Greatest Moments from Series 2 - Part 1 | Yes, Prime Minister | BBC Comedy Greats

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  • Опубликовано: 22 окт 2022
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  • @Bagster321
    @Bagster321 Год назад +438

    I think we'd all kill for Jim Hacker to be the current British PM right now.

  • @marcusmccall8896
    @marcusmccall8896 Год назад +223

    "It's one of the seven Dudley sins," awesome line!

  • @thingsthatinterestedme7962
    @thingsthatinterestedme7962 Год назад +87

    I want a clear Conscience
    A clear conscience?
    Yes!
    When did you develop this taste for luxuries?
    9:20 I’m dead 😂

  • @malccy72
    @malccy72 Год назад +223

    Each episode is a sculptured work of art.

    • @sinamirmahmoud7606
      @sinamirmahmoud7606 Год назад

      awesome

    • @MountainRhode
      @MountainRhode Год назад +1

      Absolutely. I can't help but feel a sense of ennui when I compare to the stuff we get today

    • @randomtux1234
      @randomtux1234 Год назад +1

      the wit and scale of it outshines much made since

  • @kevinbarnett2355
    @kevinbarnett2355 Год назад +35

    Best sit com ever written, and absolutely undertaken by 3 of the best actors of that time. Priceless

    • @davidmellish3295
      @davidmellish3295 25 дней назад +2

      I think there are three real candidates for best sit com ever . In no particular order ( as I constantly change my mind concerning the order)
      Only Fools And Horses
      Yes Minister
      Yes Prime Minister

  • @MeTheCoolDude
    @MeTheCoolDude Год назад +12

    "It's one of the seven Dudley sins" LOL

  • @jimmccork
    @jimmccork Год назад +110

    The writing is genius. Absolutely wonderful, but operating at a higher level than we have been seeing in the past couple of months in Whitehall.

    • @sinamirmahmoud7606
      @sinamirmahmoud7606 Год назад +1

      reduction at the level of public servants.

    • @MrTonyHeath
      @MrTonyHeath Год назад +3

      Last couple of MONTHS?

    • @ruthwashbrook4759
      @ruthwashbrook4759 Год назад

      @@MrTonyHeath years and years........

    • @claeslillieskold2398
      @claeslillieskold2398 7 месяцев назад

      Any comparison with todays real world politicians and civil servants of today spoils the relief I feel when watching this masterpiece. I wonder if it's the same in all countries. I'm not even British. I find it hard to imagine that someone could write this today, maybe even hard to think that anyone can read or write in 30 years. Perhaps a bit exaggerated.

  • @sanjay7pisces
    @sanjay7pisces Год назад +14

    Bernard's witty quips are a delight altogether.!

  • @trespire
    @trespire Год назад +20

    Some golden exchanges here !
    The one about who reads each newspaper always gets me.

  • @mrandrews3616
    @mrandrews3616 Год назад +102

    One of the finest comedies of all time.

    • @arobyte
      @arobyte Год назад +4

      I'll argue the finest!

    • @luminair11
      @luminair11 Год назад +2

      I agree wholeheartedly!

    • @io4439
      @io4439 Год назад +6

      -comedies- documentaries

    • @lisbetsoda4874
      @lisbetsoda4874 18 дней назад

      And timeless.

  • @chippysteve4524
    @chippysteve4524 Год назад +46

    A timeless classic.
    Could have been written yesterday!

    • @luminair11
      @luminair11 Год назад +2

      Yes!

    • @idleishde6124
      @idleishde6124 Год назад +3

      Please. We wish our PM was this competent. All the last 3 of them...

  • @ChinmayBhandari
    @ChinmayBhandari Год назад +46

    Jim Hacker may very well be the 3rd best PM the UK has had since 1979.

    • @embreis2257
      @embreis2257 Год назад +5

      who are the two even better than him?

    • @Delightfully_Bitchy
      @Delightfully_Bitchy Год назад +3

      @Berty Considering how controversial Thatcher was, I think quite a few would argue that Hacker was the best since the 70's period. 😛

    • @timmygoldstein
      @timmygoldstein Год назад

      @@bertywooster1489 Even John Major was controversial due to his economic policy, which was roughly as disastrous as Liz Truss' - at least according to the Bank of England's records of the matter. Thatcher does get an invariably bad reputation for her hardline approach, which is also why Major isn't nearly as controversial, even though he arguably should be.
      What really irks people is likely the ideological objectives to couple the country to the European Union's affairs, leading to the economic crisis of his time.

