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- Jim is looking for a way out of his current situation when Humphrey comes up with a brilliant idea.
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"Including the red terrorists"
Bernard delivers the best zingers always.
Bernard had the most difficult part to play. He had to sit quietly, listen and watch as Hacker and Sir Humphrey verbally jousted, then deliver the punchline.
A sublime comedy. We shall not see its like again.
@@stephenphillip5656 I maintain he's the most important part of the show. Jim and Bernard are two sides of the arch, but Bernard's the keystone that holds it together. He's the audience's surrogate most of the time, and the straight man.
Sun readers don't care who is in charge..... Is the best ever.
The first time I saw this series I also thought that Bernard is "lesser" of the three but now I see him as the pure one, the common man, the moral man. It is also noted that bernard character is essential as both humphrey and minister confide with him thus we know whats going to happen in advance. Of course brilliant portrayal by Derek Fowlds ( RIP ).
His best was after talking about who "reads the papers"
"Sun readers don't care who runs the country just as long as she has big tits."
Can I just say how utterly seamless that cut is
Yes, yes you can
Smooth👌🏾
There's such a gleam in Sir Humphrey's eye when he contemplates administratively pulling the wool over somebody.
Humphrey sees everything as a chess match. It's an entertaining point about his character. A good leader can see that and make sure they put themselves in situations to 'lose' to him, while obtaining their own goals. An entertaining character.
@@omni42 I view him as the ace intern of Sir Arnold Robinson, notwithstanding that he was once admirably able to defeat Sir Arnold's scheme of entrusting the DAA with a national transport policy in a most elegant fashion in which everyone was happy.
@@SamvedIyer But note that Humphrey was only able to beat Sir Arnold by assisting Jim Hacker's plan. Hacker was a boob in a number of areas, but his political instincts were shark-like. And on the rare occasions he and Humphrey cooperated, they were nearly unbeatable.
Duping Delight is why narcissists gaslight.
Narcissists thrive within bureaucratic bureaucracies...
When Bernard suggests the Rhodesia solution, Humphrey says his name with pride.
When Bernard brings up the Red Terrorists, Humphrey's furious at him for bluntly stating what they're actually doing.
That's because "The Rhodesia Solution" is a convenient euphemism. These bureaucrats have worked out ways to imply what they mean while being able to deny that's what they actually said. Bernard's bluntness was bad form for a civil servant.
@@danieldickson8591
... Yes, that's what my comment says...
Always the problem threatening resignation... they always accept it 🤣
And while you have a 'clear conscience' that's about all that was achieved.
Not always, but you have to make sure you're threatening from a position of strength, where the consequences of resigning for your party are worse than staying. For example, if you're the most popular member of your party with the public, or if resigning would trigger a civil war over succession.
It’s scenes like this that make you realize that, while Humphrey can be the most formidable enemy to face in a bureaucratic organization, he can also be the most valuable ally you’ve ever had.
Including the red terrorists
Specially to the terrorists its seems as he also helped a russian spy by ignoring procedure.
I think it would probably be more appropriate to see him as a co-belligerent than an ally in these situations.
For the first time ever I noticed that the bottle behind Jim is labelled High and Dry (0.16 et al). Brilliantly subtle and utterly apposite. How have I missed this all these years!
"and then you smudge it all over"
😂😂
"INCLUDING THE RED TERRORISTS"
LOL
- Then you smudge it all over ....And everybody would understand that the busy PM might not have grasped the full implications of such a letter.
- They certainly would. That is most unclear. ..
- Thank you, minister.
Sir Humphrey is totally commited to promote excellency in public service.
Which is exactly how he sees what he's doing.
The Government that Governs Least Governs Best?
Its simply a brilliant series
"I was just wondering Minister if we might not use The Rhodesia Solution."
"BERNARD! You excel yourself! Of course Minister; The Rhodesia Solution."
Thank you. I missed that part
Diana Hoddinott was perfect in this role and just beautiful.
Including the Red Terrorists 🤣🤣🤣🤣. I died there lmao.
As always, Bernard delivers one of the best punch lines in the end😁😁😁
In the end, nothing will be done. How brilliant!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I recently finished watching both Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister. It has been very droll, Minister.
