The whole "need to know" exchange is a work of genius, remembering it and delivering it so dead pan is phenomenal. You just don't get this sort of thing anymore.
This was from the first episode of the second series of Yes Prime Minister, and it is truly amazing how Paul Eddington had the energy to continue his work in the show, considering his skin cancer had increased a lot between the first and second series of Yes Prime Minister. He was very ill when filming these scenes, very ill.
I had no idea. Its tough to remember a time before the internet, but finding out years or decades later one of your favorite performers has passed, was, is and will always be difficult.
@@MonkeyspankO Paul had skin cancer for many years, indeed when he was making Yes Minister. However in between Series 1 and 2 of Yes Prime Minister, the cancer took a gigantic leap, and needed really harsh treatment to keep it at bay. Have you seen his look in later years? His face was changed beyond belief.
@@johnking5174 I just read up on it. To say it must have been tough is an understatement. I suppose on a 21" crt, it was harder to spot, especially if you're not looking.
@@strider6056 Nigel Hawthorne said by the filming of the second series, Paul was very ill, and going through very tough treatment to keep the cancer at bay. The treatment he had made him very weak physically, but mentally he was as strong as he ever was, so there was no chance he could not deliver the great lines as Hacker.
"You know there is or you know there isn't?" "Yes." That's actually a logically correct answer. In propositional logic, two statements connected with an "or" are combined true when one of the statements is true. Humphrey clearly knows something, but he doesn't want to reveal what he knows.
I really like this.On the Chinese internet people always regard Yes Prime Minister as the most splendid non-material relics of mankind ,with the Soviet political jokes and a Chinese film Let the Bullet Fly.
Moving the army "up north" was actually a good idea, and at the end Hacker got his way.... But in the meantime the civil service pulled every trick in the book. Enjoyed especially the army offices saying that wives where 500 miles from Harrods and Wimbledon, and culture was missing totally from the North!
@@readsomebooks666 yeah, and enjoyed me enormously! The moors, but also York and Berwick upon Tweed. Nice city’s and villages. Never been to Newcastle..
This episode left a bitter taste in my mouth. Sure, Humphrey lost and Jim won, but it took us losing what had, apparently, been someone who was both a capable politician and a loyal ally to Jim. A career ended and things turned out exactly the same as if he'd stuck around 😟
Nigel Hawthorne who played Sir Humphrey was a classically trained Shakespearean and so it was a no brainer for the writers to make him an Iago style manipulator from Othello.
Nigel Hawthorne got the awards year after year because the judges thought his long rapid fire speeches meant he was a good actor. But Hawthorne only has a few facial expressions. Paul Eddington had a wide range of expressions that he would fine tune. Eddington is a much better actor. I read that it hurt Eddington's feelings that he was always passed over. Judges are too often dimwits.
I still don't get why they didn't at least throw Paul the bone there and give him one year. The Golden Globes made sure Bea, Rue and Betty all got Best Actress for Golden Girls.
I see a lot of people creating this show as a sort of drama documentary. Just keep in mind that in real life, the leadership isn’t quite so competent as shown here.
The whole "need to know" exchange is a work of genius, remembering it and delivering it so dead pan is phenomenal. You just don't get this sort of thing anymore.
And if you listen carefully it, scarily, makes sense.
This was from the first episode of the second series of Yes Prime Minister, and it is truly amazing how Paul Eddington had the energy to continue his work in the show, considering his skin cancer had increased a lot between the first and second series of Yes Prime Minister. He was very ill when filming these scenes, very ill.
I had no idea. Its tough to remember a time before the internet, but finding out years or decades later one of your favorite performers has passed, was, is and will always be difficult.
@@MonkeyspankO Paul had skin cancer for many years, indeed when he was making Yes Minister. However in between Series 1 and 2 of Yes Prime Minister, the cancer took a gigantic leap, and needed really harsh treatment to keep it at bay. Have you seen his look in later years? His face was changed beyond belief.
@@johnking5174 I just read up on it. To say it must have been tough is an understatement. I suppose on a 21" crt, it was harder to spot, especially if you're not looking.
Paul Eddington is sitting down for nearly all the scenes in the second series of Yes Prime Minister but nobody noticed it at the time.
