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After Humphery apears on a BBC 3 radio show the PM discovers that Humphery was very indiscreet and may have slipped up incredibly. Classic clip from the political sitcom Yes, Prime Minister. Watch more high quality videos on the new BBC Worldwide RU-vid channel here: / bbcworldwide
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@guguigugu 4 года назад

"He and I were at Oxford together." The very basics of British politics right here.

@Electrononsenseable 4 года назад

"He and I were at Eton together"

@monizdm 4 года назад

Why limit this to Britain, Or politics? It is life...

@Megalomaniakaal 4 года назад

@@monizdm This is true.

@ronanstephens1597 4 года назад

@@monizdm British politics is much more strongly influenced by historic class structures like this than, say, in America where a very different class structure and other factors predominate.

@helipeek2736 4 года назад

If he’d of said Cambridge, that’s an entirely different matter.

@zincwing4475 4 года назад

"Thank you Bernard, I couldn't put it less clearly myself." The highest compliment in politics...

@danieloehler2494 Год назад

Diplomacy is the art of using a countless amount of words to express nothing at all.

@petergreen5337 Год назад

Precisely.

@rhysjaggar4677 2 месяца назад

@@danieloehler2494 Actually, I heard that it was about 'telling an opponent to go to hell and have them looking forward to the journey...'

@msinvincible2000 6 лет назад

I love it when the minister and Bernard are "accomplices" against Sir Humpries. It's cute and hilarious

@manstonhisk667 5 лет назад

Blackmail is hilarious.

@crazyfroggie6546 5 лет назад

one of the few times they ever manage to get Humphrey up against the ropes.

@BedsitBob 5 лет назад

@@crazyfroggie6546 That one and The key.

@JimWhitaker 4 года назад

The occasional Hacker victory is one of the nice things about the series.

@ronanstephens1597 4 года назад

@@BedsitBob Also when it turns out Humphry messed up that War contract decades ago and lead to millions of pounds in government loss. Hacker says the same "now this is serious Bernard" while straining not to burst out laughing.

@mzytryck 12 лет назад

I love this scene in particular because it points out that despite Humphrey's contempt for Hacker, they merely have different specialities. Humphrey can use the most basic bureaucratic tricks to beat Hacker, but will then make the most elementary slip-up when making a public appearance

@peterknutsen3070 8 лет назад

He gets overconfident at times.

@Desmaad 4 года назад

@@peterknutsen3070 He's always arrogant AF, quite frankly.

@joevenespineli6389 4 года назад

@@Desmaad He has reasons to be, its not misplaced

@kb4903 4 года назад

He’s not used to be held responsible.

@Rapscallion2009 4 года назад

@@joevenespineli6389 yeah, the guy got a first at Oxford, heads a department of government and is clearly educated, erudite and extremely clever. I wanted an episode in which he'd be agarst at something and make a moral judgement about it to show that he's not especially evil - just a technocrat with slightly macheivellian values.

@kamion53 4 года назад

"the BBC just sent me a tape." and Humphry reacts as he just sat on a huge sharp spine.

@BelloBudo007 6 лет назад

So many shows simply fail to stand the test of time. Yes Prime Minister is not one of them.

@yegfreethinker 6 лет назад

Bill Blinky so true! I was born yet when the series concluded and I could never live without its sublime, droll dialogue

@JonatasMonte 5 лет назад

It don't need to pass the test of time, it is still relevant!

@blabla-rg7ky 5 лет назад

Seinfeld and Mind Your Language are the other 2

@jackcreek 4 года назад

Is it really still true that the government is run by old money "country club" civil servants? I was under the impression the leadership of the big political parties decide who gets the jobs now.

@locarno24 4 года назад

I always think the true measure of this show is how many serving politicians will openly agree to being massive fans, usually accompanied by comments like "depressingly accurate"...

@thefacelessmen2101 4 года назад

Do politicians watch Yes Prime minister? "Yes but nobody laughs". Gareth Evans Australia AG 1986

@arturs2436 4 года назад

It has been told Dame Margaret Thatcher was a regular viewer of the series and i heard she did say it was a rather truthful image of how things are done.

