Nah, those who work for the West work for the German BND, British MI6 or French DGSE who all, in turn are reporting to the CIA. Ex-Yu countries are too unimportant and too unfamiliar for the USA to bother with directly, especially now when they are firmly in US sphere of influence, as opposed to being a Cold War buffer state. Besides, this way the CIA can cross-check info on both various ex-yu sources and their subordinate European secret services better.
@@VersusARCH did you ever watch _Spooks_ ? .. I always loved the meetings between MI6 and the CIA liason. Tom always made his feelings known about the frictional nature of the working relationship! It's a great show, if you've never watched it. I don't know if it's on Prime or Netflix. There was something like 12 seasons. A really great show.
@@VersusARCH While it is true that ex-Yugoslavia is mostly under European Intelligence scrutiny, I can assure you CIA does have agents and informants in there as well. Not as many, as they used to, but they certainly don't rely only on European Intelligence.
@anshuman jha Not particularly. People knew of MI5 and SIS (MI6) for a while. However if the PM was questioned about the existence of it, they would deny it. The lack of information on the services is clear in the video. They talk about losing MI5 operatives behind Soviet lines. In reality MI5 only operated in the UK. They would not have operatives behind the lines. SIS was tasked with intelligence gathering abroad.
That radio interview was from the very last episode made of Yes Prime Minister - The Tangled Web, and was a perfect end to the show, letting Jim Hacker getting the upper hand
The Indian government is organized along the lines of the UK government...and watching this i know exactly why nothing works even though everyone is busy :)
Similarly we have the same British system in Hong Kong, lots of busy body but no one's actually working, even when the city is almost collapsing under Covid, the government still runs as if nothing happened, patients were left to die because departments were playing pass the parcel, no one wants to do anything.
Oh it's none of the bussiness of government system. Chinese government are even worse. We call the civil servant in Chinese government "Sculptor on A4 paper". They are so sophisticated like Humphrey. Saying lots of words but express nothing at all. Just like "ba gu" in ancient China. And citizens of Great Britain can laugh at Humphrey publicly but I can only comment on UA-cam. Holyshit!
This was never a "documentary on British government", it has always been a guidebook on how to run any government. Brought to you by the society that people label as "conspiracy theory".
"He was one of Us!" Yes, I've known people who thought like that, who were the Us that I was not part of. A particularly English kind of us-and-them, formed from notions of breeding and heredity and class distinctions, strengthened by education at elite establishments with others born into wealth and privilege who were brought up to consider themselves special and above the common herd. Such people all too easily fall prey to a kind of group-think that says anyone who is One of Us can be trusted not to betray the interests of their class. Alas, poor Sir Humphrey.
Tribalism, I am afraid, is a institution much older than that of the English tradition. Where there are tribes, there are marks to distinguish this "us" from "them", and when those marks are ones not borne with any formal sort of agreement but rather through the means of an involuntary consequence, then thereafter does it emerge that in certain cases, the social contract that supports the cohesion of the "us" distinction is weaker than is permissible when under heavy stress.
The thing is Kim Philby was "one of us"* and he sold them out for years. In fact being "one of us" was actually a sign one might be a Russian spy. How many boilermakers and coal miners should out Britain to the commies? * From the perspective of the upper class not of me.
@@newperve While working class was certainly supportive of Communist ideas - which they can't be blamed for really, they very rarely acted as agents (sometimes heads of Unions had... contacts - but this was the extent of it). But while upper-class technically had far less to gain from being agents, they: 1. Did have misconstrued notion that USSR would help - misconstrued because USSR wasn't really Communism - it was Marxism-Leninism which only cared about power. All they did for working class was shouting slogans. 2. They had the capability of getting into high positions, because as Sir Humphrey puts it - they were "one of us". And USSR as most countries do only employed those agents that had something substantial to offer (that's why sometimes they indeed targeted heads of unions).
MI6 was staffed with Oxford graduates MI5 was staffed with old colonial police and regular old police officers MI6 was soaked with russian spies MI5 was the one that had to sort the mess out.
