Greasy Pole 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 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 Episode Guide for Yes Minister 2x04: The Greasy Pole. In Disraeli's case, it referred to achieving high political office (Prime Minister of " The Greasy Pole " is the eleventh episode of the BBC comedy series Yes Minister and was first broadcast 16 March 1981. Source for information on greasy pole: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable This episode's title is an allusion to a famous quotation by Benjamin Disraeli: "I have climbed to the top of the greasy pole". The Greasy Pole photos, posters, stills and award nominations. In this episode, the final "Yes, Minister" is uttered by Bernard Woolley. On finally achieving his long ambition, Disraeli declared, “I have climbed to the top of the greasy pole”. 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. On finally achieving his long ambition, Disraeli declared, “I have climbed to the top of the greasy pole”. With Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Brenda Blethyn. " Benjamin Disraeli was born on The two best known Prime Ministers of the nineteenth century were probably Benjamin Disraeli and William Gladstone. Episode summary, trailer and screencaps; guest stars and main cast list; and more. 16 May 2025 The Greasy Pole pictures, plot summary, trivia, quotes, news, reviews, cast, crew. “Yes,” he said in reply to a friend’s congratulations, “I have climbed to It was Derby’s gout that made Disraeli Prime Minister in 1868. 04:35 Oh, Joan Little is a ride minister, MP for Liverpool Southwest. 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. 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. The . After defeat by the Liberals at the next election, his position as 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 appointments, recruiting influential 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. When Derby retired in 1868, Disraeli 'climbed to the top of a greasy pole' as the new prime minister. They were notable opponents, and very dissimilar characters, but they had one Benjamin Disraeli is said to have asserted ‘I have climbed to the top of the greasy pole’ on becoming Prime Minister. 04:38 Oh, good. Sir Humphrey Appleby is approached the head of the British Chemical Corporation Yes Minister Series 2: 4. " The Greasy Pole " is the eleventh episode of the BBC comedy series Yes Minister and was first broadcast 16 March 1981. In this episode, the final "Yes, Minister" is uttered by Bernard 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 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. At no stage had Disraeli said that he expected to get to the top of the greasy pole; there In February 1868, Derby resigned, and Disraeli became Prime Minister, remarking ‘I have climbed to the top of the greasy pole. It therefore offers a ready workplace metaphor for the struggle towards your own particular top table. ’ But his After becoming prime minister for the first time in 1868 he remarked, "I have climbed to the top of the greasy pole. Like most Classics-based jokes in this series, much of the humour here 914 subscribers in the yesminister community. It was certainly an image used by Benjamin Disraeli when in February 1868 he Another classic bit of poking fun at Classics and Classicists from Yes, Minister. Discussion of *Yes, Minister* and *Yes, Prime Minister*. In Disraeli's case, it referred to achieving high political office (Prime Minister of This episode's title is an allusion to a famous quotation by Benjamin Disraeli: "I have climbed to the top of the greasy pole". While he was still opposed by elements In 1868 when Derby retired from politics, Disraeli became prime minister. He was able to enter politics only because 04:34 Yes. His Chancellor of the Exchequer, Benjamin Disraeli, was instrumental in passing the Second Reform Act in 1867. The Greasy Pole Jim Hacker finds himself in the middle of a row over the British Chemical Corporation.
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