his is lucky that he still has his job. my grandmother had a job similar to Bernard's she told me and my brother all about the act in her day you would go to prison if you broke it
Amazing that after decades, this is still as true and relevant as it was then! I had flashbacks to every Johnson/ Gove / Javid interview ever. Q: "Did you attend or organise a party during lockdown?" A: "I am focused on tackling covid and continuing the world beating vaccination programme......" It's so easy. I may stand for Parliament next time round!
I think Bernard is often overlooked. He makes some pretty funny quips, but is generally in the background, and frowned upon by the people around him. But his role is far more significant. He is the 'normal worker' in all this political nonsense. We can probably all relate to Bernard. Just trying to do a job. Just trying to make sense of the badly communicated power-structure around him. And yes, when he let's his guard down and opens up, it definitely is adorable. Because it just seems so naive and genuine. These series are just masterful on so many levels.
@@Varksterable And even better is that his actions are open to all sorts of interpretation, like you see how Bernard is mastering the art of civil service but had no idea how politicians worked, while Humphrey too falls into a similar trick, so in one sense they are just not experienced in PR, while mastering all the other civil service nonsense. Its even more interesting because Bernard in the book is much more cunning than he is in the TV series, which makes you wonder whether he is a wolf under sheepskin.
@@Varksterable I love Bernard. And as a minor Civil Service employee, you are correct that most of us are like him and trying just as desperately to stay on the good sides of both the Sir Humphreys and the Hackers!
You just have to love how at this point Hacker has almost entirely transformed from an insecure, fumbling, apprehensive marginal politician into a cast iron PM who knows all the civil service stratagems and has Sir Humphrey almost in his pocket.
While Hacker is much more assured in many ways, and much better than Sir Humphrey at dealing with journalists, as the final episode shows, power seems to have unfortunately gone to his head enough that he forgets about the problems with leak enquiries he noted in the transport supremo episode, which he ends up falling foul of here.
@@ghostfriendly6474 Power did go to his head; but from the looks and sounds of it, he still is fairly trustworthy. 😅 Better than pretty much all politicians.
Utterly loved Humphrey's utter shock and dismay look of apoplexy and despondent turn of the head at hearing about Bernard's shocker of a press statement. Brilliant acting.
It's great, but far better is the PM stating "Yes, you may well hang your head, Bernard!" like a strict headmaster admonishing a student caught cheating on an exam XD
@@Robert-hz9bj To be honest, think its the combination of the prime ministers statement, Bernards holding his hands in shame and Humphrey's reaction to the news that makes for a great scene
"He did _what?!"_ "I know, I can hardly believe it myself." "You should be ashamed of yourself, young man. 'Talking to the press', I'm certain I raised you better than that!"
still so timeless. I was born in the 90s so I didnt know anything about this show until only a couple years ago when I discovered these clips. i know watch them religiously whenever i need a good laugh.
God know I am a 70s kid and I watched it as a kid and loved it. Its exactly how a convict / Kanack /indigenous ozzie kid thought the bristish govt worked.
If you can stream the whole series or get hold of the boxes, it's well worth it. "Yes, Minister", then "Yes, Prime Minister". My generation was spoilt with so many great writers, actors and comedians. RIP Barry Cryer.....
@@applejuice5272 The 90s was more than a generation ago, so yes. This might seem odd to some of us that were young or even kids in the 90s. It doesn't seem that long ago, right? Well, in fact it is. A generation is defined as 20-30 years with a midpoint at 25 years. We are in 2022 so halfway through the 90s would be 27 years ago. So more than a generation.
@@SaturnusDK But it's not odd to find a comment about a time period more than half the currently living population has experienced. It's not like it's a reference to starting a car with a crank handle or working as a telegraph operator.
Very very few comedies stand the test of time. Yes many still remain funny but THIS remains so relevant and so accurate as our Lords and Masters still use these techniques! 40 years later!
Did no one notice that the Special Branch officer to be assigned to the leak inquiry is named Inspector Plod? Knew him when he was still a Constable. He's done well!
It's a live audience, not a laugh track. Jay and Lynn mentioned in an interview that having a live audience laughing at the jokes protected the show from Government interference.
Huh. Apparently for Y Prime Minister it kind of is. It sounds precisely like a laugh track, and I grew up with Yes Minister which definitely had one. But either way, the point is this comedy is still brilliant and still more relevant than I wish it was.