@@strider6056 Nigel Hawthorne said by the filming of the second series, Paul was very ill, and going through very tough treatment to keep the cancer at bay. The treatment he had made him very weak physically, but mentally he was as strong as he ever was, so there was no chance he could not deliver the great lines as Hacker.
One of the best written,best acted and funniest comedies ever produced
"You know there is or you know there isn't?"
"Yes."
That's actually a logically correct answer.
In propositional logic, two statements connected with an "or" are combined true when one of the statements is true. Humphrey clearly knows something, but he doesn't want to reveal what he knows.
like in 2+2=4 or 2+2 doesn't equal 4, which is a true term...
I really like this.On the Chinese internet people always regard Yes Prime Minister as the most splendid non-material relics of mankind ,with the Soviet political jokes and a Chinese film Let the Bullet Fly.
Were YM and YPM shown in China then?
@@nottmjas Yes but not the dialog...
Great actors, all sorely missed.
"I need to know everything"
Sir Humphrey would make a great Emperor .. or king.
As someone who lives far closer to Lossiemouth than London, I can confirm that I'd much rather live up here than down there
I'm 120 miles from London and 300 miles from Edinburgh. No prizes for guessing which destination I prefer driving to along the A1.
Moving the army "up north" was actually a good idea, and at the end Hacker got his way.... But in the meantime the civil service pulled every trick in the book. Enjoyed especially the army offices saying that wives where 500 miles from Harrods and Wimbledon, and culture was missing totally from the North!
Have you ever been to the North?
@@readsomebooks666 yeah, and enjoyed me enormously! The moors, but also York and Berwick upon Tweed. Nice city’s and villages. Never been to Newcastle..
@@readsomebooks666 Is it not 500 miles from Harrods and Wimbledon?
Only about 130 miles
This episode left a bitter taste in my mouth. Sure, Humphrey lost and Jim won, but it took us losing what had, apparently, been someone who was both a capable politician and a loyal ally to Jim. A career ended and things turned out exactly the same as if he'd stuck around 😟
Oh it’s fine, pollies are replaceable & rarely original
Just like Michael Heseltine in the Westland affair.
Probably after a discreet interval pushed upstairs..
@@JJVernig Heseltine was made Lord Heseltine.
Bitter? No. I love that Sir Humphrey is sometimes too smart for his own good. So much collateral damage and he wound up shooting himself in the foot.
I love it when Bernard sounds like Humphrey.
Need to Know basis , absolutely splendid , brilliant .
the gessing game.Absolutly fantastic .
This is Shakespearean paranoia-stirring. Humphrey simply had to plant the handkerchief.
Nigel Hawthorne who played Sir Humphrey was a classically trained Shakespearean and so it was a no brainer for the writers to make him an Iago style manipulator from Othello.
Timeless treasure .
Love the political double talk. 😆❤️
Bernard 👏
Nothing like British humour and holidays
Nigel Hawthorne got the awards year after year because the judges thought his long rapid fire speeches meant he was a good actor. But Hawthorne only has a few facial expressions. Paul Eddington had a wide range of expressions that he would fine tune. Eddington is a much better actor. I read that it hurt Eddington's feelings that he was always passed over. Judges are too often dimwits.
I still don't get why they didn't at least throw Paul the bone there and give him one year. The Golden Globes made sure Bea, Rue and Betty all got Best Actress for Golden Girls.
I NEED TO KNOW EVERYTHING. Sir Humphrey Appleby at his best manipulating everything & everyone.
People often says couples looks like each other, but in this one the Prime Minister and his chief whip looks like each other.
Brilliant talented show and actor s sorely missed
First class stuff.
Stop these dialogues they are insanely funny 😂🥳
I see a lot of people creating this show as a sort of drama documentary.
Just keep in mind that in real life, the leadership isn’t quite so competent as shown here.
You know what they say about paranoia...
I'm not paranoid, I KNOW you're all against me!
I know I'm being paranoid, I'm just not sure if I'm being paranoid enough.
You get a relief when police finally arrest you...
Shit what do they say man, tell me!
BORIS
Got to love the denigration of the north, hopefully still puts of visitors from the south.