A truly timeless show. Sadly 3 of its biggest acts now gone. Heart-breaking
@veroniquendambo3242 Жыл бұрын
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@TrollMeister_Ай бұрын
Only AI can bring them back to life. Same faces, same voices..animated and following new scripts.
@russellwaterson33045 жыл бұрын
I met Paul when he came to Perth, Australia, as I was his chauffeur. I can testify how the pollies fell over him as mentioned and was treated as if he was a visiting head of government.
@YesMinisterMuseum5 жыл бұрын
Oh that's nice!
@alexmackay74545 жыл бұрын
Lucky you. What sort of chap was he?
@adamrandall51634 жыл бұрын
So he was treated the same way here that Sir Les was treated when he went over there?
@00bikeboy4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing that. I wish he'd have visited Canada, I think he would have received the same treatment. What a wonderful legacy all three have left for us. Timeless.
@YesMinisterMuseum3 жыл бұрын
@MichaelKingsfordGray No need to introduce yourself.
@mad_magpie_rough_gems10653 жыл бұрын
Best tv series ever. How many times in the last 30 years have the words of Sir Humphrey come to mind as I look at current affairs ...?
@kevinchappell36946 жыл бұрын
As a Canadian who's country share the Parliamentary system, I always found this show both brilliant and terrifying.
@lrhoneyghan92035 жыл бұрын
Agreed, much the same for JAMAICA.
@RasPutintheGreat4 жыл бұрын
Documentary.
@jlelliotton4 жыл бұрын
And accurate but in Canada we have the federal and 10 provincial (and 3 territorial) governments which are the same
@chhandasbhattacharyya98644 жыл бұрын
Same in India.
@jamalmohamed23824 жыл бұрын
Same here in kenya
@ColinWatters4 жыл бұрын
Hacker: First rule in politics: never believe anything until it's officially denied.
@MovieMad00711 жыл бұрын
"you mean you lost your key" lol brilliant comedy!!!
@suhaskulkarni39463 жыл бұрын
It is an immortal TV show. Even after 4 decades, the entertainment part of it and the element of the comedy epitome, refuses to fade away.
@MichaelSimmons.10 жыл бұрын
I first found Yes, Minister, in the mid 80's on PBS. Then, became even a bigger fan of Yes, Prime Minister. My favorite British comedy.
@josephfarrugia23505 жыл бұрын
My goodness the comedy world...the WORLD...misses this brilliant series! RIP Paul & Nigel, you'll never be forgotten, gratitude for the laughs.
@Vagabondo-fs6qu4 жыл бұрын
Derek Fowlds RIP January 17th, 2020
@paulsengupta9714 жыл бұрын
RIP Sir Bernard
@juliencahn95814 жыл бұрын
@Jim Alley Integral part of the mix. . . much missed
@carolinepereira4094 жыл бұрын
He was completely adorably brilliantly understated 😍
@gretareinarsson74613 жыл бұрын
It was a real shame that Paul Eddington never got the awards he in every way so much deserved.
@pt1sa13 жыл бұрын
Yes minister and yes prime minister is the platinum of political comedy satire. To this date I watch it and my son too, it is so well written and delivered. RIP Paul Eddington, nigel Hawthorne and derek foulds. The trio and all involved created a masterpiece of comedy. Loved it when growing up on 80s and still love it.
@drewmcmillan34622 жыл бұрын
There will be none like Nigel, though. EVER!
@flyingdutch98183 жыл бұрын
Grew up in Melbourne Australia and spotted ‘Jim’ walking about Carlton one day and recognised him immediately due to watching this program with my parents growing up. Genius writing and simply beautiful performances by all involved.
@kjeldpedersen6663 жыл бұрын
In sharp competition with Cleese & Booths Fawlty Towers this must be the most brilliant British sitcom ever. Subdued caustic humor as only the brits can make it. No need for slapstick here - a spot on the mechanisms in the real motives behind human relations is enough to make me roll on the floor laughing... It’s as relevant now as back then. That’s what make a timeless classic.
@SachinKalbag061111 жыл бұрын
I must have seen this entire series at least a dozen times, and I still laugh just as loudly as I did the first time. Brilliant, absolutely brilliant writing and acting by all three principal characters. The books are equally outstanding, and any fan of the television series ought to have them on the bookshelf.
@arvindk4516 жыл бұрын
Sachin Kalbag I almost fell off the bed many a times while reading the books, they are damn funnier than the series themselves
@richardlloyd25895 жыл бұрын
Indeed so, and they are right there, paper back for the Yes Minister series, and hardback for Yes PM.
