4:15. "It went down an absolute bomb!" said Ingham. I'm paraphrasing here but Jonathan Lynn says "it bombed". Ah, the subtleties of the English language 😊
@CanadaMatt8 днів тому
Best? Well, top 5 anyway. Mrs Brown's Boys, Vicar of Dibley, Bless Me Father, and Keeping Up Appearances are all right up there with it.
@WhatsNextAmy22 дні тому
This show is still relevant today, and yes, "nothing ever changes!"
@johnjanland4788Місяць тому
All them are given high honours. That wust be wrong!!
@xn0gaming2 місяці тому
How dreadful and tasteless.
@angelmarinos39102 місяці тому
Stephen Fry Fan That's hilarious
@greenspain91423 місяці тому
9:02 A few years after this, they starred together again on TV in the drama series "The Camomile Lawn".
@carls78603 місяці тому
Look at Mary Whitehouse creaming her Tory pants ... send in the Daleks...
@geordiejones23 місяці тому
I detect a tension between these two.
@j.b.9260Місяць тому
Positive or negative?
@geridayao89243 місяці тому
Topnotch comedy. At the utmost level.
@geridayao89243 місяці тому
Frankly, it didn't make any sense to me the dialogue, but had hacker been the prime minister instead of her, it would have been magical.
@geridayao89243 місяці тому
Thank you for reminding me, I keep forgetting....
@geridayao89243 місяці тому
They should have kept these in, theyre funnier!
@geridayao89243 місяці тому
It would have been a lot more fun if hacker played the prime minister and Thatcher his policy consultant just like in the series. It would have been a knock out.
@tsr2074 місяці тому
Jim Hacker's character was incompetent - yes, but you always you got the feeling that underneath was a decent man. His utter helplessness regarding the detonators being used by nasty people showed that - and Paul Eddington's genius was to play him flip flopping trying to work out what was best for him/country/headlines !
@rogermouton22734 місяці тому
I wonder if I might crave your momentary indulgence in order to discharge a by no means disagreeable obligation, which has over the years become more or less established practice within government circles as we approach the terminal period of the year, counting, of course, not financial. In fact, not to put too fine a point on it, week 51. And submit to you, with all appropriate deference for your consideration at a convenient juncture, a sincere and sanguine expectation, indeed confidence, indeed, one might go so far as to say, hope, that the aforementioned period may be at the end of the day, when all relevant factors have been taken into consideration, susceptible of being deemed to be such as to merit a final verdict of having been by no means unsatisfactory in its overall outcome, and in the final analysis to give grounds for being judged, on mature reflection, to have been conducive to generating a degree of gratification, which will be seen in retrospect to have been significantly higher than the general average.
@yagian4 місяці тому
9:05 Hiroyuki Sanada, who went on to star in The Last Samurai and West World, and my favorite movie, The Twilight Samurai.
@UnleashthePhury5 місяців тому
I want to know more about the jewellery heist
@obaidrehmani65885 місяців тому
Nigel gave us Sir Appleby, an immortal character for generations to come. An amazing talent, it was both joy and sadness to go through his life journey. Along with Paul and Derek, the trio were a masterclass!
@ameenkeshavjee42496 місяців тому
@mleedra: BRILLIANT!!!!
@M1tjakaramazov6 місяців тому
You can see Eddington is in a bit of "why are we doing this mode", but Hawthorne goes directly into Sir Humphrey mode...
@akhan36826 місяців тому
@8:15 Helen Mirren gassing on as she has nothing else to say. Nigel was magnitudes better than her.
@cygil16 місяців тому
Oh god, this was when Margaret Thatcher was referring to herself in the third person like she was the Queen and the "Soul of the Nation". What a burk.
@robertrenaud9586 місяців тому
Helen Mirren is ravishing.
@rafiqadarr62176 місяців тому
Absolutely adore Paul, and Nigel and Derek in Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister, they were a fantastic trio in those series. I did not watch the series when they were originally on, I was a child/teenager, but I bought the box set several years ago and I have watched them to absolute death and love every episode. Paul Eddington was an adorable actor and a lovely man, and Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds were also wonderful, I loved those three together - a fantastic team. Best series I have ever bought on DVD. RIP to all three of them, Paul, Nigel and Derek.
