I watched the British satirical series Yes Minister (3 seasons, 1980-1984) for quite a long time, but I found out that it was not completely on my DVD, so now I found and watched its full version. I must say that he has not lost his relevance during this time, although it would seem that quite a lot of time has passed. Bureaucracy
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I watched the British satirical series Yes Minister (3 seasons, 1980-1984) for quite a long time, but I found out that it was not completely on my DVD, so now I found and watched its full version. I must say that he has not lost his relevance during this time, although it would seem that quite a lot of time has passed. Bureaucracy and demagoguery were, are and, obviously, will always be, in connection with which they will develop more and more, although if you watch this film, it would seem that there is nowhere else. Despite the fact that the case is happening in England, it sometimes looks very recognizable, however, I would say that they are probably the best at it and are sophisticated in such a way that our ordinary bureaucrats simply cannot do it. At the center of the story are three main characters - the Minister of the invented Ministry of Administrative Affairs Jim Hacker (Paul Eddington), his personal secretary Bernard Wooley (Derek Foulds) and the permanent Deputy Minister Sir Humphrey Appleby (Nigel Hawthorne). They have such a system there that ministers change, and the whole team remains the same, so secretaries and deputies outlast, as a rule, several ministers. Sir Humphrey has served there for 30 years, so he mastered bureaucratic equilibrisms masterfully. Jim Hacker is not distinguished by a special mind, and even more so at first completely profane in terms of bureaucratic tricks, then Sir Humphrey comes to his aid, who, in fact, runs the ministry, although Hacker sometimes tries to push some of his ideas, but attacked the wrong one. Over time, he also masters some techniques. It would seem that it may be interesting in such a plot, but it was interesting for me to watch, especially since the text there is very good, and many statements are literally aphoristic. In addition, satire oozes literally from every line: - Are you saying that politicians are organized crime? - And unorganized, too.”
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