show anytime ant place.

@odysseusrex5908

6 жыл бұрын

What makes you think they're satires?

The look on Derek Fowldes' face: "Did I really just say that?!!"

@portkembla1955

7 жыл бұрын

This is just so good.

@ariavachier-lagravech.6910

5 жыл бұрын

yea i found it interesting how he himself doesn't believe what came out of his mouth

@boliusabol822

3 жыл бұрын

@@ariavachier-lagravech.6910 Dude they are actors

@figjam59

3 жыл бұрын

Basil would never believe it of Mr Derek.

@rifelaw

2 жыл бұрын

"In my out-loud voice?"

Bernard's "Did I really just say that?" look is the best.

The ‘who reads which British newspaper’ joke has been around since the 1960s. It was posted up on a lot of office noticeboards, and when fax machines arrived, it was one of the most-faxed inter-office memos. (Faxed humour was a precursor to social media.) The satirical comment wasn’t written for this show, but it has never been better delivered for a laugh.

@GolumTR

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, it’s much older than that. Joseph Clayton Clark did a series of cartoons in the late 19th century that was typical readers of various newspapers. The Daily Mail reader, for instance, is a man in a padded cell.

@cartertheunstoppablefaxmac902

2 жыл бұрын

@@GolumTR An accurate depiction to this day

@cartertheunstoppablefaxmac902

2 жыл бұрын

People used to fax each other memes?! That's incredible! There really is nothing new under the sun

@ixlnxs

Жыл бұрын

@@cartertheunstoppablefaxmac902 In the early 1500s, the Spanish emperor Carlos Quinto (Carlos V), who lived in the Flemish city of Mechelen, exchanged memes/cartoons/jokes with a friend in the French royal family at the palace in Paris. I know this from a PhD thesis about mail delivery because the fastest mail delivery between Mechelen and Paris (315 kms) took three days in 1518 and longer than that by 2018.

@VersusARCH

Жыл бұрын

@@cartertheunstoppablefaxmac902 Except new pair of tits every day.

If you watch carefully you can see a certain Sir Humphrey trying not to crack up in anticipation of the punchline.

'Sun reader' that famous oxymoron.

@mirzaahmed6589

4 жыл бұрын

Sun looker-at-er.

@goldeagle8051

4 жыл бұрын

It’s actually a contradictio in terminis since it consists of 2 words.

@TheNefastor

4 жыл бұрын

I didn't know you read photos.

@millwallholdings

4 жыл бұрын

@Shahid Khan Bit like Guardian and Daily Mirror then , bigger morons they are Love the Sun and they were right about Sniverpool Anything that winds lefties and Labour voters up is good with me #thesun

@millwallholdings

4 жыл бұрын

@Shahid Khan seems you are ok with being racist then ? is it cos im white

RIP Derek; this show was a masterpiece and you were magnificent.

@trollop_7

2 жыл бұрын

Basil read a poem at his funeral.

Bernard's line finishes a wonderful build with an exquisite punchline. Still one of the highlights of such an underrated series.

@danieldickson8591

Жыл бұрын

I can't imagine anyone underrating it, unless they've never heard of it at all.

every sitcom always hopes for a moment or episode where a routine is scripted and performed so perfectly that everyone remembers it even 40 years on. This is arguably the funniest and best remembered bit from Yes (Prime) Minister. For good reason.

@vinnyganzano1930

Жыл бұрын

Probably the finest political satire sitcom ever written and we Brits have written a few.

@KonradZielinski

11 ай бұрын

The other one for me is the reinforcements of good will line.

@jabirucru6970

4 ай бұрын

Just like the why Britain was in the common market episode

This is the kind of output that the BBC used to excel at. Brilliant at every level.

I absolutely love it how Sir Nigel Hawthorne almost cracks up after the newspaper monologue.

This series presented some of the best dialog every written for tv and was beautifully delivered by a great cast.

The professors used to show clips of this series to us when we studied Political Science in University to illustrate concepts taught in the classroom. As relevent and hilarious now as ever. Total gem of a show.

What was so good about Yes, Minister and subsequently Yes, Prime Minister was the writing and acting was so spectacularly good. All three actors clearly thoroughly enjoyed working with each other, and also crucially all 3 actors really enjoyed playing their respective given characters.