The PM himself is commiting a great mistake by revealing the suspicions to Sir Humphrey in person. MI5 should do a proper investigation and then confront him down at the office.
@@HrHaakon That is precisely the right way to reason if you want to play into the hands of a spy. One of the MAIN ways spies works is by continuesly putting people at a feeling of indebtedness.
Iirc the context is that proper stuff's already being taken care of without notice, PM's just been given the green light to watch Humpy squirm (I'm watching this clip after a decade tho so I might be wrong)
I wish they would do another round of televising daily life at Downing Street. Its been over 30 years. Perhaps someone might consider making a comedy out of it.
No need to pay the stupid ### license tax,to continue watching it,as it’s been on most mornings on other platforms for the last 30years before I go to work,Tory,Labour,Tory Lib,😴😴😴
'One of us./An Oxford gentleman.' the british class system seems designed specifically to allow jokes at its expense while changing next to nothing and keeping the plebes in their place.
@@alhassani626 I wouldn't go that far, in theory at least, it is generally a good idea to have people who know what their doing running a country. The fatal flaw of democracy, at least as it is practiced in the UK, is that you can never be absolutely certain that MPs, Ministers, and Prime Ministers, actually do what they're doing. In theory a half-witted, illiterate, inbred, drunk, otherwise known as the average resident of Corby, could be elected MP, and made a Minister. Granted, this would require that the BNP win an election, but, however remote, it is still a possibility. In such cases having trained, experienced permanent government members is vital. Our Corby-ite acquaintance can foam and spit up on his podium, but someone vaguely competent is there to do the actual work. This is the theory anyway, and it's quite sound, unfortunately most civil servants aren't trained, and they tend to have far more experience dodging work than actually doing it. The result is that the permanent secretary will often be seen spitting and foaming alongside the minister, but at least we can be sure that one them can read.
The PC brigade have effectively killed off individuals with talent in this field. They're too afraid to speak for fear of being branded 'ism' by the lunatics.
@@liam9196 Maybe you should read what BBC says today for a start... Btw are you viewwing a TV series were all lead actors are white male?? I don't think that will look very good for your social supremacist friends.
This and WEST WING are the greatest TV Series EVER. I loved YES MINISTER when I was a young Journalist. Later, WEST WING was less humorous but equally intelligent. Now I'm just OLD.
Two of my favourite shows. The woman who played Margaret in WW thought WW was a comedy until well into Season 1. I suppose that is because Margaret’s scenes with Leo were so often funny. I especially love the scene in Season 2 when she tells Leo she can forge the President’s signature, so next time, if needed, she could have signed the letter giving the VP presidential powers when the President was in surgery.
I liked West Wing, but after I read a criticism that the characters were so insufferably conceited, pompous, and supercilious, that's all I could see. Except from Martin Sheen. The audience was led to believe that President Barlett was the smartest man in the room, but the character was also humble. Or maybe Sheen (is) was just such a great actor.
He ought to be fired. He let a spy get away with selling state secrets because he didn't want to take the time to investigate. People died because of him. He may not have committed espionage, but he displayed a quality almost as dangerous: incompetence
i mean this is exactly what happened with the Cambridge 5. They were spying for Moscow, got a lot of allied spies killed, and they kept on being promoted above suspicion because they had the right socio-political background
@@jamesboulger8705 More specifically, "Gardening Leave" is a way of getting someone who you don't have grounds (at least at that point) of sacking, or firing, immediately out of the office. They remain on pay. Used for a broad mix of reasons - including while investigating people, but also getting people serving their notice periods out from where they might steal information (as they know they're leaving), without breaking their contracts.
@@rhas356 Reminds me of "shooting leave" on the Northwest Frontier, a nice hunting holiday for enterprising young Indian Army officers during which they might happen to stray near a point of strategic interest in the Russian sphere of influence...
Why didn't he just blame the person who ordered him to do the investigation, with a story about being told to do it a certain way or something? Best way to escape blame, is to blame those above you.