Brilliant. I love this series.
sir humprey is one of my all time hero’s 🤟
I love this show, but as I get older I can’t help but feel if you think of it more like a documentary than a comedy.... it stops being funny... and starts being quite horrifying.
I know the feeling.
"Does anyone in Canberra watch 'Yes, Minister'?"
"Yes, but nobody laughs."
@@hoilst I think they laugh in Canberra (and probably Wellington and Ottawa) as well as in Westminster and Whitehall
@@hoilst That's right - they take notes
especially since a lot of the episodes are directly inspired from real life political conversations and events that actually happened. The writers had insider information from actual politicians and civil servants.
so relevant still..scarily
Bernard hit on the Rhodesia Solution before Humphrey did?
Hence why Humpy throws the shade at Bernard "You excel yourself!"
I believe when Humphrey retires and left for the private sector Bernard rise and became the cabinet secretary. The apprentice became the master ;)
The way Bernard rattles off that statute. It would have been easy to give that bit to Humphrey. Yeah, Bernard probably would have replaced Humphrey IRL.
It’s clear throughout the series that Humphrey is training Bernard up as his successor, so I believe he was waiting for Bernard to propose the Rhodesia Solution as a test of his bureaucratic aptitude (hence the high praise when he comes out with it)
@@CHR1SZ7 he seemed genuinely surprised. It appears to me, Humphrey had not yet arrived at the Rhodesia solution.
Brilliant
@2:25 Boom mic
Above Humphrey's head
Simply a chandelier
well spotted.
True to life
It's a great episode and.a great scene. It's never made sense though because if the one guy was definitely going to leak the story to the press then there's really no reason not to tell the PM. Once the story went public the inquiry the PM was trying to avoid would still have to happen.
One episode should have been made giving minister's wife a lead role. Where she or her work is the main theme and others Bernard, Humphrey revolve around it ,play their part.
Women centered TV shows weren't really made in early 80s.
Why? Just for the heck of it? Pandering? 😂 Good shows know not to do such silly things
@@rewrose2838 I am not pandering to no one. It's just a plot for an episode I am suggesting. It would have been hillarious.
@@signalrepeater It's a great episode idea! A way to mock their antics outside-in, and is really inline with the shows ideals.
Pity that this lot is such bigoted fools that they cannot hear of a women standing centre stage without getting mad.
I doubt she had the acting chops for that.
1:16 Really dressy glasses 😁
Our doordarshan caught these comedy series in Hyderabad 😜😘😍
That's where Boris found his receipies
Still current and happening now
As opposed to the Rhododendron Solution?
...ooooor the Rhodos Collossus
*Bernard comes up with brilliant idea
A room full of moral vacuums
One moral vacuum, one moral vacuum in training, and one moral leaf blower.
@@tavernmancer Humpy, Bernard, and the Minister, respectively. 😄😁😆😅🤣
Red terrorists here is a red herring. At the time links between a particularly flamboyant tory MP and the Neonazi Bologna Railway Station bombers were well known.
This show is brilliant
Also thought it was a reference to operation gladio. False flag 'communist' terrorist attacks were staged in Italy during the 60's and 70's to smear the actual democratic socialist party that was gaining massive popular momentum, in conjunction with arming/funding neo-nazi/fascist groups in Italy.
@@gregoryborton6598 if you are talking about years of lead, these were actual red terrorists
@@ondrejlukas1121 Yes you're right, I had misinterpreted the history of the operation. Gladio wasn't funding false flag communist attacks, but just actual right wing terrorists to carry out the CIA's orders without them getting directly involved. Still pretty sure this scene is a reference to that though, given how contemporary it was to the show.
I’m afraid I’ve been pronouncing “prima facie” wrong for years because of Sir Humphrey.
Lol honestly a pretty elegant solution assuming nothing goes wrong. Of course he's still screwed if they ever actually DO bomb someone...
Oh I remember these times. When England was English.
The 80s? That time England came begging to join the European project. Oh yeah great times
@@MrJimheeren and if you've seen the earlier seasons, you might know why they came begging.
Brexit means Bollox.
@@vvvlife6414 So does Remain
First
You excel yourself!