@danieldickson8591

Жыл бұрын

It was that rare entertainment alchemy, the perfect conjunction of premise, writing, and cast.

Whenever I see this show I'm quite fascinated how well the role of Bernard Woolley is written. As a supporting actor his time on this show is limited. But when his time comes, his sentences are the cherry on the cake.

@danieldickson8591

Жыл бұрын

I don't think it's fair to characterize Bernard as a supporting character. Yes, the primary conflict is between Hacker and Humphrey, but Bernard is the their go-between, the one often caught in he middle, and the substitute for the audience in questioning what they say and do. His total screen time rivals the other two.

My favorite part is at 1:33 when Paul talks about the Daily Telegraph. Nigel tries not to laugh, but gives a smile like "that was funny."

@perperson199

5 жыл бұрын

A precious moment indeed

And that, that’s how you do comedy.

That right there is pure British humor. Very reserved and understated like its an airplane flying below the radar and then out of nowhere ....amusing, amusing, amusing, bam zinger

Even the great Nigel Hawthorne almost corpses during this scene.

Wonderful comedy. List still relevant today. You can see Nigel and Derek trying to hold back the laughter. Nigel even says prime twice, before the killer joke by Derek. They don't make this standard of comedy's anymore. May these three legends rest in peace. Never forgotten.

At that time, Maggie Thatcher ran the country. Gives that punchline a little more of a twist. Naughty Bernard.

@clairenoon4070

2 жыл бұрын

The punchline had nothing to do with Margaret Thatcher. It was simply about The Sun having 'page 3' which always featured a topless woman.

@mizzyroro

2 жыл бұрын

@@clairenoon4070 that's your limited interpretation. Live with it.

@clairenoon4070

2 жыл бұрын

@@mizzyroro No, it really isn't! I watched this series when it was first aired, I am university educated and reasonably intelligent, I am British and therefore understand British humour and British politics (including in the 1980s at the time of the programme), and the workings of the UK civil service. I have also worked for the civil service. I can assure you that neither I, nor anyone I know, would at the time have understood that joke to relate to Mrs Thatcher; it relates to the nature of The Sun newspaper. The joke would have been used if a man were PM at the time, and would have worked exactly the same, because it has nothing to do with who was actually PM. It is quite clear to me, reading so many of these comments, that much of the programme is now misunderstood or misinterpreted, for any combination of the following reasons: commenters aren't British and don't fully grasp British humour, or class (which is very relevant here in terms of language used and the type of humour), commenters aren't old enough to remember this period and are applying modern interpretations (crass ones) totally out of context. I just thank God I was able to watch and enjoy this programme the way it was intended to be, and within the context it was intended to be, pre-internet and without modern vulgarians who think they know it all (and know nothing) spoiling everything they touch.

Only just heard, Derek Fowlds has passed away! Now all these three talented Gentlemen have been taken from us. Thank you Bernard.👏👏😥

@thecommission6662

3 жыл бұрын

Derek Fowlds.

@downunderrob

3 жыл бұрын

@@thecommission6662 Yes, I know. I'll blame auto-correct.

What writing ✍. What a cast. The 80's. What a decade for British comedy. RIP Paul Eddington, Derek Fowlds and Nigel Hawthorne. 💐. You are missed 😢 but never forgotten.

The genius that was Hawthorn and Eddington may have done the heavy lifting in YM/YPM but Fowlds held it together with so many beautifully delivered punchlines, some of the best ever in British Comedy . RIP Mr Derek.

Notice in the last few seconds there’s a reflective pushbar on the door behind Bernard. See the script falling after his punchline? That’s one of the other two laughing his rear end off because that’s the first time he’s heard it delivered - they always did things in one take

meanwhile the daily express readers want to resurrect Dianna so she can run the country.

@ejcmoorhouse

10 жыл бұрын

The Independent readers have no official political bias, i readers are young and Metro readers are bored on train and bus journeys.

@annemariefleming

9 жыл бұрын

When they can't get a diana story there's always the latest weather scare story to fall back on. The weather will always be with us!

@JESK-lx4js

8 жыл бұрын

+ejcmoorhouse The Independent is read by people who don't know who runs the country but are sure they're doing it wrong.

@ejcmoorhouse

8 жыл бұрын

JESK1985 I like that.

@nairpic7360

4 жыл бұрын

@@JESK-lx4js And let us not forget the independent is owned by KGB officer Alexander Lebedev.