@rivermacilraith5754 4 года назад

@@arturs2436 She co-starred in a sketch so fair to say she was a pretty big fan

@QuannanHade 3 года назад

@@rivermacilraith5754 Surely by co-starred in a sketch you mean "Wrote a sketch and sprung it on the cast and crew at a rewards night knowing that they couldn't refuse to play with her."?

@jediknight1294 3 года назад

@@QuannanHade its more complicated than that, they offered the option to her prior.to the event in question. There are rumors that it was partially a payoff regarding not investigating the rumors of a leak within the Civil Service to the show particularly hard.

@michaele4830 4 месяца назад

I watch over and over again. Amazingly 😂

@patricke2088 10 лет назад

This is one of the best documentary shows ever

@JaneDoe-ci3gj 5 лет назад

😂👍

@jwrobin21 4 года назад

Documentary in ALL BUT NAME.

@Kenmcfarland001 4 года назад

jwrobin21 it was Thatcher’s favourite show

@jwrobin21 4 года назад

@@Kenmcfarland001 I think she learned a lot from it.

@gsenski 4 года назад

BBC documentaries are the best. I had never realized that cannibalism had started in the Royal Navy.

@petergreen2552 4 года назад

Now sadly all three of this majestic cast are no longer with us. A brilliant show.

@borutsolina3569 4 года назад

i discovered this series in December 2019 and i just finished it last week and i thought to myself mhm lets see what are those 3 guys doing today and i discovered they have all passed away with Bernard literally this month...i couldnt believe it

@YD-uq5fi 4 года назад

@武状元 Oh! I didn't know that Derek Fowlds died.

@hairybjr 4 года назад

Did not know Derek passed! So sorry to hear that!

@alexlazebat839 3 года назад

well through out series 2 Paul Eddingtion was not well he is nearly always sat down because of the skin cancer he had for so many years. He did Minder after this S7 E6.

@fsdds1488 3 года назад

@@alexlazebat839 Its also very sad to see him looking much older in S2, despite that S2 is made just 2 years after S1, and his skin condition just get even more horrible after S2 as you can see his face covered in large black spots.

@BedsitBob 7 лет назад

"Always treat every microphone, as though it were a live microphone." Pity nobody told that to Gordon Brown 😀

@andyjackson3663 5 лет назад

or any other politician from every other country...

@the3lusive 5 лет назад

Or tony Blair

@nickthomas4092 5 лет назад

Thank god they didnt...revealed themselves for the shits they are.

@mosspally6995 5 лет назад

Woman was a bigot.

@JonatasMonte 5 лет назад

That's why I hate cameras.

@stephenphillip5656 2 года назад

Sir Humphrey's reaction to the news of the BBC's sending of the tape is priceless. Timing is everything & the cast of YM/YPM had it in *spades.*

@rhysjaggar4677 2 месяца назад

It's a shame the clip ends where it does - the continuation of the scene is, if anything, even funnier....

@BeerHawg 12 лет назад

there is nothing funnier than when Hacker realizes that he has a one-up on Humphrey!

@jackal59 2 года назад

"Do you mean you've lost your key?"

@danieldickson8591 2 года назад

There are a hundred subtle ways by which Humphrey condescendingly implies that it's he who is the actual head of their ministry/Her Majesty's government, and that he's merely humoring Hacker. It must get very grating.

@nickperry45 2 года назад

I think that the brilliance of Yes Minister/Prime Minister lies in the fact that not only does it have a fantastic script based largely on truth, but that it is also so immaculately acted. Genuinely performers at the top of their game.

@markfryer9880 10 месяцев назад

Well said!

@bazza945 8 месяцев назад

Ironically it is more truthful than the politics it portrays. 😊

@monarchist1838 2 года назад

This show could have gone on longer with a proper ending. Perhaps Hacker’s first election? A defeat or victory? His elevation to the Lords? However, you can tell Paul’s health is slowly failing him. That’s why the writers had him sit down in most scenes. Remarkable man, acting his best despite his pains.

