I love the expression on Humprey's face when he's trying to work out whether there is a point to explaining that Milton Keynes is a town

@GeordieGroundwater

7 жыл бұрын

There are many, many brilliant scenes in the Yes Minister series, but I fully agree with you, this particular bit- where Sir H kind of gives up on the idiot banker - has to be up there among the top ten, if not top five of the lot. The casting in these series is simply out of this world - Desmond is fantastic, as is that awful man who Sir Humphrey kow tows to. (forget his name). (ok, there is the odd exception - eg the Arab man in the Qumran one, not really convincing in that case, TBH)

@nrellis666

6 жыл бұрын

Sir Arnold? The man who can kill with a glance?

@behindthetree9022

4 жыл бұрын

This and the face he made in the Cabinet reshuffle when Hacker said the could be promoted to the Foreign Office.

@ryanalving3785

4 жыл бұрын

You should probably change your username. The mark of the beast isn't a good thing to play around with

@GMovieSeeker

4 жыл бұрын

I am not from the UK but I love economics, so when I found out there is a city called Milton Keynes in England I totally lost it. I'm glad somebody used that as a joke before me.

0:39 - Nigel Hawthorne contemplating explaining Milton Keynes then rapidly giving up is just phenomenal acting

@jamesmuriithi440

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you noticed, those are the nuances that made him such a great actor. His gestures are on point.

@rfichokeofdestiny

3 жыл бұрын

I’m glad I’m not the only one who noticed. Gives me chills how good he is.

@ktmgordo

3 жыл бұрын

The first 45secs are a masterclass by Nigel Hawthorne, and how small gestures and expressions convey more than any words ever could in terms of bemused disbelief.

@TheoHiggins

Жыл бұрын

I missed the joke because I've always called it Milton "Keen"s

@hoilst265

7 ай бұрын

When you realise someone is so dumb you cannot possibly slow your brain down enough to get down to his level.

Best political satire ever created and still disturbingly relevant.

@TheSpacecraftX

5 жыл бұрын

Have a go at The Thick of It if you haven't already.

@TheAngelOfDeath01

5 жыл бұрын

It's never been more relevant, than today! 99% of all political happenings now a days, can very easily be viewed as being satirical and morbidly inefficient, as ever.

@andyoli75

5 жыл бұрын

As a Yank, this is totally relevant. I never heard of this show until a few days ago.

@notdaveschannel9843

5 жыл бұрын

@@andyoli75 When I did Politics 101 at Uni, the scripts for this were on the reading list. Seriously.

@AndyMcGehee

4 жыл бұрын

andyoli75 It's definitely worth picking up the DVD box sets for both Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister.

"Among the many extraordinary qualities that politicians poses, reasonableness is not necessarily the first that springs to mind. Not when one contemplates average minister. And our minister is.. very average." - brilliant

@olafrandel3065

2 жыл бұрын

I love that line so much.

The more I watch this show the more I think it's a documentary.

@AzguardMike

4 жыл бұрын

fun fact, most of its true too. The writers would meet with MPs' at fancy places, wine and dine them for stories then make a episode around it.

@petermccarthy4488

4 жыл бұрын

Best documentary every

@genstian

4 жыл бұрын

@@AzguardMike heck, it was Margaret Thatcher favorite show. Probably took some ideas to make politics more like it.

@locarno24

3 жыл бұрын

@@genstian they even got her to cameo in the radio show, once. I've always found it the best tribute the sheer number of politicians who sheepishly admit to being devoted fans...

@sunrisesunset6004

3 жыл бұрын

Now you ve cottoned on to the reason it was written.

"why are they all called milton" is a very rare and quite smart type of joke where the punchline precedes its own setup. he asks this before we actually learn about all the miltons that are on his mind.

@jayasuryangoral-maanyan3901

3 жыл бұрын

There is also a punchline though. Milton keynes

@andrewsmith8729

10 ай бұрын

Dorothy had Glazebrook pegged when she said he was well liked in the city because always agreed with whoever was talking with him. Economists are virtually Astrologers who wear suits. The Milton gag was a reference to the American economist Milton Friedman who won a Nobel Prize for economics. He was a critic of the British economist, Manyard Keynes. They were both around the same era.... Keynes' time in the sun was more 1930 to 1950 and Friedman's popularity was 1950 to 1970s.. thereabouts. The gag is that Sir Desmond managed to combine their names and got all confused thinking they were both named Milton.