@@ayush885 That's one reason. Another reason is that the second series of YPM (and the fifth series overall) was more conspicuous in how it described and advocated for certain political positions. It was no longer just about the internal machinations of government, so it lost a lot of its charm. Those were the Thatcher years, after all. In fact, a lot of people started to hate the show simply because Thatcher liked it.
@@ayush885 Not as such. It just got caught up in the culture war. The late 1980s were a wild time. Reagan, Thatcher, Gorbachev, Pope John Paul II, the last years of the Cold War, PLO bombings, Northern Ireland… And Thatcher in particular was a very polarizing figure in the U.K. Like I said, people started to hate the show simply because she liked it. Most infamously, she wrote her own sketch and then basically forced Eddington and Hawthorne to perform it with her.
Matters concerning relations with the press are the only issues that bring serious tone on Hacker's face. Everything else is not really of his concern. Just like the real politicians, yesterday, today and, without the doubt, tomorrow.
A statement from the times ancient Rome was still a republic: A Consul does not need to be honourable, he just needs to appear to be honourable. Some things never change. There were probably similar statements even before they were noted, they just went unrecorded.
Not gonna lie, I have sunk into BritBox sub just to re-watch Yes Minister, Yes Prime Minister, House of Cards and The New Statesman... all so relevant, even 30-40 years on!
My thoughts exactly. In explaining how to answer questions to the press, he sounds almost exactly as Sir Humphrey would when talking to him at the beginning of Yes, Minister.
@@boraradicevic1911 Well, yes and no. Humphrey would be both more diplomatic and more smug. Hacker here is delivering a stern lecture. OTOH Humphrey has shown repeatedly that he lacks expertise in handling the press, which is exactly Hacker's bailiwick.
You tube and its prescient algorithm. An immediate and rigorous investigation, minister? I’ll get Sue Grey to organise it No Humphrey, I said immediate and RIGOROUS! Yes, Minister
"After a lifetime in the civil service, an entire career devoted to avoiding questions, you suddenly decide to answer them today, AND TO THE PRESS!? YOU MUST HAVE FLIPPED YOUR LID, BERNARD!"
Respected Sir/Madam, if I am annoying you, sorry, but I remember, there is an episode where Sir Humphrey saying and admitted his mistake, with long speech, at the end saying "I". I am searching all but invain. If you are at liberty, please upload sent to me. Thanks❤🌹🙏.
The only problem with this is the contention that a prime minister is not above the law. They absolutely are. And they need to be. While her majesty rules the British empire, the prime Minister leads it. He need not be bound by such Petty mortal concerns. He has to do what his best to allow the British empire to survive
I see BBC is following the trend of using thumbnails in which the actors pose with gaping mouths. I guess appealing to demographic of youthful fans of comedy programmes from the 1980s.
Nixon and Trump have said, did say, and are currently saying, POTUS is immune from all laws if he or she is acting in an official capacity. Said it defiantly.
Please stop inserting that "subscribe" animation into the clip...... it ruins the frame and distracts from the content and is heinous to behold in general.
@@TheRealMichaelH the clip is already tagged BBC top left plus it’s in the public domain already anyway so that’s not relevant. It’s just extremely clumsy and inept and needs to stop. Looks like some hangover from the earliest days of UA-cam.
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"I've got a problem..."
In the future could you name the episode and the series in either the title or the description? Would help in finding said exact funny episode.
his is lucky that he still has his job. my grandmother had a job similar to Bernard's she told me and my brother all about the act in her day you would go to prison if you broke it
Hacker explaining how politicans deal with questions is another timeless gem, all the more funny because of just how true it is.
You see it all the time on TV and recognise it instantly after watching this. I pity people that are blind to it.
@@andyrob3259 PR training courses state it outright just as hacker described
All rush off now to see Paxman interviewing Michael Howard on prison personnel issues
Amazing that after decades, this is still as true and relevant as it was then! I had flashbacks to every Johnson/ Gove / Javid interview ever.
Q: "Did you attend or organise a party during lockdown?"
A: "I am focused on tackling covid and continuing the world beating vaccination programme......"
It's so easy. I may stand for Parliament next time round!
In case you were wondering, I'm applying to the Monster Raving Loony Party
The way Bernard says, “Please don’t shout at me Prime Minister!” He is sooooo cuteee amd adorable😘
I think Bernard is often overlooked.
He makes some pretty funny quips, but is generally in the background, and frowned upon by the people around him.
