The Hand of Fate

Season 3, Episode 1, Aired

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Mr. Humphries begins displaying his ability to read palms and tell the future. He sees that Captain Peacock will soon be "climbing the ladder and wearing a new hat". Everyone takes this to mean a promotion, especially now that there's a vacancy on the Board of Directors and Mr. Rumbold is in line for it. Captain Peacock expects to take Mr. Rumbold's job. The department staff soon all imagine moving up.moreless
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      • This episode is a wonderful illustration of the "Peter Principle" of business. The theory states that any business will promote anyone to his or her own natural level of incompetence. The Peter Principle of course is personified by the hapless Mr. Rumbold, who obviously already has reached a level of incomptence sufficient to get him into "upper middle management" The only logical thing therefore would be to consider promoting him! Of course, everyone else hopes he will be promoted so that they can move up too!

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      • Mrs Slocombe: I didn't know you could read hands?

        Mr Humphries: It runs in the family. My father noticed something funny about me when I was six.

      • Captain Peacock: Mr Theobald might be leaving us because of ill health.

        Grainger: Two bottles a day, I'm told.

      • Mrs Slocombe: (about Captain Peacock's successor) I think it's time we had a change of sex on the floor.

        Captain Peacock: Are you recommending Mr Humphries?

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