@shelbynamels973

10 ай бұрын

@@andrewsmith8729 The punchline this is leading up to is of course there is a Milton Keynes, a London suburb.

@sparky4878

10 ай бұрын

@@shelbynamels973not a London suburb. A town in its own right about 50 miles from London.

@nonono4160

9 ай бұрын

@@andrewsmith8729 the bigger gag is that there is no such thing as nobel prize for economics. Which kinda leads to the fact that banker not knowing economic theories is not an impediment to his work since the actual economic doesn't have anything to do with those theories.

Richard Vernon (the banker here) was a wonderful character actor who often played exasperated/bewildered and/or slightly dim pillars of the British Establishment over many decades. You can see here why he was a 'go-to' actor for these types of roles. He makes every moment in front of the camera count.

@shelbynamels973

10 ай бұрын

Watching him as "C" in "The Sandbaggers". Nothing dim about him here.

@TheRip72

10 ай бұрын

He looked almost the same when playing Col Smithers in Goldfinger, which was about 20 years earlier. Smithers was not dim though.

@JB-yb4wn

8 ай бұрын

@@TheRip72 He was playing a banker there as well!

@TheRip72

8 ай бұрын

@@JB-yb4wn who had some rather disappointing brandy.

@JB-yb4wn

8 ай бұрын

@@TheRip72 Yes! Bond gave all the details, but M reminded him that Col. Smithers was giving the lecture here.

That expression after the banker says "I'm sure there is Milton Keynes" is often my expression when I deal with senior marketing people

@jappiejojo777

3 жыл бұрын

Work in tech or IT, too, I presume? I feel you brother

@MrTVintro

9 ай бұрын

@@jappiejojo777 IT guy here, yes.

@bdelphan

2 ай бұрын

Or the Corporate Communications or HR departments.

"I'm sure there's a Milton Keynes" is one of the funniest lines Ive heard

This kills me every time... We all love Sir Nigel, surely, but how in hell did Richard Vernon go through the first minute with a straight face is well beyond me. An absolute masterpiece!

@Lovebug06901

Жыл бұрын

Slartibartfast

@milesjolly6173

3 ай бұрын

@@Lovebug06901I was about to ask you what you were trying to say but then googled the actor and now I understand. I probably need to read A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, maybe I will do when I’ve made more progress with the other 10 or so books I’m reading

"why are they all called milton?" :D

from Yes Prime Minister S1, A Real Partnership Hacker: Bernard, Humphrey should have seen this and warned me Bernard: I don't think Sir Humphrey understands economics, he did read classics Hacker: What about Sir Frank? He is Head of the Treasury Bernard: I am afraid he is in a greater disadvantage in understanding economics, he is an economist

@s.g.3898

4 жыл бұрын

Three economists went hunting. First missed by a foot to the right. Second missed by a foot to the left. Third jumps up and yells "We got him!"

@the_j_machine2254

3 жыл бұрын

@@s.g.3898 replace"economist" with "statistician" and then you have a proper joke.

@hoilst

3 жыл бұрын

@@s.g.3898 That great line from Harry Truman: "All my economists say 'On the one hand...but on the other hand...' - somebody get me a one-handed economist!"

Nobody, but nobody is writing and acting material of this quality and wit anymore.

@piotrd.4850

5 жыл бұрын

This was unique.

@martinputt6421

4 жыл бұрын

This was and still is unique. There have been very few political satires and even less that were a success.

@markypolo55

4 жыл бұрын

That's because Liberals have taken over Hollywood. Liberals are NOT funny people!

@cruscante

4 жыл бұрын

@@martinputt6421 Althougt my english is not perfectly fit to allow me to enjoy all the rafinesses of these brilliant dialogues, a parallel I would dare to suggest is a major political satiric novel from a czech writer , Jaroslav Hasek : The good soldier Sveik, labelled "a satirical dark comedy" in Wiki EN.

@motosnape

4 жыл бұрын

Marky Polo - What makes you think that British comedy is filmed or created in Hollywood? Oh, I get it. You’re saying something totally daft and irrelevant as a form of humour?

"Come's with the Uniform" I laughed so hard at that!

Its scary how accurate this show was and still is to this day!

The collective noun for a group of Bankers is a "Wunch." As in "A Wunch of Bankers". (English joke)

@narendrapanse7844

3 жыл бұрын

LOL

@davidw.2791

3 жыл бұрын

So is that why that rather distasteful female character in Brooklyn 99 is named Wunch?

