3 Hysterical Bernard Woolley Moments | Yes, Prime Minister | BBC Comedy Greats

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Principal Private Secretary and King of One-Liners, here are some hilarious Bernard moments from Yes, Prime Minister.
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@jamescameron1861 2 года назад

I never quite understood this show as a little boy. After 15+ years working in the UK public sector, I consider it sublime.

@jacobbellamy7640 Год назад

Some adults tend not to get the show entirely well either. I watched a clip online once, and then someone made a comment saying that Sir Humphrey is obviously a massive COMMUNIST

@petergreen5337 Год назад

Yes indeed.

@ZATennisFan 8 месяцев назад

It should be shown to everyone planning on working in the Public Sector. However treat it as a documentary

@dinoballz Месяц назад

I'm not from the UK, but I can absolutely believe that this is verbatim truth.

@juggler64 2 года назад

I've always delighted in the character of Bernard Woolley. In addition to his regular duties, he has to walk the almost impossible tightrope of loyalty to the Minister/Prime Minister, whom he likes more, and Sir Humphrey, whom he knows is more competent. So he sides with the former whenever he can, and with the latter when he feels he must. This always made the dynamics between the three a joy to watch. Kudos to Jay and Lynn for their superb writing, and to the incomparable Derek Fowlds for his brilliant acting.

@Torawakamaru 2 года назад

I've always loved the conversation between Hacker and Bernard where Hacker asks, "Are you saying, Bernard, that when the chips are down, you're on _my_ side," and Bernard responds, "It's my job to see that the chips stay up." (Pardon if not the exact quote - working from decades-old memory.)

@hoilst 2 года назад

He's most important character - he's the audience surrogate, giving both Hacker and Humphrey an excuse to explain things to him...and thus the audience. And, of course, a lot of the humour and the tension comes from him being torn between his two masters.

@alternative1999 2 года назад

@@hoilst brilliant observation. In addition the actor is the best in my opinion, he is 100% believable. We never think he's acting.

@Captain_Idaho Год назад

I'd say that's slightly inaccurate an assessment in the OP actually. He was torn between morality and self serving interests of the system. There are times he sides against Jim Hacker and that wasn't always for the right reasons. Yes Minister in particular saw Bernard being much more on the side of the civil service undermining the Minister.

@TheGrenadier97 Год назад

Spot on. Bernard is the link between the public servant and the politician.

@boraradicevic1911 Год назад

- "My God!" - "No, Bernard, it's just your boss!"

@andyray89 2 года назад

Sincerely adored Derek Fowlds for his portrayal of Bernard, which in my humble opinion is no less than the very best. He formed an unassailable trio with Nigel Hawthorne and Paul Eddington. A genuinely nice and humble person too, as I observed from his interview just before his death. Rest in peace, Sir Bernard.

@DeirdreMcNamara 2 года назад

I'm so glad he got his Knighthood. Took them long enough. Derek was a most dear and beloved friend...and encourager... but while the US DemocRATs were giving me hell, and my dramas were left here there and everywhere, I lost touch. He was an honorable man, adored his wife, sweet, sweet nature. Sir Nigel was lovely too in person, but I never met Paul. Derek thought the world of him as a person and performer. Wish i could give him one last hug! 🥰😍😇

@Thepourdeuxchanson 2 года назад

Humble? Or, modest?

@julianaylor4351 2 года назад

😁😆❤️ For someone who says he isn't the Prime Minister's mother in law, Sir Humphrey certainly interferes like one. 😆

@LamZL1 2 года назад

😂😂😂 couldn't have put it better 👍👍

@paulanthonyguy 2 года назад

”Sun readers don't care who runs the country, as long as she's got big tits”. Funniest punch line ever! You can see Nigel Hawthorne almost corpsing, he knew what was coming… This show had brilliant scriptwriters as well as three amazing character actors. RIP Nigel, Derek and Paul.

@DrWhoHarvey 2 года назад

I think that gag wss first used by dave allen .

@garethcharlton7508 2 года назад

none the less very accurate .... still today

@paulanthonyguy 2 года назад

@@garethcharlton7508 Exactly! That's the icing on the cake!

@jimspink2922 2 года назад

At the end you can see Derek Fowlds lowering his head to try and hide that he is cracking up. I think the character of Bernard had some of the best lines. Loved his explanation concerning what some of the initials mean in the honours list.

