+thisiszaphodbeeblebr It did... But then, I guess it all worked out for him in the end. He got what he wanted out of it anyway and that was freedom from the Liberals.
As I have been watching this, it amazes me that the journalists covering this would have had no clue what an iPad or internet was; their computer took an entire room. They would probably be astounded if we could go back in time and show these videos to them on an actual iPad or laptop. WHO could dream that anyone would be watching them 60 years later.
Thisisaphod is correct, Bob McKenzie. If you have access to the British sitcom “Yes, Minister” (which began airing in the 1980s, followed by “Yes, Prime Minister” you can see McKenzie playing himself in the episode “Big Brother” (series 1 episode 4). The sitcom is still timely over 40 years later, and its theme isn’t so much partisan politics (in the pilot, the soon to be minister is at his election count and is wearing a white rosette- the show deliberately avoids any actual political party) as it is an inexperienced (and somewhat hapless) government minister (of the fictional Department of Administrative Affairs) trying to deal with the Civil Service, represented in the form of his extremely manipulative Permanent Secretary, Sir Humphrey Appleby (played by Nigel Hawthorne). It was brilliantly written and acted, and as I wrote, it’s still funny today, it’s aged very well. Sadly, McKenzie only made one appearance, as he soon after died of cancer. But he definitely seemed to be enjoying himself in his interview with the Minister, who was brilliantly named Jim Hacker (played by Paul Eddington). It was quite popular with both elected officials and some senior civil servants. Margaret Thatcher loved it, and its run coincided with her time as PM. I seem to remember that Tony Benn also liked it - as I said, the creators didn’t want to make it partisan, so the minister’s party is never named, and his views were somewhat middle of the road. They even went so far as to name the party’s hq with a blended name of the Labour and Tory hq’s, something like “Central House”. I’d have to go back and check, but they essentially blended Transport House (Labour) and Central Office (Conservative).
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Awesome how it’s ends with “A Hard Days Night”...
......with terrible sound xxx
The last man ever to wear a top hat as a part of his ordinary business attire.
"Labour 3:16 says we just beat your total"-Quite chilly round the edges Harold Wilson
The Labour Man polled 5000 in Torrington. That Labour Man was David Owen, he did ok for himself eventually
dlamiss .....before it all went badly wrong.
+thisiszaphodbeeblebr
It did... But then, I guess it all worked out for him in the end. He got what he wanted out of it anyway and that was freedom from the Liberals.
Delivering the result from a window!
"Going through a tunnel" - a likely excuse! ;)
40:35 David Butler's rhotacism grates
This part won't play on iPad for some reason.
Andrew JS : The reason could be because of copyright issues because a "BEATLES" song " HARD DAYS NIGHT" is played in this part 5 video.
@@herondelatorre4023 Thanks for replying so long after my original comment. Sadly my iPad broke down about 5 years ago and I just use a laptop now.
As I have been watching this, it amazes me that the journalists covering this would have had no clue what an iPad or internet was; their computer took an entire room. They would probably be astounded if we could go back in time and show these videos to them on an actual iPad or laptop. WHO could dream that anyone would be watching them 60 years later.
Who is the guy with the Canadian accent?
Robert Edwards Bob McKenzie, King of Swing!
Thisisaphod is correct, Bob McKenzie. If you have access to the British sitcom “Yes, Minister” (which began airing in the 1980s, followed by “Yes, Prime Minister” you can see McKenzie playing himself in the episode “Big Brother” (series 1 episode 4).
The sitcom is still timely over 40 years later, and its theme isn’t so much partisan politics (in the pilot, the soon to be minister is at his election count and is wearing a white rosette- the show deliberately avoids any actual political party) as it is an inexperienced (and somewhat hapless) government minister (of the fictional Department of Administrative Affairs) trying to deal with the Civil Service, represented in the form of his extremely manipulative Permanent Secretary, Sir Humphrey Appleby (played by Nigel Hawthorne).
It was brilliantly written and acted, and as I wrote, it’s still funny today, it’s aged very well. Sadly, McKenzie only made one appearance, as he soon after died of cancer. But he definitely seemed to be enjoying himself in his interview with the Minister, who was brilliantly named Jim Hacker (played by Paul Eddington). It was quite popular with both elected officials and some senior civil servants. Margaret Thatcher loved it, and its run coincided with her time as PM. I seem to remember that Tony Benn also liked it - as I said, the creators didn’t want to make it partisan, so the minister’s party is never named, and his views were somewhat middle of the road. They even went so far as to name the party’s hq with a blended name of the Labour and Tory hq’s, something like “Central House”. I’d have to go back and check, but they essentially blended Transport House (Labour) and Central Office (Conservative).
Ceylon is actually Sri Lanka.
It wasn’t then.