Sir Humphrey Appleby GCB KBE MVO is a fictional character from the British television series Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister. He was played originally by Sir Nigel Hawthorne, and both on stage and in a television adaptation of the stage show by Henry Goodman in a new series of Yes, Prime Minister. [1]

Dec 4, 2024 · Sir Humphrey: Well it's not just foreigners, you know, Minister, if the diplomatic service had nowhere to immerse its recruits in Arab culture, for example, the results could be catastrophic.

Jim Hacker compares Sir Humphrey with Lawrence of Arabia because Sir Humphrey is dressed in Arab clothes at the Qumran reception in the YM episode The Moral Dimension.

Sir Humphrey: "The Foreign Office takes the view that as the Arab nations are a very sensitive people that we should show them who's side we're on." Jim Hacker: "Well it may come as a surprise to the Foreign Office, but you are supposed to be on our side."

Jul 20, 2019 · Kumran is, according to Sir Humphrey, valuable to the British because they give Britain intelligence on Arab-Soviet relations and host a British listening post, as well as providing a steady flow of oil by sabotaging OPEC agreements.

The local Council government belongs to Hacker's party and he doesn't want to make waves but Sir Humphrey is insistent. The Minister gains the advantage when a Daily Mail reporter put him on to a story.

Jun 1, 2022 · His various struggles to formulate and enact policy or effect departmental changes are opposed by the British Civil Service, in particular his Permanent Secretary, Sir Humphrey Appleby, played by Sir Nigel Hawthorne.

When Sir Humphrey is dressed as an Arab at a Qumrani reception, Jim Hacker says that if they were in the Fiji Islands Sir Humphrey would probably be dressed with a grass skirt.

Hacker, Humphrey and Bernard travel to the Middle East with what seems to be half of the civil service in tow. This is another strong episode with great performances and dialogue.

Sir Humphrey has one near the end of "The Moral Dimension" — Hacker tells Sir Humphrey and Bernard that he intends to blow the lid on the corruption involved in a massive contract between the UK and the Arab state of Qumran, along with telling the press about how Bernard forged a valuation certificate so that Annie could keep a rosewater jar ...