@Murlileo Год назад

😄

@josemaria8177 2 года назад

Bernard is the most underrated character in british comedy

@ash36230 2 года назад

"Would you excuse us, dear lady?" "Yes"

@warwickshiressteam 2 месяца назад

"Double acts" are common, but this must surely be the best ''triple act" in British comedy. Brilliant.

@johnpoiuz4662 Год назад

Bernard is perfect for the trio. His remarks and power to navigate these two people is amazing. Bravo

@Delightfully_Bitchy 2 года назад

Bernard just about *ALWAYS* had the best line of the episode. It's to the point where one has to figure it was the writers way of thanking the secretary who advised the show.

@DeirdreMcNamara 2 года назад

nah! it's Derek's delivery - but then I'm prejudiced!

@615855 Год назад

Positively brilliant series which only the British could do. The wonderful chemistry between the three main actors was always hugely evident. The series will never be overshadowed by a more clever and wonderful script and magnificent acting. It deserved every accolade it ever received as did the actors themselves.

@PtolemyJones 2 года назад

An amazing show, capable of rotating around numerous personalities, each stellar in their own way. Bernard could easily be considered the star with only a slight change of focus.

@chriselsom-whyimpssed-off8148 2 года назад

One of the best three actor collaborations ever. Pure genius.

@user-qk8ts1jd7i 2 года назад

The line about the bulgarian umbrellas got me cracking :)

@dianap7891 9 дней назад

Could you please explain it? I am not a native English speaker and I do not clearly understand this part. (I understand the 'royal flush' and I wonder how it can be translated to any other language 🙂

@theregalproletariat 6 дней назад

@@dianap7891 A reference to the famous assassination of Georgi Markov by the Bulgarian Secret Service. The assassin used a ricin dart hidden in the tip of an umbrella.

@dianap7891 6 дней назад

@@theregalproletariat Thank you.

@ZATennisFan 2 года назад

The line about the Sun readers has to be one of greatest comedic punchlines ever written and the delivery is spot on…

@jonathanfraser321 2 года назад

Whats even better is the look Hacker gives him- and his embarrassment at having said that in front of his 2 bosses!

@tomfaulkner6616 Год назад

@@jonathanfraser321 Yes wishing he'd only thought it and not said it out loud!

@jeremy1860 2 года назад

I know the other two get all the admiration a lot of the time, but Fowlds absolutely nailed it in his performances 😊

@stevenprosser1733 2 года назад

Just got the irony that 'Thank Me No Thankings' actually is Shakespeare!

@the_real_bin_chicken 8 месяцев назад

I did not realise that! Unfortunately most of the classics are no longer taught here in Australia any more. Most of our curriculum is based on Australian works these days.

@marcgrundfest1495 2 месяца назад

@@the_real_bin_chicken Some waste thier formative years learning a trade ;)

@ibazulic 7 месяцев назад

Hacket's laugh at 0:39 is sooo fantastic

@leftcoaster67 Год назад

I remember reading the book on the series. Asking Bernard who's side he's really on. He smiles and says "The winning side".

@Happyheretic2308 2 года назад

Ohh, The Key, The Key … utter perfection!

@blackbearish 2 года назад

when Humphry climbed through the window in the key was hilarious.

@craigfowler7098 2 года назад

Watched 100 times, not bored yet, still hilarious

@IlkkaVuoristo 2 года назад

Bernard, Humphrey, and Hacker are one of the greatest comedic duos :) of tv history.

@jaystag 2 года назад

Trios

@hellomoto1426 Год назад

Trios

@ginargent5077 Год назад

Trios

@deookure6814 2 года назад

English speaking nations can be said to include the United States. Gold!

@Happyheretic2308 2 года назад

As a gesture of amity.

@feliscorax 2 года назад

@@Happyheretic2308 And only on Sundays.

@craiga2002 2 года назад

"The U.S. and Britain are two allied nations separated by a common language" (I hope that is right, it was Shaw.)

@matttaylor678 Год назад

With a certain generosity of spirit lmfao

@notroll1279 Месяц назад

...being uncharacteristically courageous there...

@nigelrg1 2 года назад

Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose. This series is just as true now as when it was broadcast - "The Morning Star is read by people who think this country should be run by another country, the Daily Telegraph is read by people who think it is."

@gregb6469 2 года назад

That last line is one of the funniest ever uttered on TV.

