Humphrey Appleby

Humphrey Appleby
Nigel Hawthorne as Sir Humphrey Appleby
First appearance	"Open Government"
Last appearance	"The Tangled Web"
Portrayed by	Sir Nigel Hawthorne (original) Henry Goodman (2013 revival)
In-universe information
Aliases	Humpy
Title	Sir
Occupation	Permanent Secretary / Cabinet Secretary / Master of Baillie College
Spouse	Lady Appleby

Sir Humphrey Appleby GCB KBE MVO is a fictional character from the British television series Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister. He was played originally by Sir Nigel Hawthorne, and both on stage and in a television adaptation of the stage show by Henry Goodman in a new series of Yes, Prime Minister.^[1] In Yes Minister, he is the Permanent Secretary for the Department of Administrative Affairs (a fictional department of the British government). In the last episode of Yes Minister, "Party Games", he becomes Cabinet Secretary, the most powerful position in the service and one he retains during Yes, Prime Minister. Hawthorne's portrayal won the British Academy Television Awards Award for Best Light Entertainment Performance four times: 1981, 1982, 1986, and 1987.