It's also written down in Halstead's diaries. it was discussed by the current head of MI5 when talking about old Lord McIver being off his rocker. So Humphrey really was backed into a corner.
what's actually the meaning of 'gardening leave'? Is that some sort of code that they use when they fire someone and don't want to tell the people why?
Actually they are referring to roger hollis(head of mi5 in 60s) there was a rumor at that time that hollis was a gru mole that episode was the most traumatic incident of the western intelligence hollis deputy the no2 of mi5 Graham Mitchell was also a suspect future mi5 chief Michael Hanley was interrogated too in cia the paranoia was so high that they closed their entire anti Soviet division down fearing all the senior officers were working for Soviet intelligence at least 30 senior officers were disgraced their pensions withheld. In Canada too a paralyzing molehunt took place James Bennett the chief of rcmp counterintelligence was wrongly accused of being a traitor his bedroom bugged in his interogations private ques about his sexual life were discussed in the end he was cleared but his reputation was tarnished just like that of hollis, Mitchell and plenty others. Hollis case is still considered by some to be unsolved to this day.
Well, and I'm pretty sure Trudeau is a mole working for all of the west's enemies. Tell him a Nigerian living in Africa is dead certain of this and he'd better come clean before I set the dogs on him.
It's a euphemism for "suspended", but everyone knows what it really mines. Like how in Parliament, you're not allowed to accuse another MP of being drunk, so they're just "tired and emotional".
@@michaelbayer5094 In another episode when he's back at his Oxford college the Master says to him he's smug, and that he has lots to be smug about, with a knighthood, an index-linked pension, £75K/year (1980s money) and a bunch of politicians to take all the blame for all his mistakes.
@@iankemp1131 Hi Ian, I saw that one (In the late 1980's, NYC's PBS station showed both programs on Friday nights). I don't remember ever being disappointed by an episode, and watching clips now, they hold up remarkably well. It would be great if it was brought back, with the PM resembling the cock-up in chief, Boris Johnson. Also, I don't how generous UK pensions are, or were, but here in the States one would need to work in a job (that offers a pension) for 40 years where top salary is almost 100K. Humphrey was doing OK.
@@TheHappyKamper He's not a politician, he's a civil servant. He's not a unique man. He's an amalgamation of many. And without him, politicians would be able to implement their policies without any delay, and everything would be bulldozed over, burned down and destroyed after every election. Without obstacles to him, nobody would protect us from democracy, and I shudder to think of what horrors we would then see. He explains his worldview many times. He's the necessary retardant that keeps the democratic process from destroying our society.
@@HrHaakon Yes, and people should be cultured and smart enough to keep someone like him from destroying democracy. He's needed but it's a delicate balance
2:47 "Most Yugoslav interpreters are Russian agents. Those who arent in the CIA, that is!". True even today for all the ex-Yu countries :D
Nah, those who work for the West work for the German BND, British MI6 or French DGSE who all, in turn are reporting to the CIA. Ex-Yu countries are too unimportant and too unfamiliar for the USA to bother with directly, especially now when they are firmly in US sphere of influence, as opposed to being a Cold War buffer state. Besides, this way the CIA can cross-check info on both various ex-yu sources and their subordinate European secret services better.
@@VersusARCH did you ever watch _Spooks_ ? .. I always loved the meetings between MI6 and the CIA liason. Tom always made his feelings known about the frictional nature of the working relationship!
It's a great show, if you've never watched it. I don't know if it's on Prime or Netflix. There was something like 12 seasons. A really great show.
@@RB747domme I did not, but thanks, I will check it out sometimes.
@@VersusARCH While it is true that ex-Yugoslavia is mostly under European Intelligence scrutiny, I can assure you CIA does have agents and informants in there as well.
Not as many, as they used to, but they certainly don't rely only on European Intelligence.
@@VersusARCH Not really, Serbia is certainly Russian leaning.
You can’t check up on everything, you don’t know what you might find!
Are you still Ill?
