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Yes, Prime Minister Best of Series 1 | BBC Comedy Greats

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  • This documentary is absolutely hilarious.

    @juliusnovachrono4370@juliusnovachrono4370 Жыл бұрын

    • This comedy is absolutely fab 😂❤

      @Nahid1347@Nahid13479 ай бұрын

    • @@Nahid1347sometimes it’s A comedy, but A documentary more

      @Hascienda27@Hascienda277 ай бұрын

    • A Documentary disguised as a comedy 😂

      @jimtaylor294@jimtaylor2947 ай бұрын

    • Ah rishi's meeting parodied

      @eamonnmulhern2332@eamonnmulhern23327 ай бұрын

    • Nothing compares to this 😅

      @RJ-lk6qn@RJ-lk6qn5 ай бұрын

  • Stellar writing, masterful direction, fantastic performances ... one of the best sitcoms ever shown on tv !

    @guelewaar7998@guelewaar79987 ай бұрын

    • The best by miles!

      @ronseymour4976@ronseymour4976Ай бұрын

  • Every time I watch this series it's like meeting up with old and special friends after a very long time.

    @agent_meister477@agent_meister4777 ай бұрын

  • What helped make these series great was that Eddington, Hawthorne, and Fowlds basically developed each of their characters themselves. Eddington's facial mannerisms for example.

    @PointyTailofSatan@PointyTailofSatan4 ай бұрын

  • A reminder of the days when the BBC actually made something worth watching. RIP BBC.

    @Timsvideochannel1@Timsvideochannel1 Жыл бұрын

    • yes......now it's continuous leftists propaganda

      @kelvinpell4571@kelvinpell45719 ай бұрын

    • these actually make me wanna apply for the civil service.

      @shadow_realm47@shadow_realm476 ай бұрын

    • But but you must understand.. That BBC cannot fall under government pressures!

      @nobel87able@nobel87able5 ай бұрын

    • Indeed, this kind of thing would not be tolerated nowadays. Media narratives require a stupefied population to watch and angrily repeat what they hear about people and places they know and care nothing about, not engage in critical thinking.👍

      @davidgriffiths7696@davidgriffiths76965 ай бұрын

    • @@shadow_realm47 unless you're BAME you'll never get in

      @jacobmatthews7524@jacobmatthews75242 ай бұрын

  • Paul was simply out of this world. What a genius actor. I wonder how those around him on the set managed to maintain their composure.

    @prvz_k@prvz_k3 ай бұрын

  • No matter how many times I watch this, I still laugh out loud.

    @Wann-zo7rn2qn4i@Wann-zo7rn2qn4i6 ай бұрын

  • Sir Humphrey: "Prime minister I must warn you of all the difficulties, I foresee all sorts of unforeseen problems" / PM: "Such as..." / Sir Humphrey: "If I could foresee them they wouldn't be unforeseen" 🤣🤣🤣

    @olulakun1@olulakun19 ай бұрын

  • Arguably, the best sitcom ever made. It is so spontaneous and very clever.😂

    @johnbowyer6902@johnbowyer6902 Жыл бұрын

    • And still relevant

      @tusker4954@tusker49547 ай бұрын

    • @@tusker4954 It will always be relevant.

      @raifthemad@raifthemad7 ай бұрын

    • The combination of great character writing, brilliant character acting and enough inside information to weave in just to make situations more real than just some writers with no inside experience going at it. All the main cast play their characters so well it's almost criminal.

      @raifthemad@raifthemad7 ай бұрын

    • This and Blackadder.

      @Sugar7K@Sugar7K5 ай бұрын

    • "The Key" is a magnificent episode,, a classic.

      @user-ox9ep9ki6h@user-ox9ep9ki6h3 ай бұрын

  • Simply the best ever from a BBC thats sadly died. Well written and for anyone wanting to understand the English language. The joys of all the series and its context are so true and relevant today!. The Key episode was my favourite, but everyone of them have had a long lasting impact. RIP guys.. you were amazing.

    @Drew-mg9uk@Drew-mg9uk7 ай бұрын

    • Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn in my opinion wrote the funniest scripts that I have ever been fortunate to enjoy. How Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds managed to deliver such complex lines with such ease is beyond me. Their impact was enough to make me warm to politicians - well almost!

      @ronseymour4976@ronseymour4976Ай бұрын

  • You mean you’ve lost your key? Gold!

    @dmkappa62@dmkappa62 Жыл бұрын

  • Absolutely adore these men . Absolutely fantastic comedy.

    @user-qo6ni5sm5p@user-qo6ni5sm5p7 ай бұрын

  • Your Word is my Cooperation. Brilliant.

