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On Humphrey's possible private situation, Jonathan Lynn, one of the creators of Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister, commented: "We always supposed that Sir Humphrey lived in Haslemere, [2] had a son at Winchester and a daughter at Bedales and that his wife was a sensible woman who made cakes for church socials and enjoyed walking the family ...
Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne (5 April 1929 – 26 December 2001) was a British actor. He is known for his stage acting and his portrayal of Sir Humphrey Appleby, the permanent secretary in the 1980s sitcom Yes Minister and the Cabinet Secretary in its sequel, Yes, Prime Minister.
Woolley is the Principal Private Secretary to the Minister for Administrative Affairs (a fictional office), and later Prime Minister, Jim Hacker. However, his loyalties are split between his Minister and his Civil Service boss, Sir Humphrey Appleby. Whilst he is theoretically accountable to Hacker personally, it is Sir Humphrey who writes his ...
Lady Appleby, Sir Humphrey's wife, is mentioned on occasion, seen only briefly from behind (in an uncredited, non-speaking appearance) in "Big Brother", and never given a first name. Various Chief Whips, usually acting in Yes Minister as a "gatekeeper" to the unseen Prime Minister.
Sir Humphrey has a special end-of-year message for the Minister, delivered in, even by his standards, an especially circumlocutory style. His message was later transcribed and printed in The Utterly Utterly Merry Comic Relief Christmas Book.
Bill Gates is speaking candidly about his divorce from Melinda French Gates, calling it "the mistake I regret the most.". In an interview with The Times of London published on Saturday, Jan. 25 ...
Bill Gates is looking back on his divorce from ex-wife Melinda French Gates, calling the decision “the mistake I most regret.” In an interview with The Sunday Times published Jan. 25, the 69 ...
J. M. (Jerry Miles) Humphrey (born June 30, 1872) was an American Free Methodist author and speaker in the Holiness Movement of the early 20th century. [1] While in ministry, he divorced his wife, and married another woman seven years later.