"I don't speak a word of Russian" was delivered perfectly
Interesting to see MI5 pop up in a programmes before the gov't even admitted that Mi5, SIS and GCHQ even existed.
@anshuman jha Not particularly. People knew of MI5 and SIS (MI6) for a while. However if the PM was questioned about the existence of it, they would deny it.
The lack of information on the services is clear in the video. They talk about losing MI5 operatives behind Soviet lines. In reality MI5 only operated in the UK. They would not have operatives behind the lines. SIS was tasked with intelligence gathering abroad.
@SEAN INGRAM It isn't that simple or that clear.
@@FuturisticFusilier the security service had ppl in embassies all over the world. For security.
Isn't it M-16 that would get involved because they're counter-espionage?
Considering MI6 has been used in James Bond novels since their inception, a simple reduction in number wouldn't be out of bounds.
“The word of a gentleman?”
... an *Oxford* gentleman!”
A direct kick on Cambridge.
@@dilis5105 Well to protect the universities, one must kick the other.
@@dilis5105 Well to protect the universities, one must kick the other.
The spies were from Cambridge - the Cambridge five.
@@ppal64 Precisely
Excellent seeing Sir H squirm, a bit like the episode where he gave a radio interview and said something indiscrete whilst the mike was still on.
That radio interview was from the very last episode made of Yes Prime Minister - The Tangled Web, and was a perfect end to the show, letting Jim Hacker getting the upper hand
Gosh, Sir Humphrey is so stunned he gets up from his chair without one "Yes, Prime Minister."
Usually he only says that as last line of the show.
"Don't let me detain you"- Lord Havelock Vetinari
that really is a nice scorpion isnt it?
omg, so THAT'S why the last line gave me deja vu XD
Miss marple the body in the library
The Indian government is organized along the lines of the UK government...and watching this i know exactly why nothing works even though everyone is busy :)
Similarly we have the same British system in Hong Kong, lots of busy body but no one's actually working, even when the city is almost collapsing under Covid, the government still runs as if nothing happened, patients were left to die because departments were playing pass the parcel, no one wants to do anything.
Oh it's none of the bussiness of government system. Chinese government are even worse. We call the civil servant in Chinese government "Sculptor on A4 paper". They are so sophisticated like Humphrey. Saying lots of words but express nothing at all. Just like "ba gu" in ancient China. And citizens of Great Britain can laugh at Humphrey publicly but I can only comment on UA-cam. Holyshit!
I have to agree. A government office is a sight to behold. My tax money has wings. You know.
This was never a "documentary on British government", it has always been a guidebook on how to run any government. Brought to you by the society that people label as "conspiracy theory".
I'm happy to hear about the great success Britain has had in imposing dysfunction on the rest of the world.
"He was one of Us!" Yes, I've known people who thought like that, who were the Us that I was not part of. A particularly English kind of us-and-them, formed from notions of breeding and heredity and class distinctions, strengthened by education at elite establishments with others born into wealth and privilege who were brought up to consider themselves special and above the common herd. Such people all too easily fall prey to a kind of group-think that says anyone who is One of Us can be trusted not to betray the interests of their class. Alas, poor Sir Humphrey.
Tribalism, I am afraid, is a institution much older than that of the English tradition. Where there are tribes, there are marks to distinguish this "us" from "them", and when those marks are ones not borne with any formal sort of agreement but rather through the means of an involuntary consequence, then thereafter does it emerge that in certain cases, the social contract that supports the cohesion of the "us" distinction is weaker than is permissible when under heavy stress.
@@ProfessorSyndicateFranklai Mmmmm , not so with the English upper class I fear .
The thing is Kim Philby was "one of us"* and he sold them out for years. In fact being "one of us" was actually a sign one might be a Russian spy. How many boilermakers and coal miners should out Britain to the commies?
* From the perspective of the upper class not of me.
@@newperve While working class was certainly supportive of Communist ideas - which they can't be blamed for really, they very rarely acted as agents (sometimes heads of Unions had... contacts - but this was the extent of it).
