Yes Minister (TV Series)
The Economy Drive (1980)
Nigel Hawthorne: Sir Humphrey Appleby
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Quotes
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Sir Humphrey Appleby : Politicians like to panic. They need activity; it's their substitute for achievement!
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James Hacker : It is very popular with the voters, Humphrey. Gives them at chance to help us to finds ways to stop wasting government money.
Sir Humphrey Appleby : The public doesn't know anything about wasting government money. We're the experts.
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[Discussing property owned by the Department of Administrative Affairs]
Sir Humphrey Appleby : Ladysmith House is top secret.
James Hacker : How can a seven storey building in Walthamstow be top secret?
Sir Humphrey Appleby : Where there's a will, there's a way.
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James Hacker : How many people have we got in this department?
Sir Humphrey Appleby : Er... in this department? Oh. Very small.
James Hacker : Small? How small?
Sir Humphrey Appleby : I don't know...
James Hacker : 2,000? 3,000?
Sir Humphrey Appleby : [Counts on his fingers] Um. About 23,000 I think, Minister.
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[Frank Weisel has told Hacker about a northwest regional controller who have managed to save 32 million pounds]
Sir Humphrey Appleby : He told you it was 32 million pounds?
Bernard Woolley : Yes, Sir Humprhey.
Sir Humphrey Appleby : I'm aghast.
Bernard Woolley : So was I. I mean it's incredible we didn't know.
Sir Humphrey Appleby : I knew about it.
Bernard Woolley : Then why are you aghast?
Sir Humphrey Appleby : I'm aghast that it got out.
