Yes, Prime Minister: The Complete Collection
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Actor: Derek Fowlds, Nigel Hawthorne, Paul EddingtonBrand: WEA
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 543 minutes
Published: 2003-08-01
DVD Release Date: 2003-08-26
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: BBC Worldwide
DVD Reviews of Yes, Prime Minister: The Complete Collection
DVD Review: Sublime! The apex of incomparable British comedy!
Summary: 5 Stars
There are simply not enough superlatives to describe the genius of "Yes, Prime Minister." British comedy has always been in a class above and beyond all else and "Yes, Prime Minister" as a mature comedy in my opinion sits at the very top of that class.
Each of the three main characters are played to pitch perfection by Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds. There is the Honourable James "Jim" Hacker, who finds himself suddenly elevated to the office of Prime Minister in a delightfully played out series of events in the final episode of "Yes, Minister" in "Party Games." The well-meaning, anxious-to-please, Hacker is, however, constantly thwarted in his designs by the mischievously loveable Sir Humphrey Appleby, "Humpy" to his friends, who considers it his duty not to allow politicians to interfere in anything as serious as governing a country. Finally, the long-suffering Bernard, as Principal Private Secretary to the PM, is constantly placed in the uncomfortable position of having to balance his loyalty to his Civil Service boss, Humphrey, and his obligations to his political master, the Prime Minister.
Humphrey can always be guaranteed to block Hacker by the use of his extensive verbal arsenal, interlaced with Latin, into a never-ending maze of incomprehensibility. Apart from the view of British politics, we also get an insight of the British worldview. The episode "Diplomatic Incident" for instance, is simply brilliant and hilarious in this regard. The supremacy of Oxford & Cambrige in academia & learning are constantly hammered home in the numerous instances where Hacker is reminded of the inadequacies of his own education at the LSE. The esoteric exchanges between Humphrey & Bernard regarding the finer points of Latin or Greek grammar, all in the presence of the befuddled Hacker, are annoyingly delightful but serve the same purpose.
The only times when Hacker seems to have a level-playing field with his Cabinet Secretary is when he is closely backed by his political adviser, Mrs. Dorothy Wainright, such as in the episode "The Key" or in the one instance when the adorably pompous Humphrey makes a series of indiscreet statements "off the record" which land him in hot water in the episode "Tangled Web." At the same time the series does also comment on some troubling aspects of politics, such as the symbiotic nexus between politics and media, and the manufacture of the contrived incident for political ends, as seen in "Party Games." Finally, although a minimum amount of understanding of British politics and terminology can be helpful (certainly viewing the "Yes, Minister" series will be very appropriate in this regard), but once immersed in this witty comedy even the unfamiliar viewer will be able to follow along in the corridors of power in Number 10 Downing Street, Whitehall and the Cabinet Office.
Top marks for a top program!
Description of Yes, Prime Minister: The Complete Collection
Synopsis:Item Type: DVD Movie
Item Rating: NR
Street Date: 08/26/03
Wide Screen: no
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
LanguageENGLISH
Foreign Film: no
Subtitlesno
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: yes
Re-Release: no
Packaging: Sleeve Please note: This supplier will be closed on 11/24, 11/25, 12/26, 1/2 for the holidays. The shipping cut off is 12/10 to try and have the products delivered by Christmas.
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