But his role is far more significant. He is the 'normal worker' in all this political nonsense. We can probably all relate to Bernard. Just trying to do a job. Just trying to make sense of the badly communicated power-structure around him.
And yes, when he let's his guard down and opens up, it definitely is adorable. Because it just seems so naive and genuine.
These series are just masterful on so many levels.
@@Varksterable And even better is that his actions are open to all sorts of interpretation, like you see how Bernard is mastering the art of civil service but had no idea how politicians worked, while Humphrey too falls into a similar trick, so in one sense they are just not experienced in PR, while mastering all the other civil service nonsense.
Its even more interesting because Bernard in the book is much more cunning than he is in the TV series, which makes you wonder whether he is a wolf under sheepskin.
@@Varksterable true
@@fsdds1488 right
@@Varksterable I love Bernard. And as a minor Civil Service employee, you are correct that most of us are like him and trying just as desperately to stay on the good sides of both the Sir Humphreys and the Hackers!
You just have to love how at this point Hacker has almost entirely transformed from an insecure, fumbling, apprehensive marginal politician into a cast iron PM who knows all the civil service stratagems and has Sir Humphrey almost in his pocket.
Nah he doesn't know all the civil service stratagems, only a few hundred of them.
While Hacker is much more assured in many ways, and much better than Sir Humphrey at dealing with journalists, as the final episode shows, power seems to have unfortunately gone to his head enough that he forgets about the problems with leak enquiries he noted in the transport supremo episode, which he ends up falling foul of here.
@@ghostfriendly6474 Power did go to his head; but from the looks and sounds of it, he still is fairly trustworthy. 😅 Better than pretty much all politicians.
Your comment makes me happy since I like Hacker 😂👻
Keep thinking Larry would come in.
Utterly loved Humphrey's utter shock and dismay look of apoplexy and despondent turn of the head at hearing about Bernard's shocker of a press statement. Brilliant acting.
It's great, but far better is the PM stating "Yes, you may well hang your head, Bernard!" like a strict headmaster admonishing a student caught cheating on an exam XD
@@Robert-hz9bj To be honest, think its the combination of the prime ministers statement, Bernards holding his hands in shame and Humphrey's reaction to the news that makes for a great scene
I think Humphrey was offended on a professional level that a veteran civil servant would be so indiscreet. Makes the whole service look bad.😉
@@danieldickson8591That too as a mistake by one civil servant makes the whole service look bad and incompetent.
"He did _what?!"_
"I know, I can hardly believe it myself."
"You should be ashamed of yourself, young man. 'Talking to the press', I'm certain I raised you better than that!"
Ahh؛don'tsay it again
still so timeless. I was born in the 90s so I didnt know anything about this show until only a couple years ago when I discovered these clips. i know watch them religiously whenever i need a good laugh.
same, same
Same, i watch it almost everyday lol
Whole episodes are better :)
God know I am a 70s kid and I watched it as a kid and loved it. Its exactly how a convict / Kanack /indigenous ozzie kid thought the bristish govt worked.
If you can stream the whole series or get hold of the boxes, it's well worth it. "Yes, Minister", then "Yes, Prime Minister".
My generation was spoilt with so many great writers, actors and comedians. RIP Barry Cryer.....
This documentary on the British government is brilliant
"Documentary"??!! 😅😂🤣Gold!!!
And not just the British government.
And the last honest one they made.
Margaret Thatcher herself said she worked with several Sir Humphreys.
@@prasadchaturdesale5795 same with pakistan
Sadly…this isn’t just about British Governance…it’s true for governance everywhere 😂
And the next part of using Soviet embassors to hide the story is also legendary.
And it still happens- expect more expulsions very soon.
Jim taking his glasses off and saying: *"Go on, Bernard."* like a dad pulling out his belt.
A very odd comment indeed. Thankfully one that belongs in a less civilized time where child abuse was deemed acceptable.
@@SaturnusDK Like in the 90s? (ask me how I know *sob*)
@@applejuice5272 The 90s was more than a generation ago, so yes.
This might seem odd to some of us that were young or even kids in the 90s. It doesn't seem that long ago, right? Well, in fact it is. A generation is defined as 20-30 years with a midpoint at 25 years. We are in 2022 so halfway through the 90s would be 27 years ago. So more than a generation.
Ah, the belt. An elegant weapon, for a more civilized age.
@@SaturnusDK But it's not odd to find a comment about a time period more than half the currently living population has experienced. It's not like it's a reference to starting a car with a crank handle or working as a telegraph operator.
