Humphrey Appleby, Sir
Humphrey Appleby, Sir in the television series Yes Minister (1980–2) and Yes Prime Minister (1986–88) by Jonathan Lynn and Antony Jay, the subtle Permanent Secretary (and ultimately Cabinet Secretary) whose Civil Service wiles usually thwart the political initiatives of the Minister (and later Prime Minister) Jim Hacker, to whom he is nominally responsible.
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