    @siddharths4664@siddharths46648 ай бұрын

  • As a yank that as never seen or even heard of this program before, the 1st bit with the teleprompter was brilliant! Watching the rest now.....😂

    @nowaythishappened@nowaythishappened9 ай бұрын

    • Great series. You'll love it. Watch from the start, the Yes Minister then the Yes PM series.

      @thomasp.crenshaw185@thomasp.crenshaw1859 ай бұрын

    • It's a brilliant series. There are also books which are hilarious. Enjoy😊

      @suzannekirkwood6392@suzannekirkwood63927 ай бұрын

  • "Have you ever been surveyed?" 😅😂 "Actually not me just my house...oh I see what you mean!" 😅😅😂

    @peterbassey9668@peterbassey96685 ай бұрын

  • One of the great classics of British television! I believe it was Paul Eddington’s deteriorating health that curtailed the continuation of the series. But what was left for us is simply magnificent - stylish, witty, and absolutely sharp in its writing and characterizations.

    @thomaschacko6320@thomaschacko63203 ай бұрын

  • Sometimes in sitcoms it’s the one off actor that steals the scene. That tv producer in the first clip is incredible. Amazing acting. Perfect delivery and timing.

    @simonlawrencesings@simonlawrencesings3 ай бұрын

  • You will never have A better trio in political comedy than Derek, Nigel amd Paul

    @Hascienda27@Hascienda277 ай бұрын

  • This is up there with some of the best ever made television

    @TimStamper89@TimStamper898 ай бұрын

  • Absolutely brilliant script writing and acting😂How Derek,Nigel and Paul didn't totally crack up laughing during many of these scenes is beyond me!!❤RIP you guys,hope you're sharing drinks and laughs in heaven😊

    @Kim-gv5bw@Kim-gv5bw5 ай бұрын

    • Amen 🇳🇬

      @manaski5689@manaski56892 ай бұрын

  • It is a great shame that Paul Eddington and Derek Fowlds never won any awards for this! Nigel Hawthorne was brilliant and won many awards, but Paul and Derek should have received more recognition!

    @lawrencejhutchinson@lawrencejhutchinson Жыл бұрын

    • Kinda go on to show the power of civil service....😄

      @calm_compost@calm_compost11 ай бұрын

    • Is the guy who plays the minister-&-future-PM the same guy who is in Smiley’s People, the one giving George his Deniable Blessing to carry out the mission?

      @davidw.2791@davidw.279111 ай бұрын

    • @@davidw.2791 no

      @lawrencejhutchinson@lawrencejhutchinson11 ай бұрын

    • @@lawrencejhutchinson Thank you!

      @davidw.2791@davidw.279111 ай бұрын

    • They should have been given a special award for the three of them. Take one away and you ruin everything. The three of them together is perfect chemistry and timing

      @WilliamJohnson-ml7ij@WilliamJohnson-ml7ij8 ай бұрын

  • Looking back, (so silly, useless, misleading, common) one might say (one is) that this is the best of its type in a field of real quality, a golden period of quite relevant, sensible, adult humour. Top class...

    @philpryor7524@philpryor75247 ай бұрын

  • When I'm down these clips are my goto to make me forget for a while and just smile ❤️😊

    @nox3335@nox3335 Жыл бұрын

  • “Yes, Prime Minister. You’re word is my cooperation.” 🤣

    @patrickromanowilliams4878@patrickromanowilliams48789 ай бұрын

    • … your word…

      @josephlarmor550@josephlarmor5502 ай бұрын

    • @@josephlarmor550 The thought was conveyed. The spelling only matters to Grammer Nazis and people who are obsessed with minutae.

      @patrickromanowilliams4878@patrickromanowilliams48782 ай бұрын

  • The sequence about the ban on smoking clearly foresaw the future - as everything came to pass.

    @michaelmuldowney8@michaelmuldowney89 ай бұрын

  • Yes Minister / Yes Prime Minister still hold up today, Just shows how little things have changed

    @TihetrisWeathersby@TihetrisWeathersby Жыл бұрын

    • Which is at once comforting and terrifying.

      @jenniferkonstant5920@jenniferkonstant5920 Жыл бұрын

    • This applies so well to the current situation in Portugal.

      @martaferreira1228@martaferreira122811 ай бұрын

    • Truly a timeless comedy

      @Numinus1@Numinus110 ай бұрын

    • The issues have not changed. But glaringly, the level of intellect, witty use of language and range of vocabulary have changed much, and not for the better. We never had to use any foul language before.

