TV Quote of the Day (‘Yes, Minister,’ on How A Political Rival Succeeds)

[James Hacker is discussing a British cabinet rival with his wife Annie.]

James Hacker [played by Paul Eddington]: “Don't forget, there's Basil Corbett. He's still out to get me.”

Annie Hacker [played by Diana Hoddinott]: “Oh, he's out to get everyone.”

James: “He's a smooth-tongued, hardnosed, cold-eyed, two-faced creep.”

Annie: “Why is he so successful?”

James: “Because he's a smooth-tongued, hardnosed, cold-eyed, two-faced creep.” — Yes, Minister, Season 2, Episode 5, “The Devil You Know,” original air date Mar. 23, 1981, teleplay by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, directed by Peter Whitmore (uncredited)