#bernard woolley

[clairedaring]

YES, MINISTER (1980) 1.06, “The Right to Know”

[1-800-crystalball]

YES MINISTER OUT OF CONTEXTTTTTTTTT

[itsallmyocdatp]

Bernard Woolley Appreciation Post :3

[starlightseraph]

sometimes i’m reminded that margaret thatcher wrote self-insert fanfiction for yes, minister and then forced paul eddington and nigel hawthorne to act it out with her on national television. it sounds like a bit from the show but it actually happened.

[her-butchship-holly]

I love Bernard he’s such a little dweeb. was watching the writing on the wall today and jim said something like “we’ve got it in the bag, this will really rock the boat” and you can just hear the RAGE in Bernard’s voice, like he’s gritting his teeth, when he says “you don’t put boats in bags”. adore this man.

[pleasewriteusernamehere]

probably the best ‘last series’ of a tv show in my opinion is series 3 of yes minister. it’s technically a cop-out, since yes PM follows, but every episode perfectly sets up and illustrates the character development we’ve seen, and hints at how dynamics might work in their later positions.

jim acknowledges how he’s having to let his morals slip to keep up in politics (the whiskey priest), but is ultimately fine with it, so long as there’s self-gain (the middle-class rip-off, etc). humphrey’s scotland office panic (skeleton in the cupboard) sets the groundwork for some of his more dramatic YPM breakdowns (the key). bernard, i think, goes through the most development, with the moral vacuum (the whiskey priest) and politics discussions (the middle-class rip-off), as well as his much-increased scheme-y-ness, really setting up his larger role in YPM.

they also work together much more this series, i think, like it or not (the moral dimension). like overall, i just feel like each episode’s ending is such a good summary of and closing point for each character, with an even-ish number of ‘wins’/‘draws’ between humphrey and jim.

kinda interested in making a chart tallying wins/losses/draws/them against other characters.

[flammentanz]

"Yes Minister: The Challenge" (1982)

Derek Fowlds: Bernard Woolley Nigel Hawthorne: Sir Humphrey Appleby Paul Eddington: James Hacker

[georgefairbrother]

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