      @Wann-zo7rn2qn4i@Wann-zo7rn2qn4i9 ай бұрын

  • "This doesn't say anything" "Thank you, Prime Minister" LOL 0:59

    @markhayward7400@markhayward74006 ай бұрын

  • More of these I watch the more excellent I realise Paul Eddington was as Hacker. Yes, Sir Humphrey gets the smartest, wordiest stuff and Hawthorne is brilliant at playing him, but some of Eddington's faces and his timing, just great, real classy stuff all around, Derek Foulds too. Ah, Britain... I remember her fondly...

    @murrayeaston2359@murrayeaston2359 Жыл бұрын

    • Completely agree. Didnt realise when I watched the series 40 plus years ago just HOW GOOD Paul Eddington was in the role. but watching them again now can appreciate the role was made for him

      @dlamiss@dlamiss5 ай бұрын

  • You mean you've lost your key?🤣🤣🤣

    @omobosedefashedemi146@omobosedefashedemi1468 ай бұрын

  • This is my favorite British drama! In addition to the wonderful performances of several protagonists! There are also many very brilliant supporting roles! Many TV drama fans in China like this drama very much! Many people even think that after watching this drama, it is no problem to be a politician in the UK...😂😂

    @user-hk7rq6ok6w@user-hk7rq6ok6w9 ай бұрын

  • Fantastic, well ahead of its time.

    @jasbarsoph@jasbarsoph27 күн бұрын

  • Truer to life than I realised back in the day.

    @lesliephillpott8989@lesliephillpott89894 ай бұрын

  • 1:45 "The... Trident... Program... is a heavy burdenonyourtaxbill15billionpounds is a lot of..." 😂

    @ethzero@ethzero4 ай бұрын

  • Bernard had the best lines!

    @susanc4622@susanc462211 ай бұрын

    • ❤😂

      @Kim-gv5bw@Kim-gv5bw5 ай бұрын

  • Always loved Yes Minister and yes Prime Minister. Took the michael out of the government! Basically the civil servants run the country! No matter the political party!. Certainly something that needs thinking about!

    @lindapadley5806@lindapadley58068 ай бұрын

    • And totally true!🤦‍♀️

      @ruthcollins2841@ruthcollins28416 ай бұрын

    • @@ruthcollins2841it’s the same everywhere in Western Europe. Politicians are just actors distracting and entertaining the public. It’s actually a pretty good system!

      @TheHesseJames@TheHesseJames22 күн бұрын

  • Couldn't be more appropriate with the times we are in.

    @JeanJuliusVernal@JeanJuliusVernal Жыл бұрын

  • Nice to play again this series for young people!!!!Iceland miss you!!!!!

    @AnnoyedBuffalo-rx1dy@AnnoyedBuffalo-rx1dy3 ай бұрын

  • Never watched when it was first broadcast. Now I understand the whole doings of politics a bit better, this is just bl**dy brilliant! You Brits are the very best at self analysis and laughing about yourselves. Too little changes, but if you're happy with it, so be it...

    @pauldelcour@pauldelcour10 ай бұрын

  • I wish there was someone capable of writing this today!

    @amadman8149@amadman81498 ай бұрын

  • Extremely smart writing

    @chibonchibon3967@chibonchibon3967 Жыл бұрын

  • Omg, air this in every country now 🤣

    @kaurkonks5843@kaurkonks58436 ай бұрын

  • Absolutely adore these men 💕

    @melska@melska Жыл бұрын

  • Fabulous comedy. Genius actors with fantastic timing. Pure brilliance. They can't make shows like this any more. 😂

    @suzieclareclaremont9651@suzieclareclaremont9651 Жыл бұрын

    • They would now have to include diversity and climate messages

      @kelvinpell4571@kelvinpell45719 ай бұрын

    • ​@@kelvinpell4571Oh shut up. Did you really need to bring in your 65 IQ level culture war commentary into this video comment section?

      @sirkl4272@sirkl42729 ай бұрын

  • Remembering the funny side of politics. Thank you, greatly appreciated.

    @debbieramsey-hanks3757@debbieramsey-hanks3757 Жыл бұрын

  • Absolutely fantastic comedy

    @cj69m@cj69m7 ай бұрын

  • Fantastic work sir, and Roger, I applaud you both 👏👏👏👏

    @paulwilliamford6789@paulwilliamford6789Ай бұрын

  • This series gave me so much insight into how governments work. Every government and civil service are doing as much as possible to look good without actually having to do much. Publicity, headlines, avoiding scandals is all they think of. In democracies and autocracies alike. I don't think people, especially in the west, realise how incompetent their governments are. Or at least when compared to their so called enemies

    @freemanol@freemanol Жыл бұрын

    • Should be required viewing in classrooms from age 12. But then, they don't want 'educated' people...