But while upper-class technically had far less to gain from being agents, they: 1. Did have misconstrued notion that USSR would help - misconstrued because USSR wasn't really Communism - it was Marxism-Leninism which only cared about power. All they did for working class was shouting slogans. 2. They had the capability of getting into high positions, because as Sir Humphrey puts it - they were "one of us". And USSR as most countries do only employed those agents that had something substantial to offer (that's why sometimes they indeed targeted heads of unions).
MI6 was staffed with Oxford graduates
MI5 was staffed with old colonial police and regular old police officers
MI6 was soaked with russian spies
MI5 was the one that had to sort the mess out.
The PM himself is commiting a great mistake by revealing the suspicions to Sir Humphrey in person. MI5 should do a proper investigation and then confront him down at the office.
I think he owes the man that much , to be honest.
@@HrHaakon That is precisely the right way to reason if you want to play into the hands of a spy. One of the MAIN ways spies works is by continuesly putting people at a feeling of indebtedness.
Maybe, but then we wouldn’t have this delicious little bit to watch over and over again.
Iirc the context is that proper stuff's already being taken care of without notice, PM's just been given the green light to watch Humpy squirm (I'm watching this clip after a decade tho so I might be wrong)
It's almost certainly because Hacker doesn't believe for a second that Humphrey is actually a Russian agent and just wants to rattle his cage.
Sir Humphrey, »would it be easier, if I wasn’t here?“
"Mr Dalliard, we've been activated!"
Good morning
I thought he was a plant from the very first episode and waited a long time to see him squirm at this specific accusation lol.
I wish they would do another round of televising daily life at Downing Street. Its been over 30 years. Perhaps someone might consider making a comedy out of it.
Let's put it like this:
The words may change, but the music doesn't ;)
Umm the PM is Boris Johnson isn't that already a comedy? :-)
In the thick of it is a more modern, and very good , take albeit a lot more foul mouthed. The same team that went on to make veep in America.
No need to pay the stupid ### license tax,to continue watching it,as it’s been on most mornings
on other platforms for the last 30years before I go to work,Tory,Labour,Tory Lib,😴😴😴
There is. Since 2016 in fact ;)
It reminds me so much of my time in a British bank, where it was deemed if you were 'one of us' if you were promoted or not.
Nice to see the tables turned, for once, with these two
'One of us./An Oxford gentleman.' the british class system seems designed specifically to allow jokes at its expense while changing next to nothing and keeping the plebes in their place.
Oh. This is perfection. Every look. Every word.
Its so uncanny.. Indian civil servants and ministers the same way
Legacy of the Raj. The British taught well, the Indians learnt well.
Same with the Pakistani civil servants and ministers
It seems we gave over some of the good things and all of the bad things. Sorry about that.
The entire concept of a permanent cabinet is bullshit.
@@alhassani626 I wouldn't go that far, in theory at least, it is generally a good idea to have people who know what their doing running a country.
The fatal flaw of democracy, at least as it is practiced in the UK, is that you can never be absolutely certain that MPs, Ministers, and Prime Ministers, actually do what they're doing. In theory a half-witted, illiterate, inbred, drunk, otherwise known as the average resident of Corby, could be elected MP, and made a Minister. Granted, this would require that the BNP win an election, but, however remote, it is still a possibility.
In such cases having trained, experienced permanent government members is vital. Our Corby-ite acquaintance can foam and spit up on his podium, but someone vaguely competent is there to do the actual work.
This is the theory anyway, and it's quite sound, unfortunately most civil servants aren't trained, and they tend to have far more experience dodging work than actually doing it. The result is that the permanent secretary will often be seen spitting and foaming alongside the minister, but at least we can be sure that one them can read.
My favourite part is the way he says is Crikey! He knows he fucked up.
Felt relieved, Humphrey getting the heat... Aahhhhhh!!!!
I just love this show - the acting's superb!
Absolute truth on any government or parliament inquiry
Timeless comedy, the more things change, the more they stay the same.
Actors and writers absolutely brilliant. Don’t get that nowadays.
