An Interview With Andrew Sachs - Fawlty Towers Special Features

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  • @indieshack4476
    @indieshack4476 4 роки тому +155

    What a nice, quietly spoken guy - terrific actor. RIP, much missed.

    • @ralphalaric6996
      @ralphalaric6996 3 роки тому

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    • @ralphalaric6996
      @ralphalaric6996 3 роки тому

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    • @ralphalaric6996
      @ralphalaric6996 3 роки тому

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    • @casonjimmy4776
      @casonjimmy4776 3 роки тому

      @Ralph Alaric happy to help :D

    • @hanseekhoff1093
      @hanseekhoff1093 2 роки тому

      Yes, and what a silly interviewer....

  • @payres48
    @payres48 2 роки тому +40

    I would never have guessed German was his first language. He speaks English better than a lot of English people, especially these days. God bless Manuel.

  • @maxbeale8186
    @maxbeale8186 2 роки тому +31

    Andrew Sachs was an amazing actor and played Manuel so well, I wrote to him once requesting an autograph and he sent back not just one autograph but about 3 signed pictures!!

  • @lrg3834
    @lrg3834 4 роки тому +75

    Impossible to envision Fawlty Towers without Manuel. Such a wonderful actor.

  • @got2bharmony
    @got2bharmony 2 роки тому +14

    I hope Ross and Brand apologised profusely for their outrageous cruel abuse of this