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  • čas přidán 31. 12. 2022
  • Incoming cuts leaves Jim wanting a strong drink and Bernard overhears an interesting conversation.
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Komentáře • 52

  • @RasPutintheGreat
    @RasPutintheGreat Před rokem +162

    Some may not agree with me but Bernard was the soul of these legendary TV series.

    • @namvu2362
      @namvu2362 Před rokem +13

      I totally agree, Hacker is a politician and Sir Appleby is the consummate civil servant. They obviously don't have souls!

    • @adamabbas1487
      @adamabbas1487 Před 11 měsíci +5

      Humphrey was the self serving pragmatist that was actually right a lot of the time. Hacker was the self serving idealist who's ideas often sound good but he hasn't thought through the logistics and implications of his ideas. He slowly becomes more pragmatic, especially when he becomes prime minister. Bernard is somewhere in between that can be self serving but usually the most moral of the three.

    • @Leonf123
      @Leonf123 Před 11 měsíci

      As long as shes got big tits 😂

  • @astrocat84
    @astrocat84 Před rokem +148

    He’s at an even greater disadvantage at understanding economics… he’s an economist 😂😂
    Such an underrated line

  • @toomuchinformation3941
    @toomuchinformation3941 Před rokem +48

    2:28 I love Eddington's eye movement in this shot. It perfectly expresses the minister's concern and carries out the comedy of his line. 👌

  • @JamBar1873
    @JamBar1873 Před rokem +84

    40 years on and this is still relevant today.

  • @JohanHerrenberg
    @JohanHerrenberg Před rokem +26

    The brilliance of this series never ceases to amaze me.

  • @josemaria8177
    @josemaria8177 Před rokem +146

    I don't know why Hacker is making all of this fuss about the economy. He can just read some Milton Keynes if he needs some advice

    • @segolenegabriel2559
      @segolenegabriel2559 Před rokem +27

      A decent suggestion. However, I do believe he'll find Milton Schumann's 'I want to be free' a much more illuminating read.

    • @andrewjones-productions
      @andrewjones-productions Před rokem +52

      @@segolenegabriel2559 Why are they all called Milton?

    • @raistormrs
      @raistormrs Před rokem

      did they already knew back then, what the friedmanites would turn this world into? i mean that was during the Thatcher era, right? so wasn't that just at the beginning for that in Britain? 🤔

    • @5433D
      @5433D Před rokem +31

      Couldn’t understand it. Full of economic theories.

    • @prasadchaturdesale5795
      @prasadchaturdesale5795 Před rokem +8

      Oh very droll sir

  • @neilgerace355
    @neilgerace355 Před rokem +32

    2:10 It's not only cream that rises to the top, is it, Bernard?

    • @orbemsolis
      @orbemsolis Před rokem

      What's the joke

    • @neilgerace355
      @neilgerace355 Před rokem

      @@orbemsolis Scum also rises to the top

    • @dr.jeevanvirwadekar7830
      @dr.jeevanvirwadekar7830 Před 3 měsíci +2

      ​@@orbemsolis I think it is that , even things that are not useful like maybe froth, aur co2 from carbonated drinks - also rises to the top

    • @thomashisted5984
      @thomashisted5984 Před 20 dny

      @@dr.jeevanvirwadekar7830 scum (that's the double meaning)

  • @martinstent5339
    @martinstent5339 Před rokem +36

    I do wish they would make a rip-off of this series in Germany. The civil service here enjoys a similar role as the English one, and the politicians are, although not quite as clueless, also way behind the bureaucrats in their game! This would really be great for the German Bundestag!! Although the Germans haven’t quite got the English taste for laughing at themselves, they are very good at laughing at each other!

    • @218kq
      @218kq Před rokem +6

      Not so sure if this series degree of satire will carried to that German adaptation, especially under now days political situation.