  • @Kim-gv5bw
    @Kim-gv5bw Год назад +12

    RIP Paul Eddington-loved you in Robin Hood,The Good Life,Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister!!

  • @Numinus1
    @Numinus1 Год назад +9

    One of the best parts of this show (+ predecessor) is how Jim starts raw but slowly learns how to grapple with the civil service and sometimes wins

    • @Jason_xofilos
      @Jason_xofilos 10 месяцев назад +2

      Such as the Key episode.

  • @simonm7133
    @simonm7133 8 месяцев назад +4

    Bernard : Lossiemouth-is that a place?
    Humphrey: What did you think it was?
    Bernard : A dog food!
    Brilliant😂

  • @JamBar1873
    @JamBar1873 Год назад +44

    Jeezo, with all the chaos that’s going on in 10 Downing St just now, this seems tame. Writers Jay and Lynn couldn’t come up with the carnage that’s happening now.

    • @perthmasters
      @perthmasters Год назад +2

      Think Humphrey lost control of his political mistress

    • @jai-kk5uu
      @jai-kk5uu Год назад +1

      They tried putting a girl in the top job, what did you expect? I think may and thatcher made clear the chaos that follows when we forget that girls get mood swings once a month.

  • @josemaria8177
    @josemaria8177 Год назад +65

    The most incompetent Hacker moments seem like genius political strategy when compared to the current 10 Downing Street occupants

  • @satjinder8714
    @satjinder8714 Год назад +17

    A masterclass in comedy and comedic writing. Will probably never be bettered

  • @1830mof
    @1830mof Год назад +64

    Genius writing which has never been beaten. So sad that there is nothing of this quality any more.

  • @fsdds1488
    @fsdds1488 Год назад +47

    Being trained by Hacker the master of press relations and Humphrey the master of administration, Bernard is set to become one of the most terrifying cabinet secretary!

  • @ppodism
    @ppodism Год назад +12

    Lovely intricacy of production where Humphrey pauses so believably in his sentence so Bernard shutting the door doesn’t drown out the dialogue ❤ 26:20

  • @jeffreyatlee8785
    @jeffreyatlee8785 Год назад +7

    "When did you develop a taste for luxuries?"

  • @Wiintb
    @Wiintb 5 месяцев назад +4

    Rishi the unexpected PM and Jim Hacker.
    Simon Case in real life is Humphrey and Bernard Woolley!
    😂

  • @cavendish009
    @cavendish009 Год назад +7

    The best television we ever made, and still as amusing as ever. Such good entertainment.

  • @roberthepburn7461
    @roberthepburn7461 Год назад +9

    The world needs this type of comedy today more than ever!

  • @Greggndegwa
    @Greggndegwa Год назад +5

    I want to have a clear conscience...
    When did you acquire this tase for luxuries?😂

  • @GeorgeBensonJao
    @GeorgeBensonJao Год назад +10

    How about the readers:
    The Daily Mirror - read by those who think they run the country
    The Guardian - read by those who think they ought to run the country
    The Times - read by those who do run the country
    Daily Mail - read by the wives of the people who run the country
    Financial Times - read by those who own the country
    The Morning Star - read by those who think the country should be run by another country
    The Daily Telegraph - read by those who think the country is being run by another country.
    Classic!!!

    • @davidmellish3295
      @davidmellish3295 25 дней назад

      'And Sun readers don't care who runs the County as long as she's got big tits ' 😅

  • @luminair11
    @luminair11 Год назад +10

    1st class comedy & I never tire of it!

  • @sgrannie9938
    @sgrannie9938 Год назад +3

    I sometimes wonder if Fowlds’ verbal acrobatics are under appreciated 🤔❤️

  • @billthomas2652
    @billthomas2652 Год назад +2

    19:36 Nicholas Courtney! The Brig!

  • @safebox36
    @safebox36 Год назад +9

    I love how Sir Humphrey was so good at his job of manipulating elected officials that he was knighted outside hte show as well.

  • @amandalee280
    @amandalee280 Год назад +3

    "Afterall it is necessary to get behind someone before you can stab him in the back"

  • @mycodermos
    @mycodermos Год назад +37

    There should be a blu ray release of Yes minister if the masters allow it. The show is too good.

    • @TheRealist2022
      @TheRealist2022 Год назад

      Whats sp secial about blu ray?

    • @mycodermos
      @mycodermos Год назад +3

      @@TheRealist2022 it would be 1080p HD instead of the 480p we have on the DVDs.