@srinathradhakrishnan Год назад

The phone calls looks like an actual incoming calls to bureaucrats in a govt dept, brilliant levels of imagination, looks very authentic.

@kartikamarjeet2082 2 года назад

That face he made in the end. 😂😂😂

@lindamckenzie6500 2 года назад

Oh that is so good, the best of British comedy , the play on words is just so incredibly clever. I have seen it so often and it never loses its appeal and the ability to make you laugh.

@douglasmunro5672 2 года назад

Only watched a couple of episodes but getting the vibe that Bernard is the unsung hero of the series, trying to balance everything between Hacker and Humphrey

@carolynellis387 2 года назад

A stellar cast and the humour is terrific to this day. 2022 Great scripts which have amazing understanding of the political process

@blackbearish 2 года назад

the key is one of the funniest yes prime minister episodes

@sarahjones8396 2 года назад

I agree; it was always my favourite.

@ronyagpd 2 года назад

A stunning series.Funny/worrying how absolutely nothing has changed in the intervening years!

@jonathanfraser321 2 года назад

Actually one thing has-THe sun no longer prints photos of topless girls. Needless to say this wasnt because of anything a government did

@lilymarinovic1644 Год назад

Part of its utter brilliance ....

@twotone3070 2 года назад

I'd forgotten that last line, thank you for reminding me. Off to read the Sun now.

@dracharya5037 Год назад

I love how Dorothy gives it back to Humphrey

@emchardy1 2 года назад

one of the best documentaries ever made 😀

@boraradicevic1911 Год назад

Hahahaha... Spot on!

@michaelsergejhelgesson1637 Год назад

@@boraradicevic1911 What? Was that a joke? I thought it was historys first reality show!😂

@markc7440 Месяц назад

Yes Minister was a great show, YPM too in fact all the more so because Paul Eddington had been diagnosed with cancer and had started treatment. That's why so many of his scenes have him sat down. But through the fog of pain meds and the nausea of the cancer meds he still delivered such a magnificent performance.

@paulaisbitt1180 2 года назад

Loved it when Bernard went on one of his wandering monologues

@rachelstechman5959 2 года назад

[PM discussing divisions in the cabinet] Bernard: "If you multiply a division, you just end up back where you started". Has me in stitches every single time.

@TheWeeHenry Год назад

It's Sir Humphrey who gives the long-winded monologues.

@noeleendonagher 11 месяцев назад

Reruns of this show is always on during any election in the UK. As I live in Ireland we have it too. During the last election I was watching a couple of the episodes and my housemate came in , he was shocked. He is Chinese and found the whole thing so strange. What also shocked him was when I told him it was the favourite program of Margret Theacher and she also wrote fan fiction as a hobby. He was shell shocked.

@jamesdouglaswhittaker4612 2 года назад

Truly brilliant and probably brilliantly true

@jeffreyrobinson2155 2 года назад

This show never gets old

@michaelguilfoyle5870 2 месяца назад

Having spent 42 years in the public service, the last 23 dealing with Ministers and political advisers, the mutual deference, respect and deviousness within the swirl of their relationships in YM are so true, and only a little more caricatured than in real world bureaucracy! 😂

@laf4891 2 месяца назад

I could watch this 1000 times 😂😂😂

@the_real_bin_chicken 8 месяцев назад

"the English speaking nations can be said to include the United States" 😂😂😂

@sdalways5020 Год назад

Great actors,brilliant scripts and never gets old....SD

@thethirdman225 Год назад

Bernard was my favourite (it’s my middle name for a start) and he had some of the best lines. Perhaps my favourite Bernard scene is the one in _’The Skeleton in the Closet’,_ when he and Jim realise why Humphrey - who isn’t in the room - is upset and both are pissing themselves laughing at him.

@StoicTheGeek 9 месяцев назад

Some of Bernard’s smaller lines from Yes, Minister are my favourites From “He Skeleton in the Cupboard” Hacker: oh! Bernard, are you thinking what I’m thinking? Bernard: No, minister. [cheerfully] I’m not thinking anything really. And when challenged by Hacker on his loyalties: Hacker: You mean, that when the chips are down you’ll be on my side, not Sir Humphrey’s? Bernard: Minister, it is my job to see that the chips stay up!

@neilgerace355 2 года назад

8:27 The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about. -- Oscar Wilde

@godfreygalea8181 11 месяцев назад

Brilliant, brilliant,brilliant

@RandalF-259 10 месяцев назад

After reading the comments I am delightfully surprised. I always thought Bernard was kind of an anchor to the threescore.