@suvonil_4 жыл бұрын
What's the name of the books? Can I find them online?
@SachinKalbag06114 жыл бұрын
@@suvonil_ They have the same names as the series.
@suvonil_4 жыл бұрын
@@SachinKalbag0611 Thank you!
@damo235311 жыл бұрын
Bernard is selling himself a bit short there. He was bloody brilliant as well. He didn't have as big a part to play but he had quite a few one-liners which he delivered with impeccable timing.
@jameskaruga67306 жыл бұрын
I agree Bernard (Derek Fowlds) was a comic genius, great delivery, and great foil highly underappreciated. Great Actor
@solytix18546 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite lines is the 'newspaper reader's' scene where Bernard says 'Sun readers don't care who runs the Country as long as she has big tits!". Derek Fowlds did a fantastic job as Bernard Woolley.
@allenjenkins79475 жыл бұрын
He was an integral part of the team. Besides which, the fictional basis for the entire series was the "memoirs" of Sir Bernard Woolley, retired Cabinet Secretary.
@Thompalainen4 жыл бұрын
Fowlds role was the classic straight man bit, and he played it perfectly. Sadly he's gone too now.
@perdanielsorensen77754 жыл бұрын
@@jameskaruga6730 He was a great actor also in more serious roles. He was brilliant as Oscar Blaketon in Heartbeat.
@ahcokris5 жыл бұрын
hacker's churchill delusion was just amazing =) brilliant. a great show. love it.
@ahcokris5 жыл бұрын
no profanity, no vulgarity, no sex or explosions....wins most awards ever....
@stephenphillip56563 жыл бұрын
A peerless comedy/documentary- my all-time favourite. Of all the actors, I think Derek Fowlds had the most difficult but important role. He had to sit quietly in the background, listening to the verbal jousting between the two main protagonists (sometimes for minutes at a time) before delivering the punchline to the scene whilst keeping a straight face. *Very* difficult but wonderfully executed. Sadly, all these actors have taken their final curtain call. As far as YM/YPM (and others of that era- Black Adder, Only Fools and Horses etc) "we shall never see their likes again".
@Wol7473 жыл бұрын
These series, and “Frazier”, are the two greats of TV.
@jonjones9712 жыл бұрын
About 10 years ago, Cathay Pacific streamed this show again... What a delight on a boring flight....a few times, I laughed so loud to almost wake my fellow passengers... What a delight this show is... I have never seen a better comedy anywhere in the world... Absolute genius from all involved...
@jow.66054 жыл бұрын
Yes Minister, Yes Prime Minister and Fawlty Towers are priceless British comedy gems which will never lose their incredible “funniness” with time.
@chrisweidner47685 жыл бұрын
Such a brilliant artist, and he is also responsible for "My Cousin Vinny," a true masterpiece from a sublime genius.
@peterd7884 жыл бұрын
I remember watching that last interview with Paul Eddington on Face To Face. It was so tragic. He was such a talented and dignified man.
@shankarbalan38134 жыл бұрын
A truly lovely series. So sad all of these gentlemen have done to the great stage in the sky....RIP Paul, Nigel and Derek....
@red5hosting5 жыл бұрын
I used to watch in the 80s and my sister presented me on my birthday the books in 2 volumes in Portuguese language. I still have them and every so often I re-read it again.
@U2QuoZepplin4 жыл бұрын
I don’t know if Derek Fawlds is a lot younger than Paul Eddingtond and Nigel Hawthorne but it sort of shows how young Paul and Nigel were when they left us. It makes you sorry for Derek to have lost two of his closest friends and alumni.
@annemariefleming2 жыл бұрын
Jay and Lynn...an inspired pairing. It's obvious that they gelled perfectly where writing style is concerned.
@faustdownunder3 жыл бұрын
The YM TV series has and is still enriching people's lives all over the world. The best British humour by far.
@jenniferknight53435 жыл бұрын
Pirabee. You’ve said it all. God bless them. We will never see their like again. I too watched them for years and still laugh out loud today, always fresh. God bless the Writers too. Talented people in the right place at the right time. Let’s face it, they had wonderful material to work with. Thanks for the many hours of laughter ... and still going.
@akanecortich81974 жыл бұрын
The Brits have made some of the greatest genuine comedy series.
@danieloliver45584 жыл бұрын
Rule Britannia 🇬🇧
@malcolmabram29574 жыл бұрын
Okay hands up, I AM British, but in an unambiguous unperturbed commodious frame of paradigm, I beg, with full elucidation of the reference frame of your conclusions and appraisal of this show, to inform you that I agree with you.
