Humphrey has to manipulate Hacker into approving the expansion of a high rise building.
This is an enjoyable episode that sees Humphrey's strategic manipulation skills and Hacker's publicity seeking collide once more.
The plot is a standard 'Yes, Minister' formula of Humphrey manoeuvring his way to get something through Hacker and it comes together in an amusing way.
As always the dialogue is the strongest aspect of this episode. From the outset we have excellent banter involving Humphrey and Desmond Glazebrook, particularly the latter's staggering lack of economic theory knowledge considering he is the Governor of the Bank of England. This also presents more of Humphrey's fantastic insight into relationship between ministers and the civil service.
As ever Paul Eddington and Nigel Hawthorne are excellent. I was also amused by Richard Vernon, who seemed perfect to play Glazebrook.
This is an enjoyable episode that sees Humphrey's strategic manipulation skills and Hacker's publicity seeking collide once more.
The plot is a standard 'Yes, Minister' formula of Humphrey manoeuvring his way to get something through Hacker and it comes together in an amusing way.
As always the dialogue is the strongest aspect of this episode. From the outset we have excellent banter involving Humphrey and Desmond Glazebrook, particularly the latter's staggering lack of economic theory knowledge considering he is the Governor of the Bank of England. This also presents more of Humphrey's fantastic insight into relationship between ministers and the civil service.
As ever Paul Eddington and Nigel Hawthorne are excellent. I was also amused by Richard Vernon, who seemed perfect to play Glazebrook.