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14 жыл бұрын

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@peterd788 3 жыл бұрын

It's amazing how Hacker conveys death, heaven, hell, confusion and annoyance in under a second at the end of the clip.

@channancha 3 жыл бұрын

remarkable

@maryblushes71895 2 жыл бұрын

And he can do it without a single word. Now THAT is acting!

@DCdabest 7 жыл бұрын

Well as they say; Civil servants don't die. They get promoted.

@solomonreal1977 3 жыл бұрын

Nnnny'aye SAYY!!

@TheDarkstormy 3 жыл бұрын

The UK's top Diplomat to the EU is now going to be one, Lindsay Croisdale-*Appleby*

@neilgerace355 3 жыл бұрын

Kicked upstairs if they're bad enough

@deadmanomegagaming4061 2 жыл бұрын

"Well of course, in the service, cmg stands for call me god" -Bernard woolley

@andywals 2 жыл бұрын

@@deadmanomegagaming4061 KCMG stands for 'Kindly Call Me God' GCMG stands for 'God Calls Me God' Interestingly, Cabinet Secretary to Tony Blair was Gus O'Donnell, who used to add the initials GOD to memos he'd read

@nightw4tchman 3 жыл бұрын

Scary to think Paul Eddington had a terminal cancer most of his life and during this scene.

@lomax343 2 жыл бұрын

Yes - it's noticeable in the last series of YPM that he played nearly every scene sitting down.

@andrewemery4272 11 ай бұрын

Lovely actor. Much missed

@DarkPriestess1 3 жыл бұрын

Paul Eddington's physical comedy is absolutely brilliant.

@HSMiyamoto 5 жыл бұрын

If anyone could haunt Whitehall for eternity, it would be Sir Humphrey Appleby, GCB, KBE, MVO.

@GardEngebretsen 4 жыл бұрын

Sir Humphrey Appleby, GCMG. If you remember that joke from one of the episodes.

@HSMiyamoto 4 жыл бұрын

@@GardEngebretsen Yes, I remember the scene with Bernard and Jim in the back of a car where Bernard explains the meaning if CMG, KCMG, and GCMG. However, I'm going by what the Interwebs say are the real honors of Sir Humphrey.

@trisamudeshwar7184 3 жыл бұрын

God calls me god

@martinputt6421 3 жыл бұрын

@@trisamudeshwar7184 I love when Bernard says Sir Humphrey thinks he's god

@MrThorfan64 3 жыл бұрын

@@martinputt6421Sir Humphrey is not God. Should you tell him or should I.

@raymondstonkus913 4 жыл бұрын

"We'll still be seeing one another regularly"

@jy3n2 3 жыл бұрын

"I'm sure you can find more exciting places to haunt."

@azizulislamashiksm-1842 3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣 once a week at least!!

@urmo345 2 жыл бұрын

that made me LOL

@utkukoksal5278 4 жыл бұрын

It is funny how the PM is being referred to as "one who is greater than any of us."

@AzguardMike 3 жыл бұрын

"the Prime Minister give'th, and the Prime Minister take'th away. blessed is the name, Prime Minister."

@thomasthetanderloin 3 жыл бұрын

well, he was talking about thatcher...

@TheNefastor 3 жыл бұрын

Especially when you know how little regard he has for any politician 🤣

@vaclav_fejt 3 жыл бұрын

@@thomasthetanderloin *spoilers* Not exactly. The in-universe PM died and was replaced by Hacker. Also, the PM was IIRC a man.

@thomasthetanderloin 3 жыл бұрын

@@vaclav_fejt it was never specifically stated in universe that the prime minister was a man or a woman. and P.S. they actually filmed a Thatcher Cameo but it never aired.

@rogermouton2273 5 жыл бұрын

Paul Eddington must have been one of the great comic actors of all time

@abhijitoka 5 жыл бұрын

he is. I would say he is King of Expressions!

@wholeNwon 4 жыл бұрын

Amen

@00bikeboy 4 жыл бұрын

His performance is peerless. Just wonderful.

@Megabishop65 4 жыл бұрын

True, but Nigel Hawthorne got most of the awards.

@thomaskemp4830 4 жыл бұрын

He Was one of the best , he was pretty amusing in the good life

@lehlongwane 2 жыл бұрын

Viewing this, I shed a tear of my own knowing that they are gone. RIP both. Sorely missed.😪

@KamsPoliticalPredictions 2 жыл бұрын

As well as Derek Fowlds, aka Bernard Woolley.

@jakobole 3 жыл бұрын

As a dane, THIS is why I love the english language. Eloquent in both pitch, tone and the words spoken, creating a result larger than it's constituents. Then there's the message and the misunderstanding on top - love it!