@Mark_Dyer14 жыл бұрын
Bless you, Akane! I suspect the secret lies in "Little Islanders" having a laugh at our pomposities! It's there is all the best British comedies.
@vickrant35234 жыл бұрын
I just can't think of any other country which has lead the world in so many fields and for such a long time and still leading. I just keep wondering Is it in the genes!
@ferdinandfrancis96733 жыл бұрын
Right you are, and America has copied some to make great tv comedy.
@kieranmorris73156 жыл бұрын
My grandfather had a friend in Canberra (Aus capital) at the time the show aired and apparently no one in Parliament House could be found to get anything done when the show was on because they had all dashed home or to the nearest screen to watch, it was that accurate to their jobs and that entertaining.
@allenjenkins79475 жыл бұрын
I was also told, at the time, that if anyone in Canberra was asked a question by a Minister, they were forbidden to use the actual words "yes Minister", but had to say that's correct or that's affirmative, etc.
@jenniferschmitzer2994 жыл бұрын
Mum told me that too - when it was first aired on channel 2 and not the repeats. Not even a skerrick of a ring after 8 pm by any party type or anyone. Open slather of course after 9ish... gosh, that memory is from years ago!
@jenniferschmitzer2994 жыл бұрын
Allen Jenkins ha, that’s really quite amusing
@kc96024 жыл бұрын
"You mean you've lost your key?" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@akanecortich81974 жыл бұрын
I loved the part of Bernard , the guy who knew really what was going, but only spoke when spoken to.
@johnfradgley73683 жыл бұрын
My last job before retirement was with a Government department, and the whole department was just like this.
@CNCTEMATIC4 жыл бұрын
Eddington's performances are the most impressive amongst the three, IMHO. The script did most of Hawthorne's job for him.
@amkaen4 жыл бұрын
"You take his key away from him!" Ba-ha-ha!
@tinytonymaloney78323 жыл бұрын
I love the theme tune for Yes Minister, for some reason when I hear it play it transfers my mind back to the late 80s.
@mikecarlson64163 жыл бұрын
I watched the series about 10 years ago when I was young and naive, still find it funny and realistic. It helped a lot on my understanding about western politic and my English skill during my time working on IELTS
@beaconterraoneonline6 жыл бұрын
One of the very best series ever on television. Brilliant in so many respects.
@markletts20004 жыл бұрын
Derrick Fowlds 😊what a gentleman 👏🇬🇧
@idleonlooker10784 жыл бұрын
Simply superb! And as long as there's politicians, civil servants and government - a timeless, and very relevant, comedy as well!! 😊👍
@margarethillier918811 жыл бұрын
Classic stuff indeed. I'm 48yo,and this was on during my teens. I could never tire of watching this.
@amitkar53163 жыл бұрын
It is such a fantastic show -- and it continues to amaze me how much some of the themes/plotlines still apply today!
@amjadkhan-jv6xj4 жыл бұрын
So sad Paul never won an award for his character.
@roberthaywood17984 жыл бұрын
In a way, he's getting his awards now, belatedly it's true. But just look at the comments on here, the number of Thumbs Up .. I've added a few myself. To be applauded like this by several generations of folks is better than any CBE. He won in the end, by the establisment not recognising it at the time. Justice is done.
@MrBandholm7 жыл бұрын
Regarding that Paul was seen as part of the government abroad... He might just have been a better PM than the latest few!
@Runix14 жыл бұрын
Could certainly use him now.
@septegram4 жыл бұрын
Certainly better than the bleeding nightmare you have now!
@elliottkeen99333 жыл бұрын
An incredible bunch of actors
@vickrant35234 жыл бұрын
I also have immeasurable appreciation for the sophisticated way english is spoken and written in England in comparison to the way it is spoken in other countries
@jshanni20664 жыл бұрын
What a poignant ending. If there really is something in the great beyond, I hope these three lads are having a great laugh together. Brilliant writing, brilliant acting, wonderful legacy.
@johnking51745 жыл бұрын
Just take a look at how Paul Eddington looked here at 1:19 compared to here at 1:34 - these two scenes were made a year apart from each other, with 1:34 being from the first Yes PM series and 1:19 from Series 2 of Yes PM. You can notice the effects of Paul's skin cancer during these two appearances. Great man who be able to work through such an illness and still be 100% funny.
@brontewcat5 жыл бұрын
I love Derek Fowld’s Bernard.