      @ibubezi7685@ibubezi7685 Жыл бұрын

    • Oh I think quite a lot of us realise just how bad our government is but not enough of us to get it right, sadly.

      @josephinepeery6938@josephinepeery6938 Жыл бұрын

    • Now go to "the thick of it"😅

      @shaneredfern282@shaneredfern282 Жыл бұрын

    • One of the best episodes is the new hospital that can't take patients or hire medical staff - would cost too much to run the equipment and there's only a few hundred administrative staff who are terribly overworked😅😅

      @suzannekirkwood6392@suzannekirkwood63927 ай бұрын

  • my favorite, also yes minister

    @user-dk8wy8md4f@user-dk8wy8md4f7 ай бұрын

  • Got the full monty from the BBC. It has been aged like the furniture or wall papers, but the dialogues are still pure fun !

    @HolgerKuhrts@HolgerKuhrts Жыл бұрын

  • Even though it was made before my time, this sitcom is still relevant today. It appears that not much has changed in Britain.

    @arzcs@arzcs3 ай бұрын

  • I don’t think even Sir Humphrey (Humpy) would believe what goes on these days! Great series and RIP to those who’ve passed on. An excellent comedy series 👍🇬🇧

    @gerryduffy6700@gerryduffy67005 ай бұрын

  • this show should have been on as long as Yes Minister for four years

    @jmartin4204@jmartin4204 Жыл бұрын

    • Paul Eddington was starting to show signs of his illness before the second series. Jonathan Lynn in documentaries of the series said most of his scenes were done with him seated at his desk

      @dlamiss@dlamiss5 ай бұрын

  • 08:26 The writers got it bang on! What seemed funny all those years ago is now fact. 🙂

    @andypandy9013@andypandy901310 ай бұрын

    • You have to believe its always been fact "Many a true word is often spoken in jest"

      @barringtonsmith9147@barringtonsmith91479 ай бұрын

    • I have read that numerous politicians and civil servants thought this so accurate that they believed that there had been one or more insiders feeding stories to the writers. It's fact now and it was apparently fact then too.

      @joshuarosen6242@joshuarosen62425 ай бұрын

  • Utter Joy 😂

    @sih1095@sih1095 Жыл бұрын

  • Thank you for posting this delightful show.

    @lillianakersborg4001@lillianakersborg4001 Жыл бұрын

  • A masterpiece

    @idrisdawodu6831@idrisdawodu68319 ай бұрын

  • This is sublime 😂

    @gms77777@gms77777 Жыл бұрын

  • 40 years on and people still want to cancel Trident. 😅

    @listerofsmeg884@listerofsmeg884 Жыл бұрын

  • The partt on the C.O.E was spot on

    @ashleywebb2736@ashleywebb27363 ай бұрын

  • Exceptional

    @debbieramsey-hanks3757@debbieramsey-hanks37578 ай бұрын

  • Love this long time ago, used to enjoy many great British comedy. Ty for the post. And I know now why it is so good …………it is so true.

    @user-vj4sn1hk3n@user-vj4sn1hk3n5 ай бұрын

  • @7:13 starts the cigarette debate 🍿👍

    @jackmaritt5094@jackmaritt5094 Жыл бұрын

  • The smoke Screen the best episode of all of yes minister and Prime Minister. Ahead of its time

    @billyb0@billyb06 ай бұрын

  • Brilliant, just brilliant!!

    @christophermarshall527@christophermarshall52710 ай бұрын

  • Brilliant series

    @cclewes7373@cclewes73734 ай бұрын

  • Absolutely brilliant! 👏👏👏👏

    @sonjaclarke5306@sonjaclarke5306 Жыл бұрын

  • This and Yes, Minister are my most fav comedies going to documentary 😅😀😂

    @Nahid1347@Nahid13479 ай бұрын

  • So sad that this type of brilliance is long lost.

    @ricedmond661@ricedmond6616 ай бұрын

    • Sadly the idiocy of government remains.

      @joshuarosen6242@joshuarosen62425 ай бұрын

  • "The civil service generally hopes there will be no movement on *any* subject." How can anyone not love this show? 😂

    @MuscleFlexChris@MuscleFlexChrisАй бұрын

  • 32:00 Luke approaches like a malevolent cobra 😆😂

    @eugenedreyer4805@eugenedreyer4805 Жыл бұрын

  • The politics of this series is timeless. Well, except the politicians have half of the morals today, if at all.