@viridisxiv766 2 жыл бұрын

as a dane, youve had a hand in forming the english language ;)

@tj-co9go 2 жыл бұрын

Lol I wouldn't exactly call this kind of language 'elegant', but sure, the execution and tone is perfect

@jakobole 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't write 'elegant' :)

@michaelbayer5094 2 жыл бұрын

English is my native language and I do appreciate its richness. I've wondered if this quality evolved because many languages contributed to modern English and the language continues to borrow and incorporate continually. Thoughts?

@DieFlabbergast 2 ай бұрын

@@michaelbayer5094 Obviously that is the case. Exactly the same phenomenon occurred at the opposite end of the Eurasian continent. The Japanese language has an enormous and very expressive vocabulary because it combines its native words with a vast lexicon of borrowings from Chinese, plus a host of more recent borrowings from Portuguese, English, French, German, and others. The incorporation of foreign words continues unabated.

@rfichokeofdestiny 3 жыл бұрын

Both actors had such amazing skill in conveying emotion. The writing, directing, and acting are all top notch.

@pranz2984 5 жыл бұрын

And these two great actors along with Bernard did meet again somewhere wherever they maybe now

@olesrensen7819 5 жыл бұрын

Derek Fowlds (Bernard) is still alive today (81 years old).

@pranz2984 5 жыл бұрын

Yup my bad I just realized that just now he is still alive and kicking

@DheerajJagadev 4 жыл бұрын

Ole Sørensen Not anymore, sadly.

@Viktor16161616 4 жыл бұрын

@@DheerajJagadev Dammit. I did not expect to learn it through KZfaq comments.

@ashleelmb 3 жыл бұрын

In the ground is where they met.

@KissedByFire16 3 жыл бұрын

The rapid hand gestures and stuttering at the end was brilliant

@nnannakalu9423 3 жыл бұрын

Jim's bewilderment at Humphrey's impishly verbose explanation of virtually every issue NEVER fails to be hilarious!

@TheNefastor 3 жыл бұрын

I especially like when he immediately translates his speeches into one word, like "so you mean : no".

@RasPutintheGreat 2 жыл бұрын

Used this as my resignation letter.....hahaha....my supervisor told me to rewrite....

@Isospinsymmetries 12 жыл бұрын

Humphrey is indestructible. Haha!

@lipadier 13 жыл бұрын

Haha, the clash of their very different communication style. Great scene.

@sasmac1829 5 жыл бұрын

British comedies are a class apart

@arunabhalahiri4931 5 жыл бұрын

Nah, only this particular one is above anything else...

@Brett.D 4 жыл бұрын

@@arunabhalahiri4931 Blackadder, Jeeves and Wooster, The Thin Blue Line, Fawlty Towers, Keeping Up Appearances...just a few others off the top of my head...

@aloshyreji4313 4 жыл бұрын

@@Brett.D new statesman...bottom..

@Brett.D 4 жыл бұрын

@@aloshyreji4313 Yes! And now that you mention Bottom, The Young Ones was also awesome...

@monizdm 4 жыл бұрын

Nope. British actors are a class apart. Why limit it to comedy?

@navigatingthroughlife8381 8 жыл бұрын

Spoiler: The relationship which I might tentatively venture to aver has been not without some degree of reciprocal utility and perhaps even occasional gratification, is emerging a point of irreversible bifurcation and, to be brief, is in the propinquity of its ultimate regrettable termination. [Talking about his promotion]

@DieFlabbergast 7 жыл бұрын

"... is approaching a point of irreversible etc." NOT "is emerging a point ..." which would make no sense at all.

@RasPutintheGreat 7 жыл бұрын

Bipin Rimal thanks going to use this for my resignation.

@julianc6551 7 жыл бұрын

Heck I have to read it several times just to understand what he meant other than he is leaving.

@23crosspath 6 жыл бұрын

More than good thanks for posting

@0xCAFEF00D 6 жыл бұрын

I completely understand the ministers confusion. He's so general.

@marcelanoryadi9110 4 жыл бұрын

We'll be seeing each other regularly.. at least once a week That was comedy gold

@Kevin-mx1vi 4 жыл бұрын

This is perfect comedy. The delivery and timing is sublime. I don't think it's possible to do comic acting better.

@nebeskisrb7765 5 жыл бұрын

TBH, of various Humphrey's speeches, this one was quite understandable.

@shankarbalan3813 2 жыл бұрын

Paul Eddington is such a nice man…. This was such a lovely serial…

@Robert_Fordin 3 жыл бұрын

His physiognomy, smile especially, reminds me Bon Scott from AC/DC.

@amutah8063 6 жыл бұрын

British comedy went downhill since this show. I doubt it you guys will ever make something as good as this. Its absolutely terrific.

@beardedemperor 5 жыл бұрын

Comedy universally peaked with this show. That's no criticism of later comics, though. This show was impossible to follow.