@BicyclesMayUseFullLane 2 года назад

Honestly, what's there to write? The whole point of the show is that while Hacker may score a minor victory or two, especially when the victory benefits Sir Humphrey personally, the Civil Service can and will always outmaneuver politicians in the end. And if it doesn't, Bad Stuffs (tm) happen. Incidentally, this show caused various prime ministers in the '90s and 2000s to distrust the Civil Service, and put more stock in the advice of their political advisor. I think this explains why Brexit is a thing. In other words, this show probably caused Brexit...

@Trebor74 2 года назад

@@BicyclesMayUseFullLane I think you spend a great deal of time shovelling crap and putting it in the comment section of RU-vid.

@BicyclesMayUseFullLane 2 года назад

@@Trebor74 K

@afinecity1830 2 года назад

@@BicyclesMayUseFullLane Only just read this trolling! Sorry to report that the rest of youtube can recognise comedy genius! But well done for playing.

@hkchan1339 Год назад

The actor of James Hacker already had skin cancer when he is filming YOM, that’s why you see him sitting most of the time in the last 2 seasons. Back in the days there isnt so much treatment options. He sadly passed away soon after, I wish he could have won an award for his superb performance, it’s Humphrey who won most of the awards and he is embarrassed about it.

@iandhr1 8 лет назад

0:52 The way Hacker's eyes light up is perfection.

@whzpoor 6 лет назад

shall i tell him? ... WHY?!

@Dafmeister1978 6 лет назад

The whole of Yes, Prime Minister is a masterclass from Paul Eddington in non-verbal acting.

@s1lm4r1l6 5 лет назад

Bernard's shake of the head when asked if Humphrey knows he's got the tape. Beautiful.

@synthonaplinth5980 5 лет назад

@@s1lm4r1l6 Also the way that Humphrey bounces back up from the chair.

@richardlloyd2589 4 года назад

And “recovered by ‘intelligence’ “. 👌

@Ansible100 4 года назад

Of course Hacker was more savvy when it came to the workings of the media than Humphrey. Hacker was an editor before becoming a minister.

@synthonaplinth5980 9 лет назад

Thank you Bernard, I couldn't have put it less clearly myself! LOL

@iandhr1 6 лет назад

Love it when Bernard sounds like Sir Humphrey

@synthonaplinth5980 5 лет назад

@@iandhr1 He had some of the best one-liners in the series, as well.

@andyjackson3663 5 лет назад

I've lost count of the number of times I've watched this and every single time I find it just as funny as the last time - pure utter comedy genius

@andyjackson3663 5 лет назад

the look on the PM's face when it's confirmed Humphrey doesn't know they have the tape - you can almost hear the choir singing in the background behind him as he smiles.

@finawatsonart 4 года назад

Sir Humphrey on Brexit is pure comedy genius too

@passiveagressive4983 4 года назад

Just Some Dude the finest British sitcom of all time. Brilliantly written. The management and bureaucrat speak is spectacular.

@malcolmabram2957 4 года назад

It is like a Beethoven symphony. Okay I don't listen to one everyday, but it nevers gets boring. Also every time you listen to it/watch it, there is always something extra to find.

@steveross8364 2 года назад

A marvellous show, shot in very few locations and scenes, excellent intelligent writing and performed by talented experts of their craft. Modern TV looks back on this masterpiece, aspires towards its greatness... and falls so, so short.

@markfryer9880 10 месяцев назад

Well short in so many many ways! 😢

@drmamdooh99 2 года назад

I remember telling someone about an American comedy show and he told me to go look up some good British comedies.....can't thank him enough for his advice.....

@peterfireflylund Год назад

Check out the original House of Cards (+ To Play the Kind and The Final Cut). I don't think you'll regret it.

@andiholman2543 3 месяца назад

I’ve always loved that no matter his machinations or shortcomings, Humphrey never lies. He simply throws back the question in a manner that can only be answered yes or no and allows Hackers own answer to act as proxy to his own!

@sas2300 4 года назад

"Thank you bernard I couldn't have put it less clearly myself" lmao

@SpectatorAlius 6 лет назад

Every time I watch one of these Yes, Minister clips, it is still funny, sometimes even more funny than that last time I watched, as I notice more fine details of their perfect comedic delivery!

