But the decision to name the AI after Sir Humphrey Appleby, a character described as "devious and controlling", has raised ...

An experienced Civil Servant of some 30-odd years standing, Sir Humphrey Appleby has not only gained a knighthood, but worked his way up to become the top Civil Servant in the Ministry for ...

Perhaps unfortunately, Sir Humphrey Appleby and Bernard Wooley accompany him upwards. Radio adaptation of the satirical sitcom about the "rise" of Jim Hacker MP and his not-so-civil servant Sir ...