Jim Hacker is a Member of Parliament and his party has just won the election. He is appointed Minister of Administrative Affairs, with power over the Department of Administrative Affairs (DAA). The Head of the DAA is Sir Humphrey Appleby, a wily customer, very experienced in the ways of government and how to bend them to his own ends. Mr Hacker soon discovers that politicians' aims and those of the civil service are not necessarily the same, and that Sir Humphrey will often try to thwart him at every turn.
Hilarious comedy that captures well the Machiavellian scheming of politicians and the obstructiveness of bureaucrats, and how these agendas clash. While a satire, it could easily be a drama, exposing the methods of both sides so accurately. Cuts so close to the bone this series should be included in political studies qualifications.
Clever plots, ingenious in their complexity and result. Great punchlines and one-liners. Sir Humphrey's obfuscating explanations/monologues are something to behold.
Great work by Paul Eddington as Jim Hacker and Nigel Hawthorne as Sir Humphrey. Eddington largely plays the straight man to Hawthorne's plans and one-liners and the combination works a treat. Derek Fowlds is solid as Bernard, Hacker's secretary and the man often stuck in the middle between Hacker and Sir Humphrey.
A classic comedy series.
Hilarious comedy that captures well the Machiavellian scheming of politicians and the obstructiveness of bureaucrats, and how these agendas clash. While a satire, it could easily be a drama, exposing the methods of both sides so accurately. Cuts so close to the bone this series should be included in political studies qualifications.
Clever plots, ingenious in their complexity and result. Great punchlines and one-liners. Sir Humphrey's obfuscating explanations/monologues are something to behold.
Great work by Paul Eddington as Jim Hacker and Nigel Hawthorne as Sir Humphrey. Eddington largely plays the straight man to Hawthorne's plans and one-liners and the combination works a treat. Derek Fowlds is solid as Bernard, Hacker's secretary and the man often stuck in the middle between Hacker and Sir Humphrey.
A classic comedy series.