riczhang Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Anyone watch this? It's from the 80s, but they're hilarious and extremely well made. Both are amongst my favourite shows of all time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tower Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 (edited) Definitely, I'm a big fan of those, and even though they're old they still seem very relevant. Edited February 12, 2013 by Tower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil in the Blank Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I grew up with this as a child. I re-watched them recently and OMG I love it so much. I didn't realize how much it influenced my 10 year old brain on politics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 (edited) Probably the most brilliant comedy ever made. Sir Humphrey: Bernard, what is the purpose of our defence policy?Bernard: To defend Britain.Sir Humphrey: No, Bernard. It is to make people believe Britain is defended.Bernard: The Russians?Sir Humphrey: Not the Russians, the British! The Russians know it's not. Edited February 12, 2013 by DeeCee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Hacker: Don't tell me about the press. I know exactly who reads the papers: The Daily Mirror is read by people who think they run the country; The Guardian is read by people who think they ought to run the country; The Times is read by the people who actually do run the country; The Daily Mail is read by the wives of the people who run the country; The Financial Times is read by people who own the country; The Morning Star is read by people who think the country ought to be run by another country; And The Daily Telegraph is read by people who think it is.Sir Humphrey: Oh and Prime Minister, what about the people who read The Sun?Bernard: Sun readers don't care who runs the country, as long as she's got big tits. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil in the Blank Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 (edited) Sir Humphrey: Prime Minister, I must protest in the strongest possible terms my profound opposition to the newly instituted practice which imposes severe and intolerable restrictions upon the ingress and egress of senior members of the hierarchy and will, in all probability, should the current deplorable innovation be perpetuated, precipitate a constriction of the channels of communication, and culminate in a condition of organisational atrophy and administrative paralysis, which will render effectively impossible the coherent and co-ordinated discharge of the function of government within Her Majesty's United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland! Hacker: You mean you've lost your key? Edited February 12, 2013 by Phil in the Hobbit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted February 12, 2013 Author Share Posted February 12, 2013 ^lmao, it's remarkably accurate as with a lot of things on the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I was listening to Jonathan Lynn being interviewed on the radio the other week. He was saying that most of the incidents in the show were based on real events that insiders would tell them about. It was a replay of this interview. http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2012/01/30/3418954.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted February 12, 2013 Author Share Posted February 12, 2013 That's cause for some concern..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