@henrybyrd5402

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidw.2791I did say it was an English joke. I would not expect Americans to understand our humour. Try Googling "Spoonerisms" that might help.

@henrybyrd5402

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidw.2791 I did say that it was an English joke. I didn't expect any Americans to get it. Try googling "Spoonerisms" that might help.

@davidw.2791

3 жыл бұрын

Henry Byrd Riiiight. It’s like “Well-Boiled Icicles”!

One of the great things about this series is how wonderful the minor characters are: Annie Hacker, Sir Desmond, Sir Arnold, the Master of Bailey College, Sir Frank, et al. All wonderfully well written parts, with phenomenal acting.

@cacambo589

9 ай бұрын

Another year or so and people will be praising the set and the props.

@danieldickson8591

9 ай бұрын

@@cacambo589 What's wrong the set? I think it's very handsome.

@gryphongryph

8 ай бұрын

Sir Frank is a great character and masterfully executed.

@smartcooky99

7 ай бұрын

And don't forget Dorothy Wainwright, Hacker's political adviser. She was the only character who absolutely had Sir Humphrey's measure every time! Its a pity we didn't see a lot more of her.

@ShannonFreng

7 ай бұрын

I especially like the scene where Hacker's female political advisor is grilling Sir Frank about the honours list (or some such thing). Sir Frank starts getting flustered, which was a great acting job by whomever it was who played him.

"isn't that your job? talking him out of things?" what a fascinating simplification by one of the simplest men in high banking

"can't understand it." brilliant delivery

You have to admire Hawthorn being able to stay in character despite that the man across him is perfectly playing the fool. I can only imagine the outtakes this scene generated.

“And our minister is very average” 😂😂😂

"I'm sure there's a milton keynes"

@Iosephus_Michaelis

8 жыл бұрын

Oh wow I just got that!

@Golkarian

7 жыл бұрын

Not from England, are they referring to the place?

@KerbalRocketry

7 жыл бұрын

Golkarian yes

@robharris5467

7 жыл бұрын

Me neither but it's an outlying area near London. Bletchley Park where the codes were cracked in in MK

@SeanONilbud

7 жыл бұрын

Yes Milton Keynes is a hotbed of cryptology.

I think this is one of the few times Humphrey is at a loss for words.

@hoilst

8 жыл бұрын

+Neakal I know. Sir Desmond's just a solid brick wall. It's beautiful. "Can't understand it. Full of economic theory."

What an utter banker.

@daysofthunder6110

5 жыл бұрын

* wanker

@Cbricklyne

4 жыл бұрын

@@daysofthunder6110 *That's the joke

@karl4834

4 жыл бұрын

@@daysofthunder6110 Oh, don't be so obvious, darling. We all know what dear Treblaine meant, so you don't have to be so common. Rather clever our Treblaine, we do so enjoy it when he pops by for a sherry.

@pineapplepenumbra

4 жыл бұрын

@@karl4834 I heard that the collective noun for a group of bankers is a "Wunch".

@floris.927

4 жыл бұрын

Very droll.

"It's part of the uniform". That is so true with a lot of these people..

@nicholashylton6857

2 жыл бұрын

LOL Exactly.

@shelbynamels973

10 ай бұрын

It's why the FT is printed on pink paper, so you can tell from a distance.

I'm sure there's a Milton Keynes... The look on Sir Humphrey's face... Brilliant!

@happysappy21

4 жыл бұрын

well that's the look we're all giving Alexandra Ocasio Cortez right now!

Love the bit when Sir Desmond says to Sir Humphrey "If you're going to join the board when you retire" and Sir Humphrey tries to shuush him so his Secretary doesn't hear he's been lined up for cushy "old boys network" job just around the corner. Sadly (and not just in the UK) this is how this works - people from the same posh school line up their pals for executive jobs regardless of whether they have experience in the industry. It's all about WHO you know not WHAT you know at that level

This is by far my best British comedy TV Series not just because it is incredibly funny but because it is true. Hats off to the writers and creators of this gem.

I remember, when I first watched this series, being shocked to realize that the officials in my own town behaved exactly as the officials in this "satire". It's as if they all go to the same school.

@Bloodlyshiva

4 жыл бұрын

They got a lot of that even at the time. "How did you hear about that?" "We...didn't? We made it up whole cloth...."