I love how they spread the good lines around on this show.

"The Scots are grumbling about their independance". " EVERYONE wants their independance minister.......until they run out of money!" As relevant today as it was then.

@adelarsen9776

7 жыл бұрын

More so today.

@CuboidCheese

6 жыл бұрын

randomguy8196 4 months and waiting

@comteroi9219

6 жыл бұрын

@ Randomguy, no. Why? Because lots of History and political science journals, books, and papers that's why.

@seanmacuaiteir437

6 жыл бұрын

The UK has actually always been unstable. For God's sake man, a huge chunk of it doesn't even want to BE in the UK, it's very polarized over Brexit etc. I could go on.

@seanmacuaiteir437

6 жыл бұрын

There's half of NI, 23% of wales(according to a uGov poll), at this point over 50% of scots...that must add up to around 5 million yes which is a lot. It's not just people: it's a lot of land and natural resources too.

I love the way Nigel Hawthorne stops from laughing (just) but repeats the word "Prime" twice near the end before crossing it for Derek Fowlds to bang the punchline joyously into the net.

Nothing has changed in 40 years...Amazing.

@poppedweasel

4 жыл бұрын

We're leaving the EU/EEC. Now THAT's progress.

The overlooked gem here I think is ' _The Guardian_ is read by people who think they ought to run the country'. So many chips, so many shoulders.

@susanneyuk-pingpong8705

5 жыл бұрын

@TheSmithersy I don't think there are many of them. Most elites in this country own amounts of wealth you couldn't imagine. And the disparity is too high. There are many rich people in London. But those people aren't Liberal left voters. They're conservatives. I have a privately educated friend, he's a working class guy got in on a scholarship - all his rich friends are conservative. In short - You've been lied to by the Murdoch press/ Right-wing media.

@saoirsedeltufo7436

4 жыл бұрын

@TheSmithersy "metropolitan liberal elites" is such a meaningless phrase now, it gets thrown around as a buzzphrase to make a point which doesn't exist...

@saoirsedeltufo7436

4 жыл бұрын

TheSmithersy then say something to that effect, instead of a phrase which was distorted and biased from the start, and has lost much of its meaning

@saoirsedeltufo7436

4 жыл бұрын

TheSmithersy anyway, that’s wonderfully ironic, since the Tory mantra seems to be wealthy upper middle class (conservative) elites forcing the more left wing working class to do what they want

@saoirsedeltufo7436

4 жыл бұрын

TheSmithersy oh god, ‘SJW’ another meaningless buzzword. Can you point out how vicious Tory austerity was ‘shouted down’? Or are these ‘left leaning SJWs’ the UN, when they criticised the thousands of poor and disabled people who died on Universal Credit due to Tory cuts? I’m not sure if you think criticising human rights abuses is a bit lefty...

As a Daily Telegraph reader, the writers got it spot on.

I always go back to this video when I'm trying to figure out which British newspapers are which.

Decades later, this show teaches all of us the understanding of government dealings without boring us to sleep. May Sir humphrey and PM Hacker Rest In Peace

@joelsegelov2237

3 жыл бұрын

As well as Bernard!

I think Bernard is the most relatable, most identifiable, and also the most underrated character of the three. He is the sort of chap who genuinely means well but is also either unable, or unwilling to do something about it. His predicament as exclaimed by him in his own words, the exact line escapes me, but related, to grabbing the bull by its horns. Like someone genuinely stuck between a rock and a har d place.

@piotrd.4850

3 жыл бұрын

That exchange was bordeline autistic, better Sheldon Cooper :D

A classic sketch made even funnier because Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds were both on the absolute edge of corpsing.

I love the way Bernard looks so abashed.

Just the funniest but absolutely cuttingly true analysis of the British media

Bernard's actor was about to break character and burst out laughing at the end xD

As a 14 year old I had a crush on Bernard. As a 19 year old I had a crush on Humphrey. As a 25 year old I can only hope that I have acquired some sense. But it seems unlikely.

@richardharrold9736

7 жыл бұрын

It's good to find a fellow mid-20-something actually watches these. Paul Eddington was such a distinguished chap.

@34jared

7 жыл бұрын

I watched them as a teen too. Sir Nigel, you will be happy to know, was either outed or came out a good ten-plus years ago. So there's hope for you.

