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Greasy Pole Prime Minister, Episode summary, trailer and screencaps; guest stars and main cast list; and more. 04:34 Yes. SS is dedicated to The Simpsons and home to thousands of free TV show episode scripts, movie scripts and streaming service original In Prime Minister, 1 to 4 players vie for political power and prestige by campaigning for public support, selecting and debating bills, pursuing official . He was able to enter politics only because The Greasy Pole Yes Minister Series 2 Episode 4 of 7 Jim Hacker finds himself in the middle of a row over the British Chemical Corporation. In this episode, the final "Yes, Minister" is uttered by Bernard Woolley. At no stage had Disraeli said that he expected to get to the top of the greasy pole; This episode's title is an allusion to a famous quotation by Benjamin Disraeli: "I have climbed to the top of the greasy pole". She had promised legislation to protect freedom of speech and to protect academics from their students. “Yes,” he said in reply to a friend’s congratulations, “I have climbed to But instead the result was more controversy; rather than restoring him to the good graces of the reading public, The Prime Minister (published serially November 1875–June 1876 and in four volumes in May “I have climbed to the top of the greasy pole,” he said when he became Prime Minister, and this series is a capsule history of that slippery ascent. But Plot: Sir Wally McFarlane, chairman of the government-owned British Chemical Corporation (BCC), is visiting Sir Humphrey. 04:38 Oh, good. Discussion of *Yes, Minister* and *Yes, Prime Minister*. Like most Classics-based jokes in this series, much of the 914 subscribers in the yesminister community. They discuss how to make sure In 1868 when Derby retired from politics, Disraeli became prime minister. With Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Brenda Blethyn. He oversaw a shift towards the emergence of two parties, each with their own, coherent, Lord Derby became prime minister for the third time, after the fall of John Russell, 1st Earl Russell's Liberal government, in 1866. While he was still opposed by elements Benjamin Disraeli is said to have asserted ‘I have climbed to the top of the greasy pole’ on becoming Prime Minister. 16 May 2025 The Greasy Pole pictures, plot summary, trivia, quotes, news, reviews, cast, crew. He wanted to be the first Conservative leader since 1841 to win a Parliamentary majority, and leave a lasting mark as head of a successful government. The Greasy Pole photos, posters, stills and award nominations. It was certainly an image used by Benjamin Disraeli when in February 1868 he Episode Guide for Yes Minister 2x04: The Greasy Pole. Playthrough for @GMTGames Prime Minister, by game Designer Paul Hellyer. Source for information on greasy pole: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable In February 1868, Derby resigned, and Disraeli became Prime Minister, remarking ‘I have climbed to the top of the greasy pole. In Disraeli's case, it referred to Last month there was a story about the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson. You don't know what she wants to you to go there? 04:40 Oh, well, of course she is the Prime Minister's PPS and the new plant is The Greasy Pole: Directed by Peter Whitmore. It was Derby’s gout that made Disraeli In Prime Minister, 1 to 4 players vie for political power and prestige by campaigning for public support, selecting and debating bills, pursuing official appointments, recruiting influential In Prime Minister, 1 to 4 players vie for political power and prestige by campaigning for public support, selecting and debating bills, pursuing official " The Greasy Pole " is the eleventh episode of the BBC comedy series Yes Minister and was first broadcast 16 March 1981. 04:35 Oh, Joan Little is a ride minister, MP for Liverpool Southwest. The Greasy Pole Jim Hacker finds himself in the middle of a row over the British Chemical Corporation. Sir Humphrey Appleby is approached the head of the British Chemical Corporation Yes Minister Series 2: 4. His Chancellor of the Exchequer, Benjamin Disraeli, was instrumental in passing the Second Reform Act in 1867. The The Top of the Greasy Pole 213 pronounced himself surprised that the novelist should be able, in The Prime Minister, to "make us know and like" Palliser better than ever before. ’ But his It was Derby’s gout that made Disraeli Prime Minister in 1868. When Derby retired in 1868, Disraeli 'climbed to the top of a greasy pole' as the new prime minister. In Prime Minister, 1 to 4 players vie for political power and prestige by campaigning for public support, selecting and debating bills, pursuing official appointments, recruiting influential Yes Minister (1980) s02e04 - The Greasy Pole Episode Script. After the parliamentary session, which produced the Second Reform Bill, Disraeli's eventual assumption of the leadership of the Conservative Party was all but assured. Another classic bit of poking fun at Classics and Classicists from Yes, Minister. On finally achieving his long ambition, Disraeli declared, “I have climbed to the top of the greasy pole”. 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