@russellsharpley7926 3 года назад

This is one of the programmes that still stands up today.. exceptional writing and acting …

@kdurston1 3 года назад

lmao, this just happened in Canada. Two top bureaucrats didn't know the microphones were on and were talking about how they don't read the data regarding COVID and just read off the script provided for them

@stephenphillip5656 2 года назад

In 2010, our then-PM Gordon Brown (Labour) was caught on live mic severely dissing a woman (a Labour supporter) who had just been berating him over the economy during an election "meet-the-people" walkabout, calling her "bigoted". "Oh, what a tangled web......" He's *NEVER* lived it down

@leftcoaster67 10 лет назад

This episode and "The Key" is one of the best episodes because it clips Sir Humphrey's wings a bit. :)

@TheClearSummer 10 лет назад

I know, right? I love him as a mastermind, and even more so when he's foiled. XD

@DanielMumby 10 лет назад

The Skeleton in the Cupboard is also good :)

@SMAXZO 5 лет назад

@@DanielMumby Yeah, but Humpy got away in Skeleton in the Cupboard. Sure, Hacker got what he wanted....but he can't exactly use it to clip Humpy's wing a bit.

@rafay8516 4 года назад

Which episode is this?

@sinclairjg 4 года назад

And Skeleton in the Cupboard

@prospero4183 3 года назад

That evil grin on his face, in his head was playing "its beginning to look at lot like christmas"

@cisium1184 4 года назад

RIP Derek Fowlds.

@DoubleGauss 4 года назад

OMG.. I didn't know.

@00bikeboy 4 года назад

So sad they've all passed.

@SamvedIyer 3 года назад

@@00bikeboy John Nettleton is still around; the one who essayed the role of the frankly unbeatable genius Sir Arnold Robinson. But I see what you mean; these three were nothing short of a team.

@MagnificentFiend 3 года назад

@@SamvedIyer Diana Hoddinott (Annie Hacker) is still around as well.

@KyleRayner12 Год назад

"Shall I tell him?" "Why?" Perfection.

@nikhiljoshiPi 4 года назад

Goodbye Derek Fowlds, you gave us all the fond memories 🙂 Farewell, may the guardians lead you safely to Valhalla

@keldaogg2157 4 года назад

Now they are all together, double talking and confusing the gods.

@Leonf123 2 года назад

The 3 of them are together now but yes minister will live forever 👌🏽

@TheNefastor 4 года назад

"I couldn't have put it less clearly myself". Genius 😁

@phugoid 2 года назад

They couldn't have had a more splendid cast of actors!

@00bikeboy 3 года назад

How this didn't make the Writers Guild of America's top 100 best written shows is beyond reason.

@TheSpydera 3 года назад

British comedy is too sophisticated to be appreciative by Amrericans.

@RhiannonFan 6 месяцев назад

Perhaps because the series was not written by American writers?

@00bikeboy 6 месяцев назад

@@RhiannonFan That can't be the reason. The have several British shows on the list.

@achidikisob7759 8 лет назад

Those days when Hacker is like "Oh Humphrey, time to even the scales".

@maestososhifu 4 года назад

Bernard once said to the PM "it is my job to make sure the chips stay up".. this scene is a striking example of that

@tonycapella2063 2 года назад

What do you think he meant when he said that?

@lauragranger9813 4 года назад

"well, there you are then." - Great closing line of any argument

@nulnoh219 5 лет назад

0:50 Oooh that smile... That devious smile!

@maddocpax788 6 лет назад

This bit is awesome. One of two times in the show when Humphrey really screws up, and the (Prime) Minister gets to gloat.

@Alaschafad 5 лет назад

Which is the other occasion?

@redrackham6812 5 лет назад

@@Alaschafad The Skeleton in the Cupboard.

@apenisavatuniveivuke7650 4 года назад

@@redrackham6812 and the key

@redrackham6812 4 года назад

@@apenisavatuniveivuke7650 True.

@nottmjas 4 года назад

@@Alaschafad as well as One of Us, where Hacker gleefully reads out a damning assessment of Humphrey to him, which ironically clears him of spying.

