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Sir Humphrey is a master of obfuscation and manipulation, often making long-winded statements to confuse and fatigue the listener. An example is the following monologue from the episode "The Death List": "In view of the somewhat nebulous and inexplicit nature of your remit, and the arguably marginal and peripheral nature of your influence within the central deliberations and decisions within ...
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.
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 is a master of obfuscation and manipulation, baffling his opponents with long-winded technical jargon and circumlocutions, strategically appointing allies to supposedly impartial boards, and setting up interdepartmental committees to smother his minister's proposals in red tape. Goodman's Sir Humphrey was more aloof and ...
Humphrey of Hauteville (c. 1010–1057), Count of Apulia; Humphrey de Bohun (disambiguation), various people who lived from the 11th to 14th centuries; Humphrey of Toron (disambiguation), four 12th-century nobles; Humphrey, 2nd Earl of Buckingham (1381–1399), English peer and member of the House of Lords; Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (1390 ...
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.
"The Bed of Nails" is the nineteenth episode of the BBC comedy series Yes Minister, first broadcast 9 December 1982, in which Jim Hacker unwisely accepts the role of 'Transport Supremo' with a view to developing a 'National Integrated Transport Policy' for the UK. It soon becomes apparent that opposition from various transport interests, the unions, and elements within the Department of ...
Sir Bernard Woolley, GCB, MA (Oxon), is one of the principal characters in the celebrated British sitcom Yes Minister and its sequel, Yes, Prime Minister.As a Principal Private Secretary to Jim Hacker, who transitions from Minister to Prime Minister, Woolley is a civil servant caught between his responsibilities to his political boss and his loyalty to the bureaucratic establishment ...