@mugilv11 жыл бұрын
Who wouldn't like to have Paul Eddington as Prime Minister. RIP.
@chazsach65944 жыл бұрын
I cant understand why this series is never repeated unlike Dads Army, which is never off our screens.
@adrianridgway43334 жыл бұрын
The episode where they justify spending millions of pounds on a hospital with no patients is particularly poignant today.
@millomweb4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that. I'll put a request in !
@RJSRdg3 жыл бұрын
The radio episodes turn up on Radio 4 Extra quite frequently.
@chazsach65943 жыл бұрын
@@RJSRdg Radio 4 Extra is the last bastion of what the BBC once was.
@Sunlight704 жыл бұрын
Nothing fulfils John Reith's mandate for the BBC to 'inform, educate, entertain' more than this programme.
@pennysimmons29052 жыл бұрын
And the context hasn’t changed , Europe, unions, the NHS and overseas, all the same issues today. Unbelievable series fantastic
@capollyonАй бұрын
This TV series is the purest of diamonds. The writing and acting is just beyond anything else. Such complex humor delivered by mature and seasoned actors. It is nothing like that crap produced today. Absolute gem.
@journeymancellist92475 күн бұрын
It is impossible to do this show today without crudity. God bless Derek, Nigel, and Paul.
@kalyansubramani12 жыл бұрын
Never has TV produced such disturbingly dark comedy. Truly and proudly British.
@amojak4 жыл бұрын
Monty python puts its hand up
@Rippedflesh692 жыл бұрын
The newspaper reader analysis was spot on.
@plugh14 жыл бұрын
Brilliant Comedy. So sad they have all passed now.
@paulsengupta9714 жыл бұрын
At least we have all the brilliant comedy from down the years on film/tape.
@plugh14 жыл бұрын
@@paulsengupta971 great point. Thanks for this?
@BarryVP1212 жыл бұрын
Thankyou. Wow that shows what a great show it is, everyone regardless of age appreciates and understands it and what it did and how relevant it is now still and will be.
@johnking51745 жыл бұрын
In reality, if Jim Hacker was our Prime Minister we all know who was really in charge. Prime Minister Sir Humphrey Appleby and what a safe Britain that would be with Humpy as Prime Minister.
@AlexanDrMoskalenko6 жыл бұрын
Brilliant, a timeless masterpiece of political satire
@carolinepereira4094 жыл бұрын
Loved this show and still do... Absolutely brilliant! 😍
@CompanyLagoon11 жыл бұрын
I love this series to pieces and beyond all reason! I love it! I love it! I love it! I love it!!!!
@johnbanks47613 жыл бұрын
great show, great performances by all, brilliantly written
@yutethebeaute12 жыл бұрын
Yes, Bernard. We miss them, too.
@joebutterworth3676 жыл бұрын
Just as funny 30 years later.
@BertieWooster71377 жыл бұрын
I don't know what the greatest English language sitcom is, but I do know it's either Yes, Minister or Frasier. The writing was impeccable!
@MrBandholm6 жыл бұрын
Given the amount of education into how policy is going in circles, and the amount episodes that more than 35 years later is still just as relevant.... Added to some of the funniest and best acted characters ever put to screen, "Yes minister" and "Yes prime minister" is (at least to my mind) the single greatest sitcom ever put on television... I would even go as far as to say that it is perhaps even the greatest political documentary, given how much it continues to be relevant.
@christopherblake95835 жыл бұрын
now there's a wonderful thought..PM Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey both secretly fly to America for therapy to deal with each other. Jim Hackers therapist Dr Crane and Sir Humphreys? The other Dr Crane... if only
@hkchan13395 жыл бұрын
Fraiser is American
@leadcloud82905 жыл бұрын
bandholm Adding to that the consistency of high quality between episodes ... I mean this is the one series where every episode is gold.
@tobyhart85154 жыл бұрын
Good combatants. Both superbly written. I'd go with YM with another competitor in the mix, Blackadder Goes Fourth.
@BalajiRamaswamy3 жыл бұрын
My all time favourite show. I was looking for the DVD series 20 years ago. Couldn't find. A loved one gifted me the book which is equally brilliant and humorous. Fantastic series. Excellent casting. Awesome comedy
@Mark_Dyer14 жыл бұрын
No mention of Nigel Hawthorne's splendid 'Georgie' in MAPP & LUCIA; one of the finest TV series ever. He also played the Archdeacon of Barchester in Trollope's BARCHESTER CHRONICLES.
