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  • @2eleven48
    @2eleven48 2 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    'It takes two to quango, Minister'. Truly exceptional wittiness.

  • @hayreddinbarbarossa661
    @hayreddinbarbarossa661 4 ปีที่แล้ว +497

    The barely contained delight on Humphrey's face is hilarious.
    Nigel Hawthorne was a phenomenal actor.

    • @hayreddinbarbarossa661
      @hayreddinbarbarossa661 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @randomguy8196 that's because British comedians are quite often classically trained actors who specialise in comedy. The comedy is more intellectual.
      Where as American actors/comedians are specific character actora but they've only got one character.

    • @wholeNwon
      @wholeNwon 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      But it wasn't "contained" at all.

  • @brucewilliams8714
    @brucewilliams8714 4 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    It's always worthwhile to watch Bernard in the background whilst the two others are centre stage. His acting is superb.

    • @carlterry1728
      @carlterry1728 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Never better than when he was with Basil Brush.

    • @brucewilliams8714
      @brucewilliams8714 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@carlterry1728 I loved Basil Brush, that Terry Thomas accent.

  • @peterfreeman6677
    @peterfreeman6677 4 ปีที่แล้ว +460

    "It takes two to quango" - love it. That should have been the title .

    • @HSMiyamoto
      @HSMiyamoto 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      The actual title is the equally cynical "Jobs for the Boys."

    • @petersenior5432
      @petersenior5432 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Nah, it's the punchline. Don't ruin it

    • @adegbeyekayodecoadegbeye8077
      @adegbeyekayodecoadegbeye8077 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fire on the mountain! If I could just have a penny each time you make me laugh.

    • @RoughThief
      @RoughThief 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Just to clarify: Quango is an amalgamation of "tango" and "quid pro quo", right? Or is that an actual British slang for something?

    • @peterfreeman6677
      @peterfreeman6677 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@RoughThief Quango is an acronym. "Quasi-Autonomous Non-Governmental Organisation". Also known as "Arms-Length Bodies".
      Government-financed, stuffed with Government appointees, but maintaining a polite pretence of semi-independence.

  • @rubyshah5844
    @rubyshah5844 4 ปีที่แล้ว +135

    “Humphrey, How could you let me say all those things? ”

    • @iandhr1
      @iandhr1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      "I can only advise. I did advise"

    • @roadwarrior144
      @roadwarrior144 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He did advise, but really said nothing. As usual.🤣

  • @chrislyne377
    @chrislyne377 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    "Oh shut up Frank!"
    Jim spoke for all of us there 🤣

    • @shankarbalan3813
      @shankarbalan3813 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Frank never really fitted in.

    • @quantisedspace7047
      @quantisedspace7047 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Words also spoken by Betty Spencer and Arthur Wilson.

  • @ayatollahassaholla3976
    @ayatollahassaholla3976 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Somethings never go out of style - classic comedy, precise satire and timeless tailoring which between Hawthorne's dry fatalism, the political football and Hacker's suit are all amply represented.

  • @iandhr1
    @iandhr1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +169

    I love Sir Humphrey. "I can only advise I did advise" I am guessing this was "very courageous" of Hacker.

  • @floydlooney6837
    @floydlooney6837 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    nearly the entire thing takes place on one set, the writing and superb acting carried this show

  • @TOMKHOMION
    @TOMKHOMION 4 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    The brillance of this series never stops fasinating me

    • @flankspeed
      @flankspeed 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      When the satire was better than the fact 😬

    • @abhijitoka
      @abhijitoka 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      fascinating
      Come on , have some respect for Sir Humphrey Appleby's emphasis on language. :D

  • @JohnJ469
    @JohnJ469 4 ปีที่แล้ว +533

    I'm not sure which is funnier: The fact that this is brilliantly written comedy or the fact that most people don't understand that this is exactly how governments work.

    • @Generalscorpio
      @Generalscorpio 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Most people who aren't familiar with Yes Minister.

    • @Warriorking.1963
      @Warriorking.1963 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      What do you mean "Governments work"?

    • @JohnJ469
      @JohnJ469 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@Warriorking.1963 I'm sure they do the Press Secretary told me so.

    • @flankspeed
      @flankspeed 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      USED TO WORK

    • @christophersmith6510
      @christophersmith6510 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The comedy is funnier.

  • @JC-eh4zp
    @JC-eh4zp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    Accuracy, human failing, comedy, cynicism and good acting.
    Superb

  • @flankerpraha
    @flankerpraha 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Humphrey's look at 1:41 is just killing :)))

  • @wedgeantillies66
    @wedgeantillies66 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    The best bits is whenever Jim and Humphrey work in concert to achieve their mutual aims and interest, while screwing somebody else over at the same time.