    @oakstrong1@oakstrong18 ай бұрын

  • This is the same madness we have been left with by the British Raj. Albeit in Indian English 😅😅😅😅

    @riaagarwal6840@riaagarwal68408 ай бұрын

  • Brilliant

    @David-mi4pk@David-mi4pk11 ай бұрын

  • Only time I laugh on my own. Who would have thought that s sitcom based around boring politicians and civil servants could be so incredibly funny. There again who would have thought a rather second rate TV comedian could become a leader paralleling Churchill. Its a fascinating world 😀😀

    @w1swh1@w1swh19 ай бұрын

  • Excellent documentary

    @Determinedtothrive_@Determinedtothrive_4 ай бұрын

  • Great memories, Super genius series,, and at the time of M.T Fine timing

    @bharathkb5116@bharathkb51165 ай бұрын

  • this was truly funny show.

    @gdotone1@gdotone1 Жыл бұрын

  • Brilliant hilarity ensues

    @laurahoward5426@laurahoward542611 ай бұрын

  • I can't get over how good the writing is. Compare this to "Big Top".

    @Revelian1982@Revelian19829 ай бұрын

  • Absolute gold dust sadly the script writing geniuses are no longer being created

    @peterovenden4489@peterovenden44896 ай бұрын

  • 😂😂😂😂😂.....shame though, they don't make them like this anymore...😢😢😢

    @emmanuelpascal66@emmanuelpascal669 ай бұрын

  • The complete serious should be shown in any school.

    @brunokoch672@brunokoch67210 ай бұрын

  • The quality of TV has certainly has

    @paulbuck90@paulbuck90 Жыл бұрын

  • The chairs in which the Prime Minister and Sir Humphrey are sitting - time mark 38:57 - were in Diana Trent's apartment at the Bayview Retirement Village.

    @jerrycallender7604@jerrycallender76045 ай бұрын

  • Yes, Prime Minister Best of Series 1 | BBC Comedy Greats 2129pm 1.9.23 it was a funny show. simple as... and akin to dallas, or some such, could deliver proper belly laughs for all manner of communal gatherings - from familial, xmas based or late night home from the pub indulgence....

    @JJONNYREPP@JJONNYREPP8 ай бұрын

  • from 22:00 to 22:38 you can hear a baby crying but using a very political lingo. :D

    @amonynous9041@amonynous90418 ай бұрын

  • Actually "Thank me no Thankings is Shakespeare"

    @beveragebrit@beveragebrit10 ай бұрын

  • So funny 😂🙏🥰🥰🥰🥰

    @ramthian@ramthian Жыл бұрын

  • A+. Far too sophisticated for present day audiences.

    @conservativemike3768@conservativemike37685 ай бұрын

  • If only the government was this efficient

    @martinrogers3723@martinrogers372322 күн бұрын

  • Did anyone notice the policeman who was at the entrance to number 10 looks just like Enoch Powell?

    @kingietk@kingietk7 ай бұрын

  • This is Jamaica!!! Somehow this show references the Past, Present and Future of the Westminister System and its practicants.

    @DChosen13@DChosen13 Жыл бұрын

  • I’ve always wanted to ask both Farage and Cleverly, how the hell would “stopping the boats” improve my life? Not very much I suspect!

    @alanguest1979@alanguest19794 ай бұрын

  • English comedy seems to target the over 12 year old crowd, unlike American sitcoms. There are so-called comedians here in the USA that I’ve never laughed at, like Tim Allen, I did not even know he was a comedian for years, Jerry Lee Lewis never made me laugh, even when I was a little kid … Sir Humphrey’s description of government duties that I like the best is, when he said to the minister, -the job of government is not to solve problems Minister, -the job of government is to explain to the people why problems can’t be solved.

    @Jodyrides@Jodyrides11 ай бұрын

  • ❤❤❤

    @ramthian@ramthian Жыл бұрын

  • This programme was superb. When did the bbc last do anything decent like this?

    @user-th5nb3ox1w@user-th5nb3ox1w5 ай бұрын

  • Ah... The more civilised time. It sure was brilliant 🇬🇧😍

    @terrysky83@terrysky83Ай бұрын

  • I wish our current crop of politicians and civil servants were just like Yes, Prime Minister. Or are they?

    @jonjay9408@jonjay940818 күн бұрын

  • In the UN? No in Battle

    @karcistthurgy3025@karcistthurgy30258 ай бұрын

  • An entire political education in one show.

    @rkgaustin9043@rkgaustin90434 ай бұрын
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