@Ksamp313

7 жыл бұрын

Both...he was outed (pretty much against his will, he was a VERY private person) and then he came out publicly when he couldn't avoid it.

@Rapscallion2009

7 жыл бұрын

I always felt that was most unfair - what does his sexuality matter? He was paid to act, not sleep with anyone in particular. He was a great actor and played a blinding role in things such as "The Madness of King George", as well as Yes, Minister. And Demolition man, of course.

@goodman528

7 жыл бұрын

I met the man the character Sir Humphreys was satirizing. He is actually even smarter in real life.

"Only a Civil Servant could have made that remark." Priceless! The best comedy/documentary series ever, in the English language (Who knows what other countries have produced? The French have some hilarious series). It's timeless.

RIP Derek Fowlds. I loved you when I was a child watching Basil Brush and really enjoyed you in Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister.

Bernard is the quintessential comedy straight-man, done to perfection.

I learned so much about British society from this 108 second clip. Admittedly I already knew that Sun readers were, well, like that.

Wow...30 years latter and it is still accurate and topical comedy...

@nathanparry8315

6 ай бұрын

Now almost 40 years on it still holds true, but the sun no longer has page 3.

@josephclift3662

3 ай бұрын

​@@nathanparry8315that was the only bit I read. I just wish it had been in braille

It's sad that the BBC's official clip of this iconic scene suffers from such poor audio and visual quality.

No-one reads The Sun, they just look at the pictures.

I actually remember when this series run on TV. Sadly it's still relevant. And, of course hysterical funny.

This writing is pure gold😂

You could watch that scene over and over again and it never fades. Wonderful.

When I was in law school, an Oxford-educated friend introduced me to this show. It was the highlight of my day to go home with him, grab a ruby and a pint, go to the flat, fire up the box, and watch Yes PM on the telly. Well, this is how he put it. I discovered that this show is perhaps the best written show I ever saw. It hold so true to the US, as well. Thank you, UK, for giving the world this show.

The calibre of dry wit here is brilliant, splendid scene gentlemen, simply splendid!

I love Bernard's delivery of that line. Brilliant :-D

Yes Minister/Prime Minister was always a sitcom with 3 main characters. Bernard was essential as the buffer between Jim and Sir Humphrey as well as a conduit of knowledge, whether received or given. Derek had so many good lines, and this may be the best of them. And to think, he used to work with his hand up a foxes arse!

My late father's favourite show. He knew people in politics and they said the series was spot on about pretty much everything from the characters to the situations.

This is one of those timeless jokes that will still be funny 50 years from now

Fowlds was able to provide one of the greatest punchlines in television history. He shall be missed.

If anyone's curious, the political leanings of each newspaper are as follows: left, centre-left, centre-right, right, right, far left, far right and The Sun.

RIP Mr Derek Fowlds, lovely man and brilliant actor, thank you for all the happy memories.

“The Guardian is read by people who think they ought to run the country”, so bloody true

@CoercedJab

Жыл бұрын

Notice how the BBC has pandered to everyone’s prejudice by pushing this joke on mainstream programming

@schroecat1

Ай бұрын

Sadly these days Guardian readers more or less *do*. Modern British Police arresting people for mild insults is straight out of The Guardians' tyrannical wish list.

This is still fresh and relevant comedy. Still better than most comedies on TV today, no contest.

This show hasn't aged, even after all these years. Comedy at its finest.

@jesseberg3271

3 жыл бұрын

I'd say it's aged, it's just aged extremely well like a fine wine or cheese.

@schroecat1

Ай бұрын

@@jesseberg3271 Absolutely it's aged. A modern comedy series couldn't get away with telling the truth *and* poking fun at people the way this show does. All of the best comedy was made between the 60s and 90s, everyone becomes too precious after that.

RIP Derek Fowld’s. Thanks for one of the greatest lines ever.

Absolute full on unstoppable genius!

OMG, laughing out so loud.."the only way to understand the press is to remember they pander to their readers prejudices.."

And the Express is read by people who think that the EU runs the country, but would prefer to let Princess Diana do it.

@lorddarlo6194

2 жыл бұрын

The daily Star is read by people who can't understand what the EU is and The metro is neither read by anyone but by people who do the crossword bored on a Bus or Train

I just love the way Bernard occasionally butts in with some (maybe inappropriate!) but utterly hysterical quip.