@JimC

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bloodlyshiva Read the book "A Very Courageous Decision" by Graham McCann (available on hoopladigital via many USA public libraries). I haven't finished it, but they said they didn't make up many things. They did a lot of research and found stuff that *had* been in the news but not prominently, e.g., the hospital with a full support staff but no medical staff and no patients.

@Bloodlyshiva

3 жыл бұрын

@@JimC I did. That's where I got it from.

@kimphilby7999

2 жыл бұрын

And mein to !

Im sure theres a Milton Keynes

@joyhancock2703

7 жыл бұрын

There is but it is a place not a person.

@zitongzhang5610

6 жыл бұрын

Former MK resident is laughing his A off.

@meerkatm-h7409

5 жыл бұрын

Style council fan laughing his ass off.

@cockoffgewgle4993

5 жыл бұрын

I didn't even get that joke.

@pineapplepenumbra

4 жыл бұрын

@@cockoffgewgle4993 Ah, but where do you live?

One of the most intelligent sitcoms I have EVER seen, & enjoyed it thoroughly.

Humphrey's sharp wit lives forever

"And you know why he's called the Minister of the Crown? Don't you? Because he's always talking off the top of his head... Or through the back of it." 😂

The lines themselves aren't just excellently constructed but their delivery is perfectly timed too! A great comedy.

Still one of the funniest and most relevant TV series ever.

when people tell me that Friends is the funniest show ever I just want to tie them up to a chair, tape their eyes wide open and make them watch this.

@paulmerviel1617

7 жыл бұрын

Yes Minister is good, but it is nothing compared to Only Fools & Horses.

@CompanyLagoon

7 жыл бұрын

+Dat_French_Dude Haven't seen it besides s few clips but I doubt that I personally would enjoy it add much as Yes, Minister. That being said, it's doesn't seem bad.

@paulmerviel1617

7 жыл бұрын

I reccomend you see the entire series, but also stop watching it at the end of the episode "Time on our Hands". It was supposed to end there, but it kept going on, and the rest wasn't all that funny. There are loads more series which you should check out too (Blackadder, Red Dwarf, Fawlty Towers, Jeeves & Wooster...)

@CompanyLagoon

7 жыл бұрын

+Dat_French_Dude Seen Blackadder, the WWI series is the best imo. ATM I'm watching The Good Life.

@paulmerviel1617

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, ww1 series is definitely the best. Never heard of The Good Life tho. What's it like?

He becomes the Governor of the Bank of England in Yes prime minister. Which is funny since he was the Governor of the Bank of England in Goldfinger, where he was more competent ;)

“If you’re going to join the board after you retire…” “..ssshhh” Best portrayal of politics.

You know it was Alan Clark that fed all this stuff to the writers. It is totally accurate. Thatcher was outraged at giving away all the secrets like this, but she couldn't catch Alan Clark no matter how hard she looked. He was always such a maverick.

@tombarter3287

Жыл бұрын

Yes Minister was her favourite sitcom. The Iron Lady was a maverick herself.

@tombarter3287

Жыл бұрын

She wrote a very funny scene for it herself and gave herself all the funniest lines lol.

@helenamcginty4920

9 ай бұрын

​@@tombarter3287 sounds rather far fetched.

@helenamcginty4920

9 ай бұрын

​​@@tombarter3287Thatcher was no maverick. She was a typical bright woman of her generation. She spent her adult life trying to ape what she would have been brought up to believe, were her betters. Her tortured accent. The practiced little smile. The incredibly boring clothes. She was the epitome of the upper working class girl aping the rich. I think it was a generational thing. They were all over the place. They were my parents and their contemporaries. People were finally waking up to the realisation that their 'social betters' were not in fact better. Very often hadnt 2 brain cells to rub together. My Dad reckoned it was seeing the "upper classes" at close quarters during the war that broke the spell. But that generation had had the idea of inferiority to the rich drummed into them and rail as they could were never truly able to throw off that yoke. I never admired Thatcher. Her espousal of moneyterism was all part and parcel of toadying to the rich in the city instead of enduring that the country had a manufacturing industry to provide decent well paid jobs that folk could take a pride in. Etc.

@tombarter3287

9 ай бұрын

@@helenamcginty4920 What does?

This series is such a gem.. Tbh I like watching the individual scenes on Yt, it's easier to focus on all the brilliant details than when watching a full episode.

One of the best shows ever. I once read that the show's producers interviewed many ex government officials to gain insights in how govt. really work, and it s not pretty, but it is funny.