"Rigorously.....and immediately".
Two words which are definitely NOT in Sir Humphrey Appleby's very considerable vocabulary! 😅🤣
I just cannot get enough. God thank you for these marvelous actors who gave their life to us...Thank you to their families.
‘They just trapped me into speaking to them’ 😂
The press are terribly good at that.😏
Very very few comedies stand the test of time. Yes many still remain funny but THIS remains so relevant and so accurate as our Lords and Masters still use these techniques! 40 years later!
Well, they ARE creatures of habit. Politicians, that is! 😅
40 years?? I have a feeling that the arcane arts of the political class are as old as Enoch ( not Powell).
Aww, poor Bernard. He's adorable.
Did no one notice that the Special Branch officer to be assigned to the leak inquiry is named Inspector Plod? Knew him when he was still a Constable. He's done well!
Reminds me of another well rounded Sergeant by the name of Colon and his partner constable Nobbs
I noticed 😂
@卐 Infidel 卍 I believe so
Glorious everytime i see it
Ah, "Yes Minister", and its successor, "Yes Prime Minister" The only political documentary to be broadcast with a laughter sound track!
And still a must-watch amongst the politically inclined. Well said.
I think they had a live studio audience
It's a live audience, not a laugh track. Jay and Lynn mentioned in an interview that having a live audience laughing at the jokes protected the show from Government interference.
It is a laugh-track. I mean that one isn't really even up for debate, but despite that one stupid move, still a great show.
Huh. Apparently for Y Prime Minister it kind of is. It sounds precisely like a laugh track, and I grew up with Yes Minister which definitely had one. But either way, the point is this comedy is still brilliant and still more relevant than I wish it was.
I wish we had comedy as good as this today
The problem is, today it´s our actual governments
@@schr75 Hm I think that makes our actual governments seem too intelligent
No chance
So current 😄”Pay no attention to the question” and above the is exactly like BJ
Always lol at 'go on bernard...'
This is more real than you think.
Paul Eddington was a very sick man at that time. They were able to hide a lot of it with makeup and a toupee, but those blue lips are a giveaway.
Maybe that's the reason the series ended quickly.
@@ayush885 That's one reason.
Another reason is that the second series of YPM (and the fifth series overall) was more conspicuous in how it described and advocated for certain political positions. It was no longer just about the internal machinations of government, so it lost a lot of its charm.
Those were the Thatcher years, after all. In fact, a lot of people started to hate the show simply because Thatcher liked it.
@@TheRealMichaelH As someone who knows nothing about British politics, did you mean that it was somehow representing actual politicians?
@@ayush885 Not as such. It just got caught up in the culture war. The late 1980s were a wild time. Reagan, Thatcher, Gorbachev, Pope John Paul II, the last years of the Cold War, PLO bombings, Northern Ireland…
And Thatcher in particular was a very polarizing figure in the U.K. Like I said, people started to hate the show simply because she liked it. Most infamously, she wrote her own sketch and then basically forced Eddington and Hawthorne to perform it with her.
@@TheRealMichaelH and I think they both looked very uncomfortable doing so if you ever see the clip. Forced laughter.
Exquisite timing 😁. Do you have them lined up to upload at just the most perfect moment. Subscribed!
Humphrey was wearing my school's tie 😁 Sherwood 🥳
When you think that these shows were first shown some 37years ago. Remerkable how true they still are today.
Humphrey, Hacker and Bernard are like Hogan, Klink and Schultz. You can lose anyone else from the show, but you can't lose any of the three.
There were episodes in Hogan’s Heroes where Schultz wasn’t around though
@@edipires15 There was never an episode where Hogan, Klink or Schultz were absent. They appeared in all 168 episodes.
@@josephmassaro nope, there’s one episode “the Blue Baron” where Schultz is absent
@@edipires15 I stand corrected.
This is timeless and applies currently and in the future, politicians will never serve the people but just peddle lies. Brilliant 🤣
This brilliant comedy is timeless 👌
The most perfect sitcom ever. Even to this day i laugh my tits off
Matters concerning relations with the press are the only issues that bring serious tone on Hacker's face. Everything else is not really of his concern. Just like the real politicians, yesterday, today and, without the doubt, tomorrow.
A statement from the times ancient Rome was still a republic: A Consul does not need to be honourable, he just needs to appear to be honourable.
Some things never change.