Love how Derek Fowlds couldn't keep a straight face at the end! :D

@rockym2931

2 жыл бұрын

That has to be difficult in a comedy.

In my opinion the best tv sitcom

As a Guardian reader, this scene is too true. :P

@KingOfTheInterWebs

6 жыл бұрын

I wasn't exactly bragging per se. Either way, why out of interest? I can give a guess, being familiar with some of its flaws but I'm still curious.

@hitlerssecondcoming2523

5 жыл бұрын

@@KingOfTheInterWebs It's run by neo Marxists intersectional ideologues

@montymf7429

5 жыл бұрын

@@hitlerssecondcoming2523 I take it you read the Mail then?

@hitlerssecondcoming2523

5 жыл бұрын

@@montymf7429 No, the daily fail are nothing but dirty dirty smear merchants

@hitlerssecondcoming2523

5 жыл бұрын

@@susanneyuk-pingpong8705 I think a free market with suitable regulation to stop abuses is the ideal economic system with monopolies being broken up and the private owners being reimbursed for any losses it is their business that is broken up. The intersectional types take marx's teachings, but instead of dividing people up by class they do it by race/gender/sex ect... I don't see how my description is any way contradictory. I am a social libertarian, I think a free market is the ideal system but needs a little regulation to stop abuses, I also don't mind certain social programs to help people into the work force or those who legitimately can't work. Edit: I actually now agree with you more than I did then. 19/06/2019

Still relevant in 2021!

Spectacular from Nigel Hawthorne. He is on the very edge of corpsing there and holds it together at the last second.

I like how Humphrey says "and cons"

YM & YPM - the days when phones had cords & people read newspapers. Brilliantly written by Antony Jay & Jonathan Lynn, & superbly portrayed by Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, & Derek Fowlds, et alia.

@eugenemorice3353

8 жыл бұрын

+misterfunnybones I'm sure that I saw Nigel Hawthorne suppressing a chuckle ! Stuff of its time I guess but lovely all the same !!

@NickHarman

8 жыл бұрын

+Eugene Morice Yes I wonder if thats an in character suppress though as the actor would have known the lines already

@eugenemorice3353

8 жыл бұрын

Don't think its entirely "in character" on this occasion. Either they're improvising a bit here and Nigel's getting the giggles or he simply knows what's coming !

@NickHarman

8 жыл бұрын

+Eugene Morice Then again Sir Humphrey was always fond of wit, his position made him have to conceal it but he would acknowledge it a little bit. A wry smile etc

@sailingkiel

7 жыл бұрын

Have a look at the bloopers from Star Trek TNG, they constantly have the giggles and cannot shot.

I bought the whole set of all the series. Brilliant script, brilliant acting.

RIP, Derek. Now, all three of you are gone, yet you'll be with us forever.

Possibly my favorite clip of one of my favorite shows ever

Nearly 40 years later and it’s still as relevant today as it was then, astonishing.

@trollop_7

2 жыл бұрын

What do you mean by relevant, if I may?

@clairenoon4070

2 жыл бұрын

@@trollop_7 Thank God someone said it! If I see another comment about 'relevant' or (shudder, even worse) 'relatable', I think I might scream. There are some people who just suck the joy and fun out of everything.

Awesome humor of the Brits.

Best par about this joke is, that if you understand the language, you can create your country's own version even knowing nothing about these newspaper of the day...

This show was spot on, I wish I saw more of it when I lived in the UK.

Even the masterful Sir Nigel Hawthorne can't keep from corpsing.

It is sad to think that all three of these great actors are gone now.

@hagamapama

Жыл бұрын

And in true fashion, Bernard got the last line

I remember watching this episode... I couldn't stop rolling on the floor laughing my heart out!!! 🤣🤣🤣

R.I.P. Derek Fowlds. You were a vital part of one of the best shows ever shown on TV in any country.

@trollop_7

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed. We shall all miss his appearances on The Basil Brush Show.

I know its coming but the last line always makes me laugh, its so well delivered.

OMG. I grew up watching this sitcom. A masterpiece in its genre. If you ask me, these guys should be running the country.

@yakunats

5 ай бұрын

What newspapers do you read then?

Masterful timing, Bernard was always underrated in Yes, all three were comic geniuses.