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** This can lead into [[The Woobie|Woobie territory]] on occasion: by the end of "The Key", Sir Humphrey has been forced to eat [[Humble Pie]] and begs Hacker, on the verge of tears, to let him have his key back. One can't help but want to give him a hug...

** According to annotations in the published 'memoirs', Humphrey did end up going completely mad in his old age. It's implied that Hacker was the main cause.

* [[The Watson]]: Jim Hacker's personal private secretary Bernard, to whom Sir Humphrey is often obliged to explain how things really work.

** In other instances, Bernard has to explain to Hacker how things really work -- often in order to help Hacker attempt to win the day.