Jim's Address to the Nation | Yes, Prime Minister | Comedy Greats

Hacker struggles with the content and delivery of his speech ahead of his first televised address to the nation.

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[stevenwebb]

Jim Hacker was the greatest Prime Minister Great Britain ever had.

[danielk]

"It looks like you had a liquid lunch." killed me.

[hapaxlegomenon]

Paul Eddington should have won a BAFTA for this scene alone. 🙏

[aradhanasingh]

Short sentences ✔️
Not a wooden face ✔️
Balance b/w conveying a point and not saying too much ✔️
Good body posture ✔️ ..Who knew this could be a documentary for all business lawyers drafting and negotiating contracts too! 😅 Absolutely love this show!

[andyray]

The complete sequence between Godfrey and Hacker is comedy gold. Godfrey's deadpan and sarcastic delivery perfectly compliments with Hacker's anxiety to look the best in Telly. Paul Eddington was a genius in reacting. Truly masterful actor.

[banksterkid]

It doesn't say anything.


..oh thank you prime minister

[seagecko]

Best writing and acting ever in television. Doesn't get old.

[jameslong]

John Wells (Godfrey) appeared as Dennis Thatcher at the end of For Your Eyes Only so well versed played characters linked to politics.

[jbtv]

Great clip Yes, Prime Minster never gets old really never gets old at all

[michaelgibson]

Why did I recognise some of these moves from recent PM broadcasts 😂

[DrivermanO]

And of course featuring the brilliant and late lamented John Wells - who wrote the Dear Bill letters in Private Eye.

[malcolmjawohowelll]

The writing got better and better the yes prime minister series was even funnier than the yes minister one that preceded it ...fine acting gets the satire ..just right

[krystianszczerbak]

3:45 L.A. Noire when you speak with someone lying xD

[MD-rdbn]

British humor, the best. Says a Dutchman.

[ctuckwell]

3:44 I had no idea this is literally what I look like when speaking, until I started going on Zoom calls.

[matthewlawrenson]

That brilliant man and Ms Keith saved the good life.

[NicNacSM]

"Umm, Prime Minister, that's juust a liiittle bit too much"
Man, this is hilarious; Hacker overcompensating for the supposed flaws in his television address. Old dog new tricks..

[lsd]

He did looked very convincing as a real PM

[AManavian]

In the fullness of time, after all due consideration of all new TV shows in the preceding half century, one does come to the conclusion that Yes Minister was perhaps the greatest show of all time.

[Saraseeksthompson]

This is the best example of why one should listen to themselves and not everyone else 🤣