    • @martinstent5339
      @martinstent5339 Před rokem +11

      @@218kq With the current situation in Germany, it would be perfect!
      Scholz sitting in the corner and only making abstract meaningless comments that nobody really understands. Lindner sitting in the next corner with folded arms saying “There’s no money” to everyone’s suggestions, and Habeck changing his plans every 10 minutes for more and more environmentally friendly projects. At every turn the bureaucrats are saying which of our hundred thousand laws are being compromised. I mean the whole situation is just comical! Why should it be only “Heute Show”? Some allegory would make a nice change from all the stand-up comics.

  • @BillinHungary
    @BillinHungary Před rokem +12

    Bernard advises Sir Humphrey to cover his rear, and he promptly throws Sir Frank under the bus! :)

  • @philodonoghue3062
    @philodonoghue3062 Před rokem +7

    My flatmate and I - both public service employees who had to deal with the Permanent Head and Minister etc - just loved watching this real life series

  • @ronyagpd
    @ronyagpd Před rokem +8

    Genius. Pure genius. Forever topical.

  • @andreashaynes3346
    @andreashaynes3346 Před rokem +15

    All three are perfect 👍👍👍

  • @TheGrenadier97
    @TheGrenadier97 Před rokem +5

    2:09 - this always gets me, HAHAHAHA

  • @votemonty1815
    @votemonty1815 Před rokem +8

    I could use "A Vast Subsidized Ego Trip."

  • @KPW2137
    @KPW2137 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Say what you will, but the comedy is the UK's best export hands down. Best quality, refined, versatile, rich in diversity and volume.

  • @fsdds1488
    @fsdds1488 Před rokem +19

    This is the episode where you see which side Bernard, as well as the rest of civil service really stands for, him/themselves!

    • @jauomallewis3832
      @jauomallewis3832 Před 9 měsíci

      yeaahhhh yes BUT.... t's the civil sevices job to keep the government dwn the middle no matter which side is in power if either side Really got their way the whole country would go off the rails

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 Před měsícem +1

      As Humphrey once told Bernard, governments come and go. The Civil Service will always remain.

  • @Borusa1976
    @Borusa1976 Před rokem +14

    Always a classic but you can tell Nigel got to up his game when he's says "VERY good questions" - but then nearly every episode of both series was a classic.

  • @jamestailyour7348
    @jamestailyour7348 Před rokem +11

    The world of politics clearly NEVER changes.

  • @jonyprepperisrael60
    @jonyprepperisrael60 Před 9 měsíci +3

    1:29 the talk about the rising wages of MPs remind me of how almost all MKs in Israel voted to raise their wages 19 days after the new government was sworn in

  • @Alexanderlenhart876
    @Alexanderlenhart876 Před rokem +1

    Happy new years

  • @HelionDark
    @HelionDark Před 6 měsíci +2

    This is top only tv series that's real documentary

    • @lucybarnard3954
      @lucybarnard3954 Před 6 měsíci

      Yes but they would do a better job than who we have 😂

  • @studiobencivengamarcusbenc5272

    This is extremely funny 😂👌

  • @julianaylor4351
    @julianaylor4351 Před rokem +3

    Some things never change. 😁😆
    Seriously though I'm lucky, I've got a good MP, many don't have that luck.

  • @elvisngenoh7855
    @elvisngenoh7855 Před rokem +2

    Classic

  • @tauraimapfunde5074
    @tauraimapfunde5074 Před rokem

    True

  • @MrSniperfox29
    @MrSniperfox29 Před rokem +9

    Bernard betrays Hacker because he wants a pay rise.

    • @frasierfreak92
      @frasierfreak92 Před 3 měsíci +1

      He doesn’t betray Hacker tbf, Bernard is only seconded from the Civil Service and thus he has loyalty to them too.

  • @johndoherty1336
    @johndoherty1336 Před rokem +1

    So relevant today 31/0123

  • @JJONNYREPP
    @JJONNYREPP Před rokem +3

    Bernard Eavesdrops... | Yes, Prime Minister | BBC Comedy Greats 1645pm 1.1.23 self opinionated windbags... under paid... 200 applicants... do the job? on a more realistic note - it is a steady 10 degrees C inside my home and probably a barmy 12 degrees outside. think on pay rise fiends.

  • @darrinmcneill534
    @darrinmcneill534 Před rokem +7

    If you need to know how the gov works this is it