There were probably similar statements even before they were noted, they just went unrecorded.
Not gonna lie, I have sunk into BritBox sub just to re-watch Yes Minister, Yes Prime Minister, House of Cards and The New Statesman... all so relevant, even 30-40 years on!
Amazing how the character of Hacker has developed in this series
My thoughts exactly. In explaining how to answer questions to the press, he sounds almost exactly as Sir Humphrey would when talking to him at the beginning of Yes, Minister.
@@boraradicevic1911 Well, yes and no. Humphrey would be both more diplomatic and more smug. Hacker here is delivering a stern lecture. OTOH Humphrey has shown repeatedly that he lacks expertise in handling the press, which is exactly Hacker's bailiwick.
Not a single moment of boredom in the series
Comedy great absolutely
Thank you… brilliant
Boris is a very grand testament to the validity of how this nonsense all functions.
What? And no one else. Or is it just another chip on your shoulder that you need to virtual signal about?
@@andyrob3259 I see you are challenged by the English language. Pity.
Prime Minister's thinking that they are above the law!? Really!!! That sounds so unrealistic 😜!!!
You tube and its prescient algorithm.
An immediate and rigorous investigation, minister? I’ll get Sue Grey to organise it
No Humphrey, I said immediate and RIGOROUS!
Yes, Minister
@@highdownmartin Surprised Sir Humphrey didnt say , you cannot have both
1:35 😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 💎
CLASSIC!!! 🤣🤣🤣
A civil servant getting a taste of the politician side of things 😏
Sir Bernhard shouting like a boy to father
The BBC don’t make programmes like this any more, this programme was made in the time when it was worth paying the licence fee.
greatest art peace on english!
Yes bernard
what episode is this ?
Series 2, episode 2 "Official Secrets"
@@dominicbuckley8309 thank you
brilliant !!!
Inspector "Plodd", to pursue, rigorously and immediately.
Which episode is this?
It’s like attacking your favourite puppy
Awesome documentary, sorry I meant series
"After a lifetime in the civil service, an entire career devoted to avoiding questions, you suddenly decide to answer them today, AND TO THE PRESS!? YOU MUST HAVE FLIPPED YOUR LID, BERNARD!"
"Please don't shout at me, Prime Minister! I... I assure I won't answer any more questions ever again!"
Thinking about what I said............ 😁😆
What's the word said by Honorable Jim at1:40
part of the sentence: ..an entire career, devoted to avoiding questions
Respected Sir/Madam, if I am annoying you, sorry, but I remember, there is an episode where Sir Humphrey saying and admitted his mistake, with long speech, at the end saying "I". I am searching all but invain. If you are at liberty, please upload sent to me. Thanks❤🌹🙏.
@@medavaramjitamitra8120 Season 3 Episode 3 - The Skeleton in the Cupboard
Politicians and Civil Servants will be the undoing of us all. Lol
closer to real life than you think
Fancy that. A Prime Minister who thinks he is above the law.
The only problem with this is the contention that a prime minister is not above the law. They absolutely are. And they need to be. While her majesty rules the British empire, the prime Minister leads it. He need not be bound by such Petty mortal concerns. He has to do what his best to allow the British empire to survive
Hacker wasn't always weak.
You have never answered my questions.
the toung" ran off" with Bernard . What a bummer. ORSOM funny "
Why do always feel that this is how it really is?
I see BBC is following the trend of using thumbnails in which the actors pose with gaping mouths. I guess appealing to demographic of youthful fans of comedy programmes from the 1980s.
nothing changes
What’s going on today at No 10 would be considered too far fetched to for this programme !
Cæsar's wife was a cyclist ...
Please upload the dialigues
Nixon and Trump have said, did say, and are currently saying, POTUS is immune from all laws if he or she is acting in an official capacity. Said it defiantly.
Please stop inserting that "subscribe" animation into the clip...... it ruins the frame and distracts from the content and is heinous to behold in general.
It serves as a watermark to discourage people from stealing the video.
@@TheRealMichaelH the clip is already tagged BBC top left plus it’s in the public domain already anyway so that’s not relevant. It’s just extremely clumsy and inept and needs to stop. Looks like some hangover from the earliest days of UA-cam.
@@speedmachine69 "Public domain"? Ahem…
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
@@TheRealMichaelH INCONCEIVABLE!?!?!
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Non.aAnswer questions just like Boris. This programme is unbelievably near the truth.
like all politicians and press secretaries
What episode is this?