    • @Roundymooney
      @Roundymooney Год назад +5

      @@mycodermos Since it was originally recorded as 625 line PAL, that wouldn't make much difference-BBC/ITV in conjunction with Britbox have recently restored their video masters and probably given them a few software tweaks as well, which is about as good as they get. They're quite well done.

    • @mycodermos
      @mycodermos Год назад

      @@Roundymooney I was afraid of that. Nobody wanted to film on actual film rolls for sitcoms in the 80s.

    • @embreis2257
      @embreis2257 Год назад

      oh, there were shows shot in much better quality many years prior to Yes, Minister. _StarTrek: The Original Series_ is one example. the original material could get remastered and enhanced to today's standards. however, it is a costly process.

  • @arsenal10141014
    @arsenal10141014 Год назад +7

    Greatest sit com ever. Esp on the writing/wit front.

  • @dendostar5436
    @dendostar5436 8 дней назад

    Sir Humphrey is so great.

  • @chrishughes3405
    @chrishughes3405 5 месяцев назад +1

    Love that yes minister was brought up in rhe covid inquiry. 😃

  • @Ann-bg4ky
    @Ann-bg4ky 5 месяцев назад +1

    Oh, we're currently on long leave from work..
    .
    Little jack horner,
    Sat in a corner,
    Eating his Christmas pie..
    He pulled out a plum,
    And said, "what a good boy am I.. "..
    .
    😁😇..
    .

  • @andreashaynes3346
    @andreashaynes3346 Год назад +23

    Absolutely fantastic 👌👌👌

  • @davidwilkinson4102
    @davidwilkinson4102 Год назад +5

    No wonder it was Thatcher's favourite programme.

  • @xsu-is7vq
    @xsu-is7vq Год назад +16

    I wonder what conversation did Liz have with the Chief Whip.

    • @sw9618
      @sw9618 Год назад

      Probably reminding him about the massive success of the energy price guarantee - over and over and over again

    • @c2757
      @c2757 27 дней назад +1

      I wonder what conversation did Liz have with the lettuce. Can't have been very long whatever it was.

  • @rexaar90176
    @rexaar90176 Год назад +7

    Timeless comedy

  • @THE16THPHANTOM
    @THE16THPHANTOM Год назад +2

    feels like i'm watching one of those magic reveal videos.

  • @raistormrs
    @raistormrs 7 месяцев назад +2

    for those who wonder:
    "No man is an island,
    Entire of itself.
    Each is a piece of the continent,
    A part of the main.
    If a clod be washed away by the sea,
    Europe is the less.
    As well as if a promontory were.
    As well as if a manor of thine own
    Or of thine friend's were.
    Each man's death diminishes me,
    For I am involved in mankind.
    Therefore, send not to know
    For whom the bell tolls,
    It tolls for thee."

  • @i_am_venus.6894
    @i_am_venus.6894 Год назад +4

    Top 3 on my favourite list! 😊

  • @vallee3140
    @vallee3140 Год назад +3

    love this so clever, could almost be now.

  • @ppodism
    @ppodism Год назад +6

    Nowadays the PM thinking themselves above the law is just standard

  • @koenven7012
    @koenven7012 Год назад +7

    16:15: yes, the English speaking nations can be said to include the US. 🤣

  • @Adv.ehtesham
    @Adv.ehtesham Год назад +5

    Please please upload full episodes of yes minister & yes prime minister

  • @studiobencivengamarcusbenc5272
    @studiobencivengamarcusbenc5272 Год назад +3

    Bernhard on the phone is brutally funny 😂

  • @suzyfenton6995
    @suzyfenton6995 Год назад +4

    comedy gold🤣😂

  • @stuartsteel1
    @stuartsteel1 Год назад +6

    Imagine Sir Humphrey having to deal with David Lammy or Angela Raynor.

  • @henryjamesnigel
    @henryjamesnigel 8 месяцев назад +2

    Isnt the Police Chief from Doctor Who? Brigadier something ...

    • @danielyeshe
      @danielyeshe 6 месяцев назад

      Lethbridge-Stewart

  • @maserekajodrah2925
    @maserekajodrah2925 Год назад +6

    😂😂😂🙌This is spot on for the England now

  • @ericericson3535
    @ericericson3535 Год назад +6

    Well considering that lately the Brits have changed PM's more often than most bachelors change their underwear...

  • @dingodelta
    @dingodelta Год назад +1

    26:08 you are welcome

  • @lizaluk
    @lizaluk Год назад

    Newspaper can ask from offices about what are the projects currently active with finance or liquidity with milestone and updates accordingly.

