Humphrey... Made A Mistake | Yes, Minister | BBC Comedy Greats

Despite his best efforts, it seems Humphrey IS fallible after all.

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_"Obviously I'm not a trained lawyer or I wouldn't have been in charge of the Legal Unit!!!"_ Sir Humphrey cracks me up everytime!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[wg]

"It was a marvellous winter... we lost no end of embarrassing files!"

[jamesbond]

Nigel Hawthorne had such an incredible memory, reciting paragraph after paragraph. Apparently he could still recite them many years later. Brilliant actors and a once off of a kind series.

[harripursiainen]

1:30 "I forgive you" the priestly manner how Eddington says it, has made it one of the best sceenes in the show. Especially because sir Humbrey goes 0 to 100 sweeping this under the rug.

[jeanc]

Pure genius having Hacker forgive Humphrey by the waving of the hand like a priest forgiving a sinner.

[baardkopperud]

"Well obviously I'm not a trained lawyer, or else I wouldn't have been charge of the legal unit!" 🤣

[JobiWan]

This show was so perfect. Nigel Hawthorne (Sir Humphrey) and the writers often get the credit they deserve, but Paul Eddington holds his own in the acting department. In context, as I recall, Hacker already knows that Sir Humphrey was responsible, but he has to pretend like he doesn't. Eddington does a marvelous job conveying this feigned reaction of surprise through his tone and facial expressions. "Chef's kiss" moments like this one are a big reason why "Yes Minister" / "Yes, Prime Minister" is in my top 5 favorite comedy shows... maybe even #1.

[mymartianhome]

At first i thought "I don't know why i watched this, i have the full box set and every so often i binge watch." Then I realised sometimes a small dose of perfect beauty is what is needed and not the whole barrel.

[jkolorath]

"Obviously I am not a trained lawyer or I wouldn't have been in charge of the legal unit"!
That's British type bureaucracy in a nutshell. Indian one is a more chaotic version of it.

[andyguy]

Utterly Utterly brilliant. A first class script expertly delivered by two fantastic actors. Both sadly no longer with us, but thanks to classic stuff like this they will never be forgotten.

[jonathanfraser]

Brilliant performance from Nigel Hawthorne. To go from tears and humiiiation, desperation and panic, to competency and still finish 1 step head with his pride, self respect and air of assurancce restored and remember that horribly difficult speech at the same time is unmatched.

[pavarottiaardvark]

A lot is rightfully said about Nigel Hawthorne's brilliance. But don't neglect Paul Eddington - there's such a brilliant subtlety to his tiny movements at 0:50

[josemaria]

Probably my favourite moment of the entire show. The role reversal was so masterful! Nigel Hawthorne and Paul Eddington were two amazing actors

[gor]

Love it when hacker gets one over Humphrey

[geoffscott]

The thinking man's no.1 comedy series. Sublimely brilliant writing and acting.

[alexxoaibi]

Paul Eddington is one of the most underrated comedians.

[bikeboy]

As a former member of Canada's federal public service, I can assure you that this show's portrayal is so accurate it's simply uncanny. And funny as hell to boot.

[CiceroLounge]

Sir Humphrey : "I was under pressure! We were overworked there was panic!" Timeless!

[DreamteamCarlo]

I don't know how I haven't discovered this series earlier, but this is sheer brilliance. Now I'm watching individual scenes on YT, max. 2 per day because there's only a very limited supply of these gems.
So much quality in 3-4 minutes, script, performance, and setting alike.

[agenttheater]

I love how much Hacker was enjoying making Humphrey squirm for once