"We were going to be repeating ourselves. If we didn't have anything more to say, I wanted to stop." Hollywood has absolutely no idea what language you're even speaking in...

I used to drive taxis while at university and often waited in line at the Victorian State Parliament for passengers. A regular fare was a high ranking public servant and I asked him once did he ever watch "Yes Minister" or "Yes Prime Minister" and he said "rarely". When I inquired why - he said his job was the equivalent to Sir Humphrey, and he "didn't like to see himself on television". I joked that it was just a satire. He laughed and said it was "uncomfortably close" to reality. If that's not an endorsement of the show - I don't know what is!

My father was 'Sir Humphrey; in the Australian Public Service and when we watched this together many, many years ago - he didn't laugh.. only said to me 'Son, this isn't a comedy,... its a documentary'. Now I'm a contractor and consultant to the APS and I see it every single day.

RIP Nigel, Derek, and Paul. Your work on these two TV shows has made you immortal.

My mum and dad would watch religiously. I still watch it today, regularly. Awesome, awesome show, one of my favorites.

I am a civil servant. When my wife worked in the private sector, she merely thought Yes Minister/Prime Minister was very funny. It was only when she joined the civil service herself that she realised it was basically a documentary! 😂

Paul Eddington was a rare human being, unusual in his nobility, humility, sense of responsibility and compassion.
I still recall an interview he gave near the end of his life: When asked how he would like to be remembered, he replied to the effect "I would like to have only done a little harm. It seems to me that most people do a great deal, but I hope I have only done a little."

I was not even born when the show started and only discovered it a few years ago. I believe it is one of the wittiest and funniest shows ever made on TV or on film. It is a masterpiece of comedy with absolutely the finest cast ever. All of them are comedy geniuses, writers and actors alike.

My grandfather worked as civil servant from the early 50s to the late 80s and he always said that the show was worrying very accurate

I remember giggling to Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister decades ago.

One of the best shows ever, even now it’s just as funny as 40 years ago

14:35 [People were] "so sick of the politicians. They were so sick of the hypocrisy and the lying and the evasion." Thank goodness we don't have that any more in 2022...

Even here in New Zealand our own mps  still make references to this show when berating the opposition or policy.😆

We know how lucky we were, those of us who lived through that great couple of decades of TV comedy Gold!

Absolutely, hands down the best and highest standard situation comedy the Brits have ever produced.

I love this series, my absolut favorite.

This program has not taken a riddle !  40 years later it is still spot on !

One of the best tv series ever. Forty years on and it’s still relevant to today and still immensely funny. My favourite episode is when Sir Humphrey was denied access to the Prime Minister. 12:13

I grew up with Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister, and Fawlty Towers, and they are still my favourite shows so many years later!

Perfect casting. Also Gerald Scarfe's drawings were spot on. ❤🎉😂