TV Quote of the Day (‘Yes, Minister,’ on a Government Aide’s Job Function)

[A British Cabinet member is annoyed at an aide’s long-winded rambling.]

James Hacker, Minister [played by Paul Eddington, left]: “You're blathering, Bernard.”

Bernard Woolley, Principal Private Secretary [played by Derek Fowlds, right]: “Yes, Minister.”

Hacker: “Why are you blathering, Bernard?”

Bernard: “It's my job, Minister.”—Yes, Minister, Season 1, Episode 7, “Jobs for the Boys,” original air date Apr. 7, 1980, teleplay by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, directed by Sydney Lotterby