Talk:Humphrey Appleby

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The term Sir Humphrey seems to have acquired a generic usage, in a similar fashion to Pointy-Haired Boss. Perhaps an article on the generic concept should be considered. Flagboy 22:06, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Birth/death dates

I've put these dates back in -- even though they're not mentioned on the show itself they are in the Politico's Book of the Dead 'obituary', which was written by the show's creators so I think counts as canon. See also the discussion in Talk:James_Hacker. Maybe there should be a clearer solution, but I don't think it should involve removing the dates. --Zeborah 20:18, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Humphrey's honours

The actual page on Yes, Minister gives Humphrey a few more honours than listed here. Which version is correct? --LancasterII

I'm not sure that GCB is correct. In The Official Visit, Haker bribes Humphrey with a GCB, but we never here anymore about it until the introduction to the Quality of Life in YM book, when it is stated that Humphrey has not yet recieved his "G". That doesn't answer your question, does it? I think that, as they were both writen by the same people, that we should consider them both canon. Lets hope they don't contridicte each other!!:) Anyone else have a view?The One00 18:28, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

At the time, Cabinet Secretaries were pretty much automatically promoted to Knight Grand Cross (and generally still are, though it's now much less automatic), so it's safe to assume he became GCB shortly after the start of YPM. Proteus (Talk) 18:36, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Entirely agree r.e. GCB. Is there a policy on WP regarding which format of an series is to be considered canon?The One00 15:45, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Hacker actually bribes Humphrey with a KBE in "The Official Visit". As I'm not too familiar with honours, is this actually the same as a GCB? Chris 42 15:53, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

No, they're not the same. A GCB is a Knight Grand Cross of the order of the bath. The next level down is the KCB- Knight Commander of the order of the bath. A KBE is on the same level as a KCB- just for a differant honour. In the book, Hacker bribes Humphrey with a GCB, and in the episode a KBE! Which do we accept as canon here then?!?The One00 15:41, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

I would be inclined to go with the broadcast version, since that came first. Chris 42 15:45, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

At a later point in the book (the adaptation of the one where they're going to build a tower block on a city farm), an editor's note says he doesn't have his G.