A Very Cramped Train | Yes, Minister | BBC Comedy Greats

people with Brenda urged the Scots the English oppression cast of the imperials yoke join the fellowship of free nations yes well minister we would appear to be in court with our trousers down you can't say this in front of her well I don't like say I told you so but I tell you sir we can have a call over our face it not egg Minister just imperialist yoke three Scottish by-elections on Thursday yes it is indeed a catastrophe a tragedy a cataclysmic apocalyptic monumental calamity and you did it Humphrey you're paid to advise me advise me well this is not our life trying to advise the captain of the Titanic after he struck the iceberg there's something we can do mmm we could sing abide with me Yes Minister oh yes a foreign secretary would like a word yes my ministers concerned that the government will have egg all over its face Scotch egg presumably why is he doing it he's only just taken over perhaps he's trying to persuade the other African leaders that he's a anti-colonialist well minister in practical terms we have the usual six options one do nothing - is your statement deploring the sea three large an official protest for cut off aid five break off diplomatic relations and six declare war which well if we do nothing we implicitly agree with the speech - if we issue a statement we'll just look foolish three if we lodge a protest it will be ignored for we can't cut off aid because we don't give them any five if we break off diplomatic relations we can't negotiate the oil rig contracts and six if we declare war it might just look over a gun all we needed welcome to standing so you see this is abominable speech what are we going to do about well Minister I think we know what's behind is suggesting that the offending paragraph may be shall we say a bargaining canter you mean you want something would it be persons why send us an advance copy see well where did you find out what it is he wants because the embassy staff are all new we've only just seen the speech and no one knows anything about this new president check me except you how they were to university together old boy network hey that was 25 years ago he may not even remember me no I don't really think I could I think you ought to see him friendly no minister I think you'll carry more weight well we're all agreed then that the mountains will go to Mohammed oh no no no Jim's going that's what I need all right but you'll have to come with me well coughs Minister I'd hardly let you do it on your own you

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Length: 4min 6sec (246 seconds)

Published: Mon Apr 27 2020