The PC brigade have effectively killed off individuals with talent in this field. They're too afraid to speak for fear of being branded 'ism' by the lunatics.
@@stnicholas54 Funny how the right wing spout this endlessly but can never back it up with evidence
@@liam9196 Maybe you should read what BBC says today for a start... Btw are you viewwing a TV series were all lead actors are white male?? I don't think that will look very good for your social supremacist friends.
@@dilis5105 stop being such a snowflake 😂
@@liam9196 You even deny your own question. In practice you unperson yourself.
such a great show, I could watch this all day and often do.
“You can’t check up on everything! You never know what you might find!”
He was a russian bot!
I allways knew it
5?! Behind the curtains? Well, I never!
A nice episode indeed!
Sir. Humphrey seems rather sus.
This and WEST WING are the greatest TV Series EVER. I loved YES MINISTER when I was a young Journalist. Later, WEST WING was less humorous but equally intelligent.
Now I'm just OLD.
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Two of my favourite shows.
The woman who played Margaret in WW thought WW was a comedy until well into Season 1. I suppose that is because Margaret’s scenes with Leo were so often funny. I especially love the scene in Season 2 when she tells Leo she can forge the President’s signature, so next time, if needed, she could have signed the letter giving the VP presidential powers when the President was in surgery.
I liked West Wing, but after I read a criticism that the characters were so insufferably conceited, pompous, and supercilious, that's all I could see. Except from Martin Sheen. The audience was led to believe that President Barlett was the smartest man in the room, but the character was also humble. Or maybe Sheen (is) was just such a great actor.
Sir Humphrey knows exactly how to squirm, when to squirm, whom to squirm to , and exactly how long. If only he knew why.
He ought to be fired. He let a spy get away with selling state secrets because he didn't want to take the time to investigate. People died because of him. He may not have committed espionage, but he displayed a quality almost as dangerous: incompetence
Nah. He certainly makes up for it with all the good he does in the series.
He was told not to find anything
How is a civil servant to do a counterintelligence investigation, u need atleast the skill of police investigation, if not knowledge of tradecraft.
i mean this is exactly what happened with the Cambridge 5. They were spying for Moscow, got a lot of allied spies killed, and they kept on being promoted above suspicion because they had the right socio-political background
@@1313tennisman Humphrey references them later when he says "I can't be a spy - I'm a married man"
this guys must of had so much fun making these shows
What did he mean by the expression "how's the gardening?"
It means you're going to have a longish holiday while you're being investigated for being naughty.
@@jonnyfrench19 Thanks. I thought it was some more specific jargon term.
@@jamesboulger8705 More specifically, "Gardening Leave" is a way of getting someone who you don't have grounds (at least at that point) of sacking, or firing, immediately out of the office. They remain on pay. Used for a broad mix of reasons - including while investigating people, but also getting people serving their notice periods out from where they might steal information (as they know they're leaving), without breaking their contracts.
@@rhas356 Reminds me of "shooting leave" on the Northwest Frontier, a nice hunting holiday for enterprising young Indian Army officers during which they might happen to stray near a point of strategic interest in the Russian sphere of influence...
Would it be easier if I wasn’t here, hilarious...
“How is the garden?”
C-rikey!
Sadly , comedy like this seems to have gone.
Why didn't he just blame the person who ordered him to do the investigation, with a story about being told to do it a certain way or something? Best way to escape blame, is to blame those above you.
It's also written down in Halstead's diaries. it was discussed by the current head of MI5 when talking about old Lord McIver being off his rocker. So Humphrey really was backed into a corner.
@@BatmanJLA And the person who ordered him to do the inquiry was Sir Arnold himself, who carefully ensured there was no written record ...
Aging like fine wine!
This is amazing!
Brilliant series
Corruption, bureaucracy, undermining the British democracy, all fine for Sir Humphrey as long as you don't ask him how his garden is 🙂
what's actually the meaning of 'gardening leave'? Is that some sort of code that they use when they fire someone and don't want to tell the people why?