@toatahu2003 4 жыл бұрын

I think it's because now you can literally get arrested for telling offensive jokes...

@wholeNwon 4 жыл бұрын

Even Thatcher loved it.

@knickerlover1974 4 жыл бұрын

@Michael Red Sox : You're right. 'The Thick of It' was quite funny, but Yes Minister was the last REALLY funny comedy to grace the screen. Thank goodness for KZfaq.

@tacticalidiots2340 4 жыл бұрын

@@toatahu2003 this show did rely on offensive jokes. So you're point is completely null

@musmus-culus 2 жыл бұрын

Usually when shows make longer special episodes, they tend to be a bit below average. However, this episode absolutely killed it. It's probably one of my favourite episodes if not for this scene only.

@wrtyioo 4 жыл бұрын

Nigel Hawthorne is so good.

@pspboy7 3 жыл бұрын

LOL, Hacker thought he was dying not leaving...

@daviniarobbins9298 3 жыл бұрын

My local Morrisons has the complete series DVD for £10. Think buy it when I got the money. Knowing my luck when I do have the money spare it will be gone.

@mccobsta 3 жыл бұрын

A couple years ago I met an mp in a local pub not my local mp he's never been in the area. We had a few pints and this show came up he said with a straight face it's 100% accurate

@lordpsalm7034 6 жыл бұрын

1:52 100% of confusion lol

@MichaelSHartman 4 жыл бұрын

Didn't think Hacker thought that much of him. I couldn't help but think that Paul had cancer, possibly knowing at the time.

@wholeNwon 4 жыл бұрын

Yes. That's what made the scene especially poignant.

@mikeykeyes 4 жыл бұрын

I thought it was more obvious in Yes PM as his lips looked a bit blue

@Lones555 4 жыл бұрын

He knew he had cancer since the age of 28, decades before this show came out. He knew he'd eventually die from it and to go on 40 years past diagnosis i'm sure he was at peace with it by this scene.

@GaryWright238 3 жыл бұрын

He did know he was seriously ill which is why in Yes PM you mainly see him sitting down rather than standing and walking.

@TerryTheNewsGirl 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I have the Yes Minister/Prime Minister books, so when Humphrey talks waffle, I can work out what the hell he's on about!

@johnfairhurstReviews 3 жыл бұрын

Rather worryingly, Sir Humphrey was actually quite comprehensible in this one...

@macnewman2588 Жыл бұрын

oh the dialogues, the expressions - priceless, work of art

@doctorwatson1000 4 жыл бұрын

I rank that series number one for British comedy followed closely by Faulty Towers

@ahcokris 5 жыл бұрын

Great scene. Loved it.

@geef1536 2 ай бұрын

This couple "sheer magic"

@cloudsparrow7729 4 жыл бұрын

thumbs up for "propinquity"

@Ondrus21 12 жыл бұрын

One of the funniest (if not the funniest) scenes of this TV-show.

@bozm9961 2 жыл бұрын

Just amazing, simply sublime

@rixille 3 жыл бұрын

0:33 "Are you threatening me master Jedi?"

@JonatasMonte 5 жыл бұрын

That's unique!

@damo2353 12 жыл бұрын

@lillkutty007 It is there now under "Yes Prime Minister Christmas special". It is a special double length episode.

@Armatige 12 жыл бұрын

Good god I just died when you said that :D Great comment mate and oh so true.

@JonatasAdoM 3 жыл бұрын

For a moment I imagine he too feared he was going.

@CiceroLounge 3 жыл бұрын

Oh, Humphrey, You're so brave!

@Myndir 2 жыл бұрын

Complex scene, in that Paul knew he was on the way out himself, though not in a few weeks.

@AMRPK 12 жыл бұрын

a few weeks!!!!!! lol

@ChrisCarries_EDC 12 жыл бұрын

Very witty!

@seaofglass77 4 жыл бұрын

I...uh....I know what propinquity means.....

@fool7491 5 жыл бұрын

to be brief

@lowerlowerhk 5 жыл бұрын

Do cvil servants really talk like that and expect their peers to understand it in real time?

@stephenphillip5656 5 жыл бұрын

I suppose not but the twists and turns of Sir Humphrey's extraordinary usage of the English language made for some peerless comedic moments. YM/YPM was and still is a class apart for the subtleties of the script and the dexterity of the acting. My all-time favourite.

@jsybaz100 5 жыл бұрын

@@stephenphillip5656 Some of the sources that the writers, Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, had were in the Civil Service. They also had sources inside HM Government.

@beardedemperor 5 жыл бұрын

In classic Sir Humphrey style, the answer is yes... and no.

@johnking5174 5 жыл бұрын

Yes they do, as I have worked with many of them in the past ten years

@Alex58399 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, and the style for which white papers are written prove it