@PaulCashman 2 года назад

Absolutely brilliant work.

@jorgegonzalez-larramendi5491 2 года назад

brilliant ! i am a Guardian man myself -- and have suspected those other journals of precisely targeting that readership.

@mick2d2 Год назад

Watching clips from these series always makes me chuckle.

@mayastoop9291 2 года назад

Absolutely top show and great acting

@darylcheshire1618 2 года назад

Thank you Bernard…

@BillConk 2 года назад

"Sit down, Bernard . . ."

@lonlevinholler74 Год назад

Bernard's Revenge!

@neilgerace355 2 года назад

3:52 The Mouse That Roared.

@andreashaynes3346 2 года назад

FABULOUS 😂😂😂

@rachelstechman5959 2 года назад

Bernard is so friggin' cute!

@jonamore2102 2 года назад

YES YES for more YM Content! And a suggestion for _best of Sir Arnold_ ?

@jessestreet2549 2 года назад

agreed. powerful but invisible.

@rachelstechman5959 2 года назад

Oooh, he was creepy

@BillConk 2 года назад

"And how are things going at the Campaign for Freedom of Information?" "I'm sorry, I can't talk about that."

@jonamore2102 2 года назад

@@jessestreet2549 with the ability to make Humprhey appear awkward and frightened

@jessestreet2549 2 года назад

@@jonamore2102 yeah

@luckyseven2027 Год назад

best political comedy i have ever seen

@MapleSyrupPoet Год назад

Excellent 😂

@TnseWlms 2 года назад

Like the rest of us, he knows that of course, unlike Latin, there is no ablative case in Greek.

@richl6966 Год назад

I have watched about 5 minutes of Bernard and I really want to watch the series now. I only knew Derek Fowlds from "Heartbeat" in which he was a rather annoying character but he seems very, very good here!

@soniavadnjal7553 Год назад

He IS good! Brilliant in fact!

@stevensmith743 2 года назад

So perfect!

@guguigugu 2 года назад

royal we followed by a royal flush

@GathKingLeppbertI Год назад

Coined in 1709 by Susanna Centlivre in the play The Busie Body.

@dominiccarboni1210 2 года назад

They are a pair of comedians on the uk stage 😱😱

@rstevens1836 2 года назад

Why the bloody hell did I not hear about this series long ago?! This was great! Reminds me of an English West Wing (yank show) but with a laugh track. :)

@steinjohnsen8766 2 года назад

Glad you fond it!

@timelordtardis 2 года назад

It predates the West Wing and the laughter is from a real live audience. It's worth watching this and the previous series, Yes, Minister.

@craiga2002 2 года назад

"West Wing"'s nickname is "Left Wing," in which all conservatives are shown twirling their moustaches and cackling over starving the poor. In other words, Aaron Sorkin is a talentless hack, who got his position by means of fashionable ideology, and not by any detectable talent or skill.

@soniavadnjal7553 Год назад

Far better than West Wing.

@owen5524 Год назад

The Dilbert of the British civil service

@meshal8washington659 2 года назад

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 But but

@rachelstechman5959 2 года назад

'Best of Dorothy' video please!!!

@jonathanfraser321 2 года назад

Is it just me -or is she startlingly like a certain departed Conservative PM-who was a great fan of the show. I wonder if that was deliberate?

@thiagodeandrade7081 2 года назад

What is that cylinder in front of Sir Humphrey when he is speaking on the phone around 1:45?

@Angaraman 6 месяцев назад

A pen and ink case, perhaps?

@thiagodeandrade7081 6 месяцев назад

@@Angaraman I might be so. I don't think I have ever seen anything like that. Thank you.

@mahamatmahamatabdoulaye893 2 года назад

Where can I watch the whole series please?

@TheWeeHenry Год назад

They didn't need to change the locks. All they needed to do was leave the key in the lock on their side, or if it was a "Yale" type put the snib down.

@soniavadnjal7553 Год назад

More dramatic with changing the locks.

@deborahcoveney8846 2 года назад

I reckon this is how our PM and his cronies act now

@Krasnoye_Plamya Год назад

🇬🇧

@josephinepeery6938 2 года назад

Hate politics but I'd say this comedy is pretty close to the truth about our government. A bunch of comedians running our country with no real interest in anyone except themselves.