@marinotagliapietra7839 3 года назад

Brilliant, Jim Hacker did manage to "get one over" sir Humphrey on occasions. Thanks to the politically savvy and well connected Bernard Woolley.

@BillinHungary 2 года назад

Bernard met with the interviewer primarily to save face for Humphrey who was his superior in the civil service, and save face for the PM. But when he comes into the PM's office, he also knows that Hacker is going to totally enjoy having something on Humphrey!!

@johnh5424 3 года назад

This show is so cleverly written, and the skill in the delivery is brilliant

@agnecedergren8982 Год назад

the stories are true

@kensavage7657 4 года назад

It's 2020 now - if the BBC were to recast this show, and give them all of the same scripts, word for word (maybe adjusted slightly, for changes in technology), then this show would still be absolutely absolutely topical and true to current life!

@D2attemp 4 года назад

Ken Savage I swore there was a remake

@locohombreau 4 года назад

@@D2attemp There was a remake but it wasn't anywhere near as great as the original.

@marka2520 3 года назад

@@locohombreau Spitting Image isn't as funny now, either, and I think it's because it looks more like a documentary these days.

@squizza28 3 года назад

Yes, including current topic the euro sausage!

@stephenphillip5656 3 года назад

The remake was in 2013 and was based on the stage play (which itself told the story of one weekend's crisis meeting at the Prime Minister's residence at Chequers). 6 episodes, written by the original team of writers & with new actors as Paul Eddington & Nigel Hawthorne had sadly passed away. It had a *huge* hill to climb, following as it did these originals.....and it failed spectacularly. IMHO, it was too "forced", too shouty and was a big disappointment. Get a copy of these if you can (or want to) but personally I won't be seeking them out.

@Plethorality 4 года назад

There are very few pleasures like watching Sir Humphrey squirm.

@BillinHungary 2 года назад

Quite often, comedy is at its best when done visually. It becomes obvious from the dialog that Hacker has something he can use against Humphrey, but when he kisses the tape reel and looks up as if he giving thanks to the Almighty...comic gold :)

@suzannederringer1607 4 года назад

These guys are just geniuses. Loved the Series when it was first broadcast and it's at least as relevant today.

@Spar1hawk 4 года назад

It's probably the "online training course" to be a politician...

@craig2347 4 года назад

@@Spar1hawk Or a civil servant.

@saurabhsinghmakrahi 4 года назад

This always has been and ways will be the best TV Show I've ever had the privilege of watching. It will never stop amusing me. Never gets old.

@zxc1972 4 года назад

That's the funniest thing about it - it never gets old. Its also the saddest thing about it!

@metropod 3 года назад

Comparing this to the early days of the show, it’s quite clear the student has become the master...

@yegfreethinker 6 лет назад

"Something about being able to halve unemployment tomorrow but the government hasn't got the guts" XD lol

@pspboy7 12 лет назад

"Humpey!" LOL

@jimspink2922 4 года назад

2.55 Were you discrete Yes I was. Well there are then. Why do you ask as Humphery begins to to sit down. Oh its just that the BBC send me a tape. The look on Humphreys face and the way he bounces up again is classic

@kokoeteantigha389 Год назад

Poor Hacker, his triumphs over Sir Humphrey were so few and far between that they were all the more sweet to savour for that reason!! And for us watching from the side it made those moments all the more enjoyable to share in.

@IC82Hillford 3 года назад

2021 and still as relevant as ever.

@h.santiago4339 5 лет назад

His face when they tell him "Well the BBC sent me a tape!" hahahahahaha. Thats my reaction when I lie and they discover me!

@anurag1551 3 года назад

1:55 Bernards smile is awesome

@harineemosur6530 4 года назад

This is one of the few episodes where poor Jim Hacker gets a upper hand and was fantastic

@ianredpath8359 4 года назад

Great talent. Great actors. All sadly gone!

@raceace 2 года назад

"Does Humphrey know your've got it?" followed by that meeting of minds. Just gold.