  • @sands7779
    @sands7779 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I love when they work together here and the Prime Minister's constituency

    • @MrThorfan64
      @MrThorfan64 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Oh look! A park!

  • @subhajitnaskar1
    @subhajitnaskar1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Oh my goodness! That is how they sweep all troubles under the carpet😉

  • @anuradhainamdar8967
    @anuradhainamdar8967 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    When Hacker hits the radio on which BBC 1 is announcing the govt mismanagement with the papers in a precipitating manner, it surely is humorous and spontaneous comic reaction. 😀😆 ha,ha.

    • @anonUK
      @anonUK 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Most likely BBC Radio 4. Radio 5 Live also has political discussions but it didn't exist until the 90s anyway.

  • @hakan1087
    @hakan1087 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Bravo bbc.this is the best comedy in the world.👏👏👏👏

  • @gravychipplease
    @gravychipplease 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love these documentaries

  • @g2macs
    @g2macs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Unknown to the public at the time, the writers had several contacts in the government including serving M.P's who gave them a wealth of inside information. Most of the shenanigans that you see have actually happened.

    • @susanhughs1031
      @susanhughs1031 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      g2macs•
      Labour's Chief Of Staff To Both Harld Wilson And Jim Callaghan, Between 1974-/79 In Downing Street,, He's On A Political Coup, A BBC 4, Documentary!! From 2009, ????! And Maggie Made Him A Lord A Peer IN The House Of Lords, He Was I Can't Think What His Name Is,, You Can Uploaded A Political Coup On TH-cam, Although You Have To Search For It,!!!!!!!! His Name Is Something Like Callaghan,????? ,.

  • @ProperLogicalDebate
    @ProperLogicalDebate 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Look at his eyes at 1:41. Reminds me of the Sheik when Masala put his ring to the clay wager tablet.

  • @hkumar7340
    @hkumar7340 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Paul Eddington...
    Nigel Hawthorne...
    Derek Fowlds...
    Excellent, excellent actors!
    Oh, I wish we could all go back to the 1980s!

    • @fransbuijs808
      @fransbuijs808 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      But please without the fashion and the hair cuts.

    • @yoretabio4537
      @yoretabio4537 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Margaret Thatcher

    • @paulreimann3444
      @paulreimann3444 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Everstruggling \h

    • @paulreimann3444
      @paulreimann3444 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @TheRenaissanceman65 wg

    • @xr6lad
      @xr6lad 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@yoretabio4537 and? I
      returned home to Britain in 1977 and it was like it was still the 1960’s & 50’s in many things (and not in a good way) it was that behind the world. I left again and returned the mid 80’s and it was as if I was away 40 years. It had changed and jumped forward so fast. Yes I do not agree with everything she did but she did bring the country into the late 20th century. And that was needed. Not a nation that appeared so crippled by WW2 restrictions even though it was 30 years later.

  • @blainoneill5861
    @blainoneill5861 4 ปีที่แล้ว +152

    Frank Weisel is not on the same level as Sir Humphrey and Bernard. It made sense for him to be phased out.

    • @Account.for.Comment
      @Account.for.Comment 4 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      It showed the show' s cynical attitude. Weisel, is the symbol of a politician' s pledge as an elected official not as mouthpiece for the establishment. His disappearance is to say that the politician will throw away their values to ensure their survivability.

    • @joevenespineli6389
      @joevenespineli6389 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Account.for.Comment Is it accurate then?

    • @Account.for.Comment
      @Account.for.Comment 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@joevenespineli6389 they call this show a documentary. In defense of politicians, how would they enacted any changes they want if they can' t survive in office? The issue is whether or not, they retain their principals and courages, when they fight a real problem that required a real solution. Sadly, I cannot see much of it lately.

    • @johnking5174
      @johnking5174 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@Account.for.Comment Jim Hacker did bring in another adviser when he became Prime Minister, because he was concerned about Sir Humphrey's power over him. He brought in Dorothy Wainwright in Yes Prime Minister, who had more balls of steel than Frank and stood up to Sir Humphrey much better, even beating him at times.

    • @Account.for.Comment
      @Account.for.Comment 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@johnking5174 Dorothy is an inherited advisor to the previous PM, while Humphrey is only recently ascended to the his new role, so Dorothy can survive better than Wiesel, as she knew what she up against. It is the show statement of how strong the PM power over a minister. Though, in my favorite episode of YPM, Dorothy quickly go agsinst democratic reforms, the moment she realized those reforms will destroy Jim' s survivability along with the civil service.