Sir Humphrey Appleby and Sir Nigel Hawthorne, the perfect marriage of character to actor.

“I’m sure there is a Milton Keynes.” Classic.

Yes minister Was pure British gold What class of writing comedy

"We will help him to pretend that he's already in fact doing what he said he would do in his manifesto" . This is not humour, this is factual reporting at its best. 😂😂

This one clip says everything about the relationship between politicians, civil servants & the business community

@grahamwinston3692

2 жыл бұрын

Replace Desmond with the CEO of Pfizer and you get to see how we got the whole pandemic scam

"Ministers are like small children, they act on impulse" Ooops

@NorybDrol82

4 жыл бұрын

Ministers or president?

The secretary looks absolutely stunning!

The banker, Sir Desmond Glazebrook (Richard Vernon), was also Colonel Smithers, an executive at the Bank of England in James Bond's "Goldfinger" (1964).

Sir Humphrey Appleby: Always the "smartest guy in the room."

The lines themselves aren't just excellently constructed but their delivery is perfectly timed to. Brilliant.

From 1:51, Hawthrone's acting is just so convincing! What a legend that man was.

“Oh you know, it's part of the uniform.”

Brilliant performance. Evergreen comedy. Sir Humphrey and Sir Desmond Glazebrook hats off.

I always regarded this series as a documentary rather than a satire/comedy programme.

@shelbynamels973

10 ай бұрын

A documentary, a set of training videos, and, like the Simpsons, a prediction about the future.

This is the closest to perfection that any series has every been.

On the other hand even children learn that the word NO from mum and dad is just a temporary setback.

"Surely a decision's a decision isn't it?" "Only if it's the decision you want" Art so good it took life 35 years to imitate it.

@peterjames7073

4 жыл бұрын

Love it ! 1970's and 1980's Script waiters, I mean, Script WRITERS , will be the future Prophets and Profits in 2323 , give or take 20% V.A.T.

@Delightfully_Bitchy

2 жыл бұрын

35 years nothing: That was always true.

@CheeseOfMasters

Жыл бұрын

@@Delightfully_Bitchy This

The actor playing the banker is superb.

They're all called Milton 😂

Richard Vernon (Sir Desmond) also played a banker in Goldfinger, and was also Slatibartfast in the HHGTTG TV series

@Saanichian

4 жыл бұрын

XKT035 My name is unimportant.

@rogerhudson9732

4 жыл бұрын

I first saw him in 'The man in room17' but that was in the days of live to air TV acting and I don't think it was ever recorded.

@lukebrennan5780

2 жыл бұрын

And on the train, with The Beatles!!!

30 years on and it's still as funny as it is accurate.

LOLOLOLOL... "I'm sure there's a Milton Keynes" HAHAHAHHAHAHA such a clever joke, set up so perfectly

I've seen this dozens of times I only just got the Milton Keynes joke

@johnking5174

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, Milton Keynes is a town in Buckinghamshire in England.

@ejcmoorhouse

7 жыл бұрын

John King Yes I know where Milton Keynes is.

@johnking5174

7 жыл бұрын

Sorry

@PlanetBongoSan

7 жыл бұрын

Fair play to you mate, there can't be many non-uk residents who know about this series

@kael13

7 жыл бұрын

Didn't originally get it because he puts a different accent on the 'Keynes'

To paraphrase “there are 2 things the people don’t need to know:- how. Government works and what goes into sausages”

This was brilliantly written and deservingly owned by the cast.

"You're a banker, surely you read the financial times? -I don't understand it.". LMAO 🤣🤣

One of the Best scenes of the series

It doesn't matter how many times I watch this I still laugh. It must be the best scene in all of Yes, Minister and there are so many good ones.

Nigel Hawthorne And Paul Eddington God Rest Them Both would Have A Field Day with The Current Shambles.

@DavidOfWhitehills

6 жыл бұрын

All Criminally Tragic Twenty-Four Floors Of It.

One Of England's Great Shows. Fantastic Writing.

Terrifyingly accurate even today.

“I’m sure there’s a Milton Keynes” always absolutely slays me.