@IndigoIndustrial3 жыл бұрын
And demolition man?
@alanvanallen77623 жыл бұрын
Bernard...I think he wants to run the country. Sir Humphrey...well stop him Bernard ! Absolute classic,best TV series ever.RIP Paul,Nigel and Derek.Still watching the DVD's of this
@billcrowle4 жыл бұрын
We loved these shows Down Under, on our ABC!
@artofthepossible73295 жыл бұрын
Anyone with a basic interest in politics of any country must watch yes prime/minister.
@hoatattis72834 жыл бұрын
Brilliant,the three of them
@4Stanzas4 жыл бұрын
"Vinnie" and "Nine Yards" are awesome movies. Well done Lynn.
@Jo-uy6jh2 жыл бұрын
I’m not a fan of comedies but this programme is so funny, even after all these years. Timeless, charming and witty. The best of British TV!
@g00gleminus964 жыл бұрын
I'm Canadian but even I get somewhere between 95 %to 99% of the jokes on Yes Minister.
@nicholashylton68572 жыл бұрын
We're a parliamentary democracy modeled on the British system, so it's not too surprising. I think everyone in the British Commonwealth has the same appreciation for its political truths.
@sasmac18295 жыл бұрын
The best series in my opinion it was hilarious and also frighteningly close to reality
@robertdora70264 жыл бұрын
Paul Eddington was received excellently in Australia, most of the press focussing on how Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke jovially reacted and interacted with him. Bob Hawke was extremely, and popularly, down to earth and as such deliberately played up the irony of welcoming an actor popular for playing the role of a politician....in a comedy show that Bob Hawke was on the record as loving. In some British programs the Australian reception of Paul Eddington is depicted as if Australian politicians and the press thought that he was an actual politician, when this absolutely wasn’t the case.
@jaytalk94156 жыл бұрын
I thank them , and I miss them.
@paulinerodgerson48904 жыл бұрын
I always loved this. Hilarious. Thank goodness for You Tube.
@alexander-b4 жыл бұрын
Yes Minister still relevant.
@MyBlueZed5 жыл бұрын
My favourite show and three men I consider my friends. I wish I had met them.
@lbcthinkingoutloud34275 жыл бұрын
The greatest ever. Love every minute of it
@AndyPate7211 жыл бұрын
Was too young to appreciate this when it was first on. started rewatching it ten years ago and was instantly hooked. So funny and so insightful. Couldn'thave asked for a better casting or storyline. Love each character even the minor ones. no offence to The Thick Of It, but sorry guys you don't even compare and i like your show as well.
@evangiles173 жыл бұрын
It's called the getting of wisdom
@sophisticat76735 жыл бұрын
simply the best thing there's ever been on the telly
@MovieMad00711 жыл бұрын
Nigel Hawthorne was also in "Firefox" as a Russian Scientist who defects to help Clint Eastwood's character to steal the top secret MIG aka The Firefox out of the Soviet Union!
@msinvincible20006 жыл бұрын
Humprey and Hacker were awesome, but I still prefer Bernard: he's hilarious!
@Tom_Roberts3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic scripts , superb actors . Nothing like it has ever been produced since - I don't think such talent is around any more.
@DipanDas2 жыл бұрын
The best comedy show in any language ever. Period!
@charlieconlon44764 жыл бұрын
Notice Hawthorne's temples darkening as Sir Humphrey complains of being locked out.
@jwnagy3 жыл бұрын
I always like when Hacker channeled his inner Churchill.
@magnusqwerty11 жыл бұрын
Derek Fowlds, (Bernard Woolley) was the best in the series .........
@brianb85162 жыл бұрын
Let's not forget that the real stars of these shows are the script writers. Actors need good material to bring out their best.
@yogeshagrawal402 жыл бұрын
I kind of stumbled upon this series recently having no idea of what it was (I am not British obviously). Loved it so much, I was so disappointed to see only 5 series altogether. I thought people back then probably didn't appreciate the brilliance of the show enough for it to continue. Now, I realize how wrong I was and why the show ended. Would love to have seen more but it is perfect in its way
@YesMinisterMuseum2 жыл бұрын
You have a small number of "extra" appearances here. But yes there is a beauty in having a proper ending, and not going on forever, changing until nothing resembles the original anymore.
@nicholashylton68572 жыл бұрын
I think the writers said that they wanted to finish the show at the top. They had said everything they wanted to say.
@robertstewart23910 жыл бұрын
Yes, Stephen, I wondered why they didn't mention Frank when they talked about the whole cast being assembled.