  • @delivererx
    @delivererx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    This show needs to be aired again. Just so today's people can get some perspective!

    • @xr6lad
      @xr6lad 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It would go right over the zoomer generation heads - the ones never taught to critical think and look at context.

    • @NathanTheDwarvenShark
      @NathanTheDwarvenShark 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@xr6lad I am 19, almost 20. And I adore this show, I even went onto Britbox so I could watch the whole thing. There are certaintly some people around my age that would find interest in this show. And even if that isn't the case, many of the older generations would likely love to watch it.

  • @sledge3581
    @sledge3581 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Probably the most polite bit of outrage I’ve ever seen

  • @JohanHerrenberg
    @JohanHerrenberg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Undimmed brilliance.

  • @AlifNurfakhri
    @AlifNurfakhri 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    You've cut out the last bit which is the best political pivot ever

  • @BwanaFinklestein
    @BwanaFinklestein 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Christ they were brilliant!

  • @lightyagami1752
    @lightyagami1752 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You cut out the best part. When Frank Weisel threatens to blow the lid and gets bribed himself.

  • @thiagodeandrade7081
    @thiagodeandrade7081 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I said it before and Imsay it again, Hacker is the Willie E. Coyotte of British politics. He can walk up in the air until he notices he is going to fall.

  • @rezimonavardisashvili393
    @rezimonavardisashvili393 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    "Trade unionist for example? tap tap. "What about Joe Morgan?" "Joe Morgan excellent idea!" Magnificent series. Bit right next to this crowns this scene where Jim corrupts/bribes Frank who said he was going to adopt it as party policy. "Tahiti!"

    • @michaelvidal1971
      @michaelvidal1971 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This is the UK a minister would never bribe someone. He would merely suggest that the minister would find it difficult to recommnd him for something inthe present climate.

  • @12alocin
    @12alocin 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    All those years ago and still apt!

  • @britannia2129
    @britannia2129 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Not often there’s a new Yes Minister clip on TH-cam!

  • @ThomasHenryHoran
    @ThomasHenryHoran ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What great writing. Hacker needs Humphrey because Humphrey knows the System. Humphrey needs Hacker because he can whole-heartedly flip-flop at the drop of a hat.

  • @studiobencivengamarcusbenc5272
    @studiobencivengamarcusbenc5272 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The high morality of this scene is refreshing 😂🐳

  • @NickHand-c9l
    @NickHand-c9l 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    'It takes two to quango.'
    That's a serious contender for the title of the best line in the history of this show.
    And I think we'll all agree that this is saying something. It's up against some pretty stiff competition.

  • @TM-sg1fr
    @TM-sg1fr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    When the BBC was class

  • @frednurk6173
    @frednurk6173 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ministerial responsibility would not require Hacker to take the blame for a previous Minister's blunder. Mind you, bragging about it on radio...

    • @patrickhows1482
      @patrickhows1482 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This is over thirty years old, when politicians still had a sense of shame, not like today when they have to be prised out of office even when facing serious criminal allegations.

  • @robpaton2981
    @robpaton2981 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    the current government in australia should listen to this

  • @thechosenone1533
    @thechosenone1533 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You cut out the best part where Frank is also offered a quango to keep quiet.

  • @adegbeyekayodecoadegbeye8077
    @adegbeyekayodecoadegbeye8077 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fire on the mountain! If I could just have a penny each time you make me laugh!

  • @sugarnads
    @sugarnads 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    It takes two to QANGO..possibly the best line in the entire show

    • @theconnoisseurofeverything4645
      @theconnoisseurofeverything4645 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Union official: “But what about the Minister?”
      Sir Humphrey: “The Minister doesn’t know his ACAS from his NALGO.”

    • @denisvalente6844
      @denisvalente6844 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sir Humphry: "Surely anybody with the intellectual calibre of Winnie the Pooh can understand our case."
      Master of Baillie College: "Yes.... and Hacker is of the intellectual calibre of Winnie the Pooh?"
      Sir Humphrey "Oh yes....... on his day"

    • @elliottmcnear8516
      @elliottmcnear8516 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sun readers don’t care who runs the country as long as she’s got big tits

  • @dubey_ji
    @dubey_ji 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sir Humphrey was kind enough to ask minister not to mention it

  • @davidmarshall3683
    @davidmarshall3683 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    "Imminent collapse of economy, meh"-Boris Johnson.