@skfarouk 4 года назад

- were you discreet - why do you ask? Classic

@hurobiont1054 Месяц назад

Humphrey and Hacker have grudging respect for each other. :)

@johndoyle4723 6 лет назад

One of the best, wish you could have shown more, one of the few times the PM got the better of Sir Humphrey. The expressions are priceless.

@jonnnyren6245 2 года назад

1:10 Sir Bernard. The resident expert of needing to know the need to know on a need to know basis for the need to know in the proper discourse of the need to know in a need to know basis.

@McRocket 4 года назад

The final scene from - IMO - one of the finest series (comedy or otherwise) that I have ever seen.

@1who4me 3 года назад

Amazing how the neighbor of the Goods rose so quickly in politics

@34hedgehog 6 лет назад

Absolutely peerless.

@lyndacastle190 4 года назад

The very best comedy that the BBC ever produced.

@arwenae 14 лет назад

Love that final second!

@danujawijaya 5 лет назад

I laugh for 5 minutes non stop after Humphrey was told that the BBC had sent the tape! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@YD-uq5fi Год назад

I love how the Prime Minister put the entire reel in his suit.

@peterbassey9668 3 года назад

If a shark were seated in that chair, Sir Humpy wouldn’t have leapt back into the air any higher.

@Anna_65 4 года назад

Bernard is an expert at who needs to know what and why.

@owenhaskins7193 5 лет назад

Beautifully written, perfectly acted!

@jamestinsley3110 4 года назад

This show literally doesn't age.

@davidbarnes1955 3 года назад

My dad, after meeting government officials years ago, told me this show was very close to the truth..and that's in Australia

@StarlasAiko 4 года назад

It is always a treat when the minister manages to turn the tables on Humphrey

@jebise1126 4 года назад

were you discrete or were you not? yes

@stephenphillip5656 3 года назад

"Yes, you were, or yes, you weren't?" *"Yes"*

@CiceroLounge 3 года назад

One of the funniest clips from YPM, it's awful to see Sir Humphrey squirm in his seat praying for the tape to be 'mislaid'.

@michaelhope007 3 года назад

One of the funniest 3 minutes of comedy ever written and acted.

@Leonf123 2 года назад

Humpyyyy 🥺😏 😂😂

@MrG00ny65 6 лет назад

I would love to see the whole episode, not just this clip but I can`t find it anywhere. One of the best ever . Please release the whole thing.

@charleschuckfinley3304 5 лет назад

Goonster it’s on Netflix

@1986computer 3 года назад

I can mail the CDs to you, free of charge.

@ianbailey4667 3 года назад

Nice that Hacker said he was sent the tape rather than dropping Bernard in it

@2charliep 6 лет назад

Revenge, pure and simple, and so so sweet.

@yidingliu8663 4 года назад

When Bernard and Harker must save Humphery's ass, and you can see they really enjoyed it.

@dailydiarynitalldark9395 4 года назад

“What a happy coincidence” 😹

@BeerHawg 12 лет назад

when Hacker kisses the reel! Classic!!

@lordbadman9264 4 года назад

RIP Bernard

@sugarnads 3 года назад

'humpyyyyyy' lol

@JayJay-mr1nr 3 года назад

Bernard: Aah, you mean somebody needs to know but now that you know Sir Humphrey doesn’t need to know; but you need to know that Sir Humphrey doesn’t know, but he doesn’t need to know you know or you know he doesn’t need to know.

@magnalucian8 4 года назад

"I certainly have no intention of taking part in some shabby cover-up" !

@andrewhuckle803 3 года назад

Love this comedy.

@GeoffMorrisdrive 4 года назад

Pure CLASS

@kaleemkhwaja7624 3 года назад

Brilliant as always ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔

@kabc359 4 года назад

That smile in 0.52-0.53....

@taunteratwill1787 3 года назад

Yup break it off just before the funny bit starts. 😎

@samiullahkhan2391 3 года назад

This needs to be re uploaded to reach more people 🤣

@tygattyche2545 4 года назад

I have to watch the DVD-Boxset someday...

@richardelson3261 2 года назад

On reflection, I have learned more about the way Britain really works, or rather doesn’t, from this comedy series than any educational establishment. It should be used in political and societal curriculum.