Goes on to found the Nanny State in Demolition Man 🙄
Actually they are referring to roger hollis(head of mi5 in 60s) there was a rumor at that time that hollis was a gru mole that episode was the most traumatic incident of the western intelligence hollis deputy the no2 of mi5 Graham Mitchell was also a suspect future mi5 chief Michael Hanley was interrogated too in cia the paranoia was so high that they closed their entire anti Soviet division down fearing all the senior officers were working for Soviet intelligence at least 30 senior officers were disgraced their pensions withheld. In Canada too a paralyzing molehunt took place James Bennett the chief of rcmp counterintelligence was wrongly accused of being a traitor his bedroom bugged in his interogations private ques about his sexual life were discussed in the end he was cleared but his reputation was tarnished just like that of hollis, Mitchell and plenty others. Hollis case is still considered by some to be unsolved to this day.
Well, and I'm pretty sure Trudeau is a mole working for all of the west's enemies. Tell him a Nigerian living in Africa is dead certain of this and he'd better come clean before I set the dogs on him.
Hacker enjoyed himself there
"...suspected to be..." odd English, such as my Chinese friends might write. >>>"...suspected of being.."
Oh dear, do you presume to educate these people on how to speak English?
Absolutely, hilarious
5 Lock Gardens, Camden Town.
So sir Humphrey wasn’t part of the Cambridge five, perhaps he was part of the Oxford one?
Awesome!
to be onest he does actualy look like poetin
Deadpan Humphrey!
:D :D :D comedy of the highest order
"I don't speak a word of Russian.".... Ha ha ha ha.
Btw, Is there seriously a "gardening leave" in the British Govt?
It's a euphemism for "suspended", but everyone knows what it really mines. Like how in Parliament, you're not allowed to accuse another MP of being drunk, so they're just "tired and emotional".
Ah ha! The Truth is revealed!
Would it be easier if I wasn’t here?
Joe Biden... 😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I sure am glad the laugh track was there to let me know when to laugh.
An awful lot of these shows where filmed in front of a live audience.
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Where can I watch the entire series online?
Daily Motion
In India, on Amazon Prime Video.
Why isn't Sir Humphrey Prime Minister??🤣🤣🤣🤣
Because PM's come and go. But the real ruling class, those "Oxford Gentlemen" in the Civil Service, never leave.
@@michaelbayer5094 In another episode when he's back at his Oxford college the Master says to him he's smug, and that he has lots to be smug about, with a knighthood, an index-linked pension, £75K/year (1980s money) and a bunch of politicians to take all the blame for all his mistakes.
@@iankemp1131 Hi Ian, I saw that one (In the late 1980's, NYC's PBS station showed both programs on Friday nights). I don't remember ever being disappointed by an episode, and watching clips now, they hold up remarkably well. It would be great if it was brought back, with the PM resembling the cock-up in chief, Boris Johnson.
Also, I don't how generous UK pensions are, or were, but here in the States one would need to work in a job (that offers a pension) for 40 years where top salary is almost 100K. Humphrey was doing OK.
Even as a small kid not understanding 95% of this show, I could still tell I should hate Sir Humphrey.
Then you do not understand Sir Humphrey.
@@HrHaakon And why is that, he was a scumbag, backstabbing politician.
@@TheHappyKamper
He's not a politician, he's a civil servant.
He's not a unique man. He's an amalgamation of many. And without him, politicians would be able to implement their policies without any delay, and everything would be bulldozed over, burned down and destroyed after every election.
Without obstacles to him, nobody would protect us from democracy, and I shudder to think of what horrors we would then see.
He explains his worldview many times. He's the necessary retardant that keeps the democratic process from destroying our society.
@@HrHaakon Yes, and people should be cultured and smart enough to keep someone like him from destroying democracy. He's needed but it's a delicate balance
Is it funny that my last name is humphrey
Ah, back when the BBC laughed at communists before it was run by them.
It's scary that you think an organisation as conservative as the BBC is run by Communists. Actual left-wingers would make you wet yourself.
The 2nd time he was accused
The first being...?
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