Becoming the Prime Minister | Yes, Minister: 1984 Christmas Special | BBC Comedy Greats

In defending the British sausage Jim Hacker somehow winds up as Prime Minister in this hilarious compilation of the best moments of the Yes, Minister Christmas Special from 1984.

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[hapaxlegomenon]

"How are things at the Campaign for the Freedom of Informationen btw? - Sorry, I can't talk about that." Best joke in the entire series. 😂🤣😂

[iandhr]

The moment where both Sir Arnold and Sir Humphrey burst out laughing at the suggestion of Hacker as Prime Minister is pure gold,

[Driver]

These actors may have passed on to their eternal reward but they will all live on for generations to come in the fabulous characters they played in this classic sitcom!

[michaelmueller]

That ever-so-light emotional note in 'yes' before Humphrey calls Hacker Prime Minister for the first time is very touching. For all of their tussles, I genuinely think that Humphrey rather liked him. As always, sublime acting from the peerless Sir Nigel Hawthorne.

[SueLyons]

'A bottle of champagne is the customary surprise' 😅

[manningbartlett]

Random fact - in the weeks leading up to this broadcast, it was advertised as "the final episode ever of Yes Minister".

This naturally caused shock and consternation as it was a much loved show, and of course, we all tuned in to watch it.

(The joke being that the subsequent series was renamed as "Yes, Prime Minister").

[DipanDas]

How did they make such a brilliant show???? I have watched all episodes umpteen number of times. Never gets old. This is timeless. To me, this is the best comedy series in any language ever.

[kaibroeking]

My favourite exchange is around 13:10 :

-"I have discovered that one of your officials spends all his time paying farmers to produce masses of surplus food, while somebody in the next office pays people to destroy the surpluses."
-"That's not true. He is not is the next office. Not even on the same floor."

[Steelmage]

To Hacker it was the greatest day in his political career.
To Humphrey it was a Thursday.

[manojha]

The entire series never gets old. It's refreshingly hilarious every time I watch it

[Axel_Andersen]

Paul Eddington is IMO under appreciated, the drunken scene here is so well acted, just the right amount of intoxication and abandonment of reserve and letting the true mental make up of Hacker come through. Superbr!

[charlieboy]

Greatest show ever. Acting. Writing. Everything. I don’t think we’ll ever see something like this again.

[kymnprayer]

"Are you in a hurry?" "No, I was just checking to see if it wasn't April 1."

[ThePurple]

The scene when Humphrey says "Yes Prime Minister" is equal only to the final Black Adder scene "going over the top" and the Faulty Towers "you started it, by invading Poland" in the finest of all British Comedy

[michaelmuldowney]

The books of the series - written in the form of diaries of Jim Hacker are absolutely brilliant giving an entire new dimension to the series.

[b.real.g]

It’s as relevant today as it was in the 80’s. Superbly written & executed.

[kb]

I love the office joke about him not even being on the same floor. So clever and witty. The guy totally misses the point to correct a technicality.

[Spookieham]

It just proves that great comedy writing, and this is probably the finest example, is completely timeless.

[AGMundy]

Listening to this in late July 2022- I especially enjoyed the comments of Sir Arnold at lunch "will it be our eminent Chancellor or our distinguished Foreign Secretary...difficult, like asking which lunatic should run the asylum" and of course Sir Humphrey's response about them both being "interventionists".

[petertucker]

Manipulated - "professionally guided"😂😅 oh that laughing scene after that was gorgeous😂😂😂😂