  • @bean5213
    @bean5213 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Paul Eddington was the best actor out of the three.

  • @yodieindrawan5193
    @yodieindrawan5193 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What an efficient govt we have here

  • @shaxter
    @shaxter 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hilarious truly

  • @sheevpalpatine6070
    @sheevpalpatine6070 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What a great show

  • @dubey_ji
    @dubey_ji 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Not a bad chap sir desmond says chap a lot in yes prime minister

  • @deesplaylists6941
    @deesplaylists6941 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sir Humphrey can't be beat lol.

  • @conservativemike3768
    @conservativemike3768 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Beating a helpless radio exemplifies the oft violent contradictions between external expressions of political amity and internal intent.

  • @drxym
    @drxym 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    No wonder they got rid of Frank Weisel. Dead weight in every scene.

  • @SuperParatech
    @SuperParatech 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    And this is precisely how it is done in government
    Less of a comedy and more of a documentary

    • @sampuatisamuel9785
      @sampuatisamuel9785 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's satire

    • @SuperParatech
      @SuperParatech 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sampuatisamuel9785 look above you - that is the point flying by. You missed it ... as usual

  • @BarryAllenMagic
    @BarryAllenMagic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh for Jim Hacker as Prime Minister now!

    • @davidcooks2379
      @davidcooks2379 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He is pro-European, that's out of fashion now

  • @ivetavalachovicova5523
    @ivetavalachovicova5523 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    😀😀😀

  • @winternow2242
    @winternow2242 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why didn’t Humphrey just tell Hacker WHY he shouldn't speak out on the project? I'm guessing that Humphrey was baiting him.

  • @dr.d5920
    @dr.d5920 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    And having been a political appointee once myself I was in due time sacrificed by my political superiors.

  • @jyotimaigogoi8318
    @jyotimaigogoi8318 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bureaucracy in a nutshell

  • @mithrandir491
    @mithrandir491 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is another brown envelope job.

  • @pressureworks
    @pressureworks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Stop what minister....

  • @marvinc9994
    @marvinc9994 ปีที่แล้ว

    A thousand 'REFUGEES'? Sounds like LUXURY in 2023!!!

  • @samdumaquis2033
    @samdumaquis2033 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hahaha

  • @Sara-dr3xy
    @Sara-dr3xy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    🌷

  • @nlorand9033
    @nlorand9033 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This comedy does not age. Politics same today as it was then. Margaret Thatcher enjoyed the show.

  • @gilberrr283
    @gilberrr283 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I vaguely remember what a quango was! I have no idea what, if any, streaming service has the full episodes of this series and Yes Prime Minister!
    Prime Minister Trudeau won't like the relevance of this particular video clip either!
    Politics has always been a hobby of mine, especially Canadian politics! It's so much stranger than British politics. I find both fascinating and a little bit saddening all at the same time.
    Hey ho, I'll just watch more comedy and less news. 🤔

    • @cogidubnus1953
      @cogidubnus1953 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Quangos are alive and well and thriving, albeit under alternative identities...the gravy train keeps running, and the snouts are always at the trough...

    • @calgar365
      @calgar365 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      RedReubs Close, Quasi-Autonomous Non-Governmental Organisation.

    • @bobbobbly7900
      @bobbobbly7900 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      this was supposed to be a tv show,,not a ''how to'' for govts..as relevant now .if not more so.

    • @De-Nigma
      @De-Nigma 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Britbox has them all on there.

    • @K9TheFirst1
      @K9TheFirst1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I watched the full franchise on Amazon Prime. Though you have to buy the series.

  • @thisismetoday
    @thisismetoday 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A time when there was no women in government

    • @viperswhip
      @viperswhip 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Tea Ladies and Typists or whatever they were called.

  • @tumu_bandit
    @tumu_bandit 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    There's a reason civil servants deserve capital punishments.

  • @rawlinsonboy
    @rawlinsonboy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    First time I've seen a clip of Yes Minister, lord it's boring, how is this even funny?

    • @nafis_zaki
      @nafis_zaki 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      If you discard it by not watching it in its entirety, you would feel bored.
      The clips are meant for those who have already watched the episodes.
      I believe you will enjoy it if you watch all the episodes.

    • @wholeNwon
      @wholeNwon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      De gustibus non est.....

    • @CMOT101
      @CMOT101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Well you require a modicum of intelligence to appreciate it, for a start.

    • @jjwatcher
      @jjwatcher 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Get back to sleep.

    • @davidcooks2379
      @davidcooks2379 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You need the intellectual caliber of Christopher Robin to understand it