@ginnylorenz52657 місяців тому
I found him so funny and lovable in "Mapp and Lucia".
@leadcloud82907 місяців тому
What a shame Paul never got a Bafta for Hacker … what that man can do with subtle changes of facial expressions is beyond genius … example excellence: “A reeeeeal frieeeend” … smirk + gleam in the eyes and shining reflection on his fangs 😂 (the Christmas special episode)
@danieloehler24947 місяців тому
it is more than a sitcom, it is a timeles documentation about politics and bureau-crazy
@kimholland93168 місяців тому
My sides are splitting. 😬
@jesallen5528 місяців тому
Real politicians are now only clowns by comparison to the tv series.
@SharpBritannia8 місяців тому
God calls me god lmfao
@andycapp55818 місяців тому
You really pick up from the eye contact and hair flicking how much Felicity adores Paul Eddington, and why not, we all did.
@richards20728 місяців тому
Wonderful material of course, but hate the long intro. And the music, which adds nothing.
@omobosedefashedemi1468 місяців тому
The best of 'em!
@28johann18 місяців тому
I'm probably the only person to think that Paul Eddi ngton was a distinctl y average actor whose abilities showed up against the great Nigel Hawthorne.
@stevehayward18548 місяців тому
I'm worried about by my sanity as I actually understood Sir Humphrey
@andycapp55818 місяців тому
Given Paul Eddington’s Quaker beliefs and deeply held personal views, this would have been totally cringe for him, goes to show what a true professional he was. A man that did no harm…..God bless him.
@xpusostomos24 дні тому
What has quaker beliefs got to do with this?
@adas24098 місяців тому
The interviewer was absolutely smitten with Paul the way she was playing with her hair and constantly smiling 😊
@1701SP7 місяців тому
I just wish she would shut up after asking a question and then talking over his answer. Incredibly rude and frustrating because you don’t get a full answer.
@Jason_Fisher4 місяці тому
@@1701SPWell, they were great friends as well as costars, so it’s really the casual conversation of friends rather than a formal interview.
@Jason_Fisher4 місяці тому
“The interviewer”? That’s Felicity freaking Kendal! Paul’s costar in The Good Life.
@jonnnyren62459 місяців тому
Through all that failure as a struggling actor to a legendary artist in his field, this man is simply unstoppable. Sorely missed you are Sir Nigel Appleby. ❤
@jonnnyren62459 місяців тому
It's not a sitcom, it's a bloody DOCUMENTARY. And I for one will say this now in this day and age of simpletons and nincompoops at Westminster today, like the dearly departed Boris Ivanovich ex-Mayor of London and once a PM who thought a garden party would boost his chances for longevity in politics. 😂
@Hilts9319 місяців тому
I understand this was nearly 40 years ago (gosh!) but the acoustics for this interview are terrible! Partnered with a sickly sounding audience makes it incredibly distracting.
@RasheedKhan-he6xx9 місяців тому
Felicity Kendall. Some might say she was no great beauty but she's utterly charming and pretty much every boy in school was in love with her.
@cacambo58910 місяців тому
FK said "PM of England" seemingly unaware that England has neither a PM, a government nor a parliament. Nice but dim?
@farhad528710 місяців тому
Very sorry for Paul and Nigel to have to sit down with a war criminal
@miriamariel618510 місяців тому
Hysterical 😂
@ROCKINGMAN10 місяців тому
It was a good TV series. Paul Eddington was more than suitable for the role.
@misonoresoconto10 місяців тому
Brilliant!
@georgeallen710110 місяців тому
I have a the historical series “Septered isle “. The series is adapted from radio and is narrated by Anna Massey and Paul Eddington . His dictation is perfect , his accent a breath of fresh air . A classic Englishman and treasure .
@InservioLetum10 місяців тому
"as long as she's got big tits" 🤣😂🤣😂🤣
@InservioLetum10 місяців тому
I miss shows like these. There was a charm to this level of elegance and grace. I think that's why I love Fry so much. There's an effortless affability about self-depricating humour that I always found wonderful.