  • @secuter
    @secuter Год назад +6

    I only wish you would remove that annoying "subscribe" sign that pops up every so and so minutes..

  • @blindstagehand
    @blindstagehand Год назад +4

    It is a fundamental principle of the British constitution that the government must retain the confidence of the legislature, as it is not possible for a government to operate effectively without the support of the majority of the people's representatives.[3] At the national level, this means that the UK government (the cabinet) must retain the confidence of a majority in the House of Commons.
    It is possible for a vote of no confidence to succeed where there is a minority government or a small majority, or """where there are internal party splits leading to some members of the ruling party voting against its leaders"" . Where there is a minority government, the government may seek agreements or pacts with other parties in order to prevail in the vote and remain in office.
    Clearly the party is split, they didn't even have a proper vote on their new leader, Rishi secured his majority throug a deal with Suella Braverman. There is a criminal cartel at the heart of the tory party and british polotics. The Cartel have been playing a trick on us like a tired, lame Magician. We can see how the trick is done, we know how the tricks been done before, we know you're doing it again now, and wer're not going to agree again to double or quits. This is beyond ridicule, this is serious, this is a domestic threat to our democracy. There is no confidence in this government.

  • @VictoriaAlfredSmythe
    @VictoriaAlfredSmythe Год назад +4

    too many ads

    • @lisbetsoda4874
      @lisbetsoda4874 18 дней назад

      Get RUclips Music and you won't have to bother with ads. Then you can cancel other music ads.

  • @danfallon1247
    @danfallon1247 Год назад +1

    This is what is running our country. " good luck"

  • @AxelQC
    @AxelQC Год назад +3

    Ironically, Nigel Hawthorne was gay and was living with his partner at the time of this show.

  • @luminair11
    @luminair11 Год назад +2

    Hilarous!

  • @johnstirling6597
    @johnstirling6597 Год назад +5

    Its all a bit prescient given the last few months of UK politics.

  • @oliverpartington6874
    @oliverpartington6874 Год назад +2

    Say what you like, at least they are competent.

  • @kittykatzcenteno7160
    @kittykatzcenteno7160 Год назад

    NICE TO HAVE THE DATE OF THE FIRST SHOW ON TV. .... 198.......?

    • @stephenphillip5656
      @stephenphillip5656 Год назад +3

      First episode ("Open Government") was broadcast on BBC on 15th February 1980...and a legend was born

  • @iamosiris3254
    @iamosiris3254 Год назад +10

    In 1985 the French smuggled explosives into New Zealand and blew up an undefended boat (The Rainbow Warrior). After all that we did for them in the first and second world wars. That was not a comedy.

    • @wiliammound7942
      @wiliammound7942 Год назад +2

      And your point being?

    • @seankavanagh7625
      @seankavanagh7625 Год назад +2

      Did the French tell you running uphill at machine guns at Gallipoli was a good idea?

    • @agin1519
      @agin1519 9 месяцев назад

      @@seankavanagh7625what a horrid little person you are. Young men sent to their death through command incompetence and friendly fire and you think that’s a topic to make cheap shots about.

  • @peterkavanagh64
    @peterkavanagh64 Год назад +1

    Be consious of breakfast. Mm make this clear.

  • @peterkavanagh64
    @peterkavanagh64 5 месяцев назад

    The anawers cannot be slaved . The repoata is to prevwnt autwiz and it ia not the rpimw minetwes

  • @MERISI001
    @MERISI001 Год назад +5

    Timeless genius.

  • @youtubetears8732
    @youtubetears8732 Год назад +3

    Great American TV Show. GOD Bless America

    • @johnking5174
      @johnking5174 Год назад +4

      American?? You are joking right?

    • @Delightfully_Bitchy
      @Delightfully_Bitchy Год назад +2

      @@johnking5174 Clearly he is: Look at his name.
      It's ust good-natured trolling.

  • @parkiwi4787
    @parkiwi4787 Год назад +4

    A great British sitcom, or a documentary on British politics?

  • @therepublicofcynica
    @therepublicofcynica 9 месяцев назад +2

    Why am I watching ads on a BBC channel? I pay my licence fee. This channel shouldn't have any ads.

    • @lisbetsoda4874
      @lisbetsoda4874 18 дней назад

      RUclips ads. You can avoid them by getting RUclips music channel. Then cancel other music channels that are NO better and you avoid all RUclips ads.