Humphrey speechless! :D :D LOL

@PlanetBongoSan

7 жыл бұрын

"twenty less intelligent" what are you blithering on about man? My dog Cyril is at least seven or eight more betterer than you at inglish

This wonderful clip is from "The Quality of Life," from Yes Minister, Series 2 Episode 6. Banker Sir Desmond Glazebrook wishes additional storeys built on his bank's high rise and needs Cabinet Minister Jim Hacker's permission; unfortunately, Hacker's publically committed to preventing such growth. Sir Humphrey--who wants a directorship on the bank's board upon retirement--schemes with Sir Desmond on how to convince the minister "eat his rice pudding.'

@alienscientist8893

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for contextualising that.

@ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for explaining what we could easily have seen for ourselves by watching the video

@shelbynamels973

2 жыл бұрын

This scene serves as a set-up for later when Glazebrook offers Hacker a way out of the predicament he got himself into when he authorized the conversion of a city farm to a carpark. Glazebrook makes a passing mention that he read about Hacker's plan in the FT, while in this earlier scene he admits to never reading it.

"Its part of the uniform" :D...same case with today's economists.

@kapitankapital6580

5 жыл бұрын

It's interesting, isn't it? The FT has a very distinct look, so that you can recognise it even when folded, this even extends to their website. The purpose, surely, is so that people who buy it can let people who see them reading it know exactly what they are reading, and in so doing make people hold certain views on them.

@artofthepossible7329

4 жыл бұрын

@@candlestorms That is dedication to the uniform.

@thePronto

4 жыл бұрын

@@kapitankapital6580 by 'distinct look' surely you don't mean the pink paper that it is printed on? Probably the greatest marketing wheeze ever. Even if you see it edge on, you know what it is.

@kapitankapital6580

4 жыл бұрын

@@thePronto exactly right

@markwalshopoulos

4 жыл бұрын

What, economists understand what's in the FT, its quite light compared to working papers

I like the face of Sir Hump when he tries to contain him self from correcting Sir Desmond. Sometimes when i meet people who say studpid things it is hard to take them serious and hard to keep face. Sir Humpres expression and stracht to the head is priceless. It hard to deal with stupid superiors. One has to watch it.

pure genius, ...simply pure genius

The lessons on public choice economics that this series gives are probably worth more than 3 semesters at University.

Love it when Humphrey gets on a roll 🤣🤣😂😈🦸🏿‍♂️

One of the most well written and acted satires of all time. I also enjoy The Thick of It as well.

@johnking5174

4 жыл бұрын

Armando Iannucci - the creator and chief writer of The Thick of It is a huge fan of Yes Minister/Yes Prime Minister - he championed it as the best British sitcom for the BBC in 2004.

This series of genius was written by two men, one to the left and the other to the right. They got their stories from MPs to the left and right. To say it was a part of Thatcher is paranoid.. p.s. Desmond G has a lovely bit of timing in YESPM when seeing the total of a bill.

@guguigugu

8 жыл бұрын

+timothy evans haha i remember that

@Sapiensiate

8 жыл бұрын

+timothy evans What amazes me is just how well it holds up now. The same issues of the london skyline, scottish independence, new rail infrastructure, and the NHS are just as true today as they were when this was first broadcast. Like you say, a series of genius.

@tobyruncorn2

8 жыл бұрын

+Sapiensiate Thank you. I can watch it again and again and again. It is up there with Shakespeare; they both have something to say about most human conditions. If I could foresee them they would not be unforeseen.

@Ksamp313

8 жыл бұрын

+timothy evans Both Yes, Minister and Yes Prime Minister are probably the greatest civics lessons ever given by anybody.

@SeanONilbud

7 жыл бұрын

No it's trite and confuses the reality of politics with the simple minded clarity of unaware sociopaths.

Richard Vernon as the banker - brilliant character actor!

"why are they all called Milton" 😂😂

This clip is part of an episode involving Hacker unwittingly closing down a local park and petting zoo, and getting a lot of heat over it from incensed constituents. The bit with the Financial Times news paper gets a nod later when Sir Desmond offers Hacker a compromise solution for the park in exchange for getting the extra floors in his office building that Hacker now has no choice but to agree to.

Thank you. This was one of the most memorable performances from "Sir Desmond" (Richard Vernon) and I've no doubt that the script written for it would still apply (in part) to this day :-)

@shelbynamels973

10 ай бұрын

I'm watching him right now as "C" in "The Sandbaggers". Check it out and thank me later.

@mickeymcnaughton2555

2 ай бұрын

​@@shelbynamels973 Indeed. "Sir Richard Greenley" or "C" from that (late 70's) series "Sandbaggers". And another actor I remember very well from that series is Roy Marsden ("Neil Burnside") who is probably particularly well remembered for his role as "Jack Ruskin" in the Yorkshire Television series "Airline", although many would be more likely to remember him from the TV series "The Green Green Grass". Still, Richard Vernon played many fine roles throughout his performing career, and I've no doubt that he is still well missed. Cheers.

@shelbynamels973

Ай бұрын

@@mickeymcnaughton2555 I remember him primarily as Insp. Dalgliesh in the P.D. James mysteries. His persona here is quite a departure from it.

@mickeymcnaughton2555

Ай бұрын

​@@shelbynamels973 Yes, you're right Shelby. I'd not included him in relation to that series earlier on. "DCI (later Commander) Adam Dalgliesh", to be played by Bertie Carvel in the (2021-2022) TV series, "Dalgliesh".

Gone are the days the BBC produces actual comedy.

"Why are they all called Milton?" lol

A must for all students of politics. Brilliant comedy all round.

One of the most quotable scenes of this wonderful series :D

Superbly written and acted. Nigel Hawthorne was a genius, and so versatile.

"a decision is only a decision when it's a decision you want, otherwise it's only a temporary setback" perfectly sums up the SNP's desire for independence

@Uriel-Septim.

8 жыл бұрын

+thedarknesscallingme Or the European election in my Country Denmark, we voter No back in 1992, got a new election with out the police state, the euro economy aso, now we will have a vote to remove them exceptions and get us in as full members and even if it is going to be a legit election and we end up with a No we will still be in the EU !

@haberdasherfetishist7208

8 жыл бұрын

perfectly sums up every desire held by every political party that's the whole point of political parties

@kevincasey5035

7 жыл бұрын

..and the recent Brexit referendum!

@Uriel-Septim.

7 жыл бұрын

Let see, as I read, they already began to talk about a re-vote, only reason they might be allowed to leave in 2 years time, is the fact that the EUSSR is set up to collapse before that

@robharris5467

7 жыл бұрын

Same in NZ with the flag change referendum

That was an spectacular show. In this times of political illiteracy and complacency, we need such displays of Socratic depth.

“Part of the uniform” 😂😂

0:41-0:44: Thanks to the news, the people on the Internet, commuters and colleagues, I make those exact expressions several times a day.

@DoubleGauss

6 жыл бұрын

Did Humphrey forget his line at that point ?

@MarkJSau

6 жыл бұрын

No, the character is totally flummoxed. And Sir Nigel portrays that perfectly.

Sums up remembering A-Level Politics! "Why are they all called Milton?"

Wow that guy can download cigars thru his phone. What app is that?

@MyLateralThawts

5 жыл бұрын

spodule6000 oh thank you for giving me the best laugh so far today.

@paulhand116

5 жыл бұрын

Top gag fella 🤣🤣

@thePronto

4 жыл бұрын

A 21st century joke about a great 20th century comedy.

@MyVanir

4 жыл бұрын

@TheRenaissanceman65 I'm fairly certain that humor is an even more old fashioned concept, one you clearly never heard of.

The actor playing the banker deserves to be named: Richard Vernon. His delivery of utter bumbling cluelessness is done with style, grace and finesse of the highest order. If you can get hold of Michael Palin and Terry Jones’ post-Python series Ripping Yarns, you’ll see him play more or less the same part as Michael Palin’s father in the episode «Roger of the Raj» (the mother being played by the priceless Joan Sanderson, otherwise known as the fatal accident Mrs Richards from the Fawlty Towers episode Communication Problems.

@Krzyszczynski

Жыл бұрын

He also saw off all four Beatles on that train journey in the early part of A Hard Day's Night. Surprised to find that RV was only in his late thirties at the time - he looked much older.

@shelbynamels973

10 ай бұрын

@@Krzyszczynski early baldness. I just watched him in an early Sixties episode of "Maigret" with Rupert Davies. His hair is still dark, but most of the top of his dome is already bald.

@shelbynamels973

10 ай бұрын

Just amazing how many great actors were at work in British TV over the years. I enjoyed Joan Sanderson playing the type in "After Henry". I am currently watching Richard Vernon, quite against type, as "C" in "The Sandbaggers". Greatly recommended.

Simply the best! Could watch it over and over!

One should read the book before watching these ever-green classics to wonder and appreciate how the three main actors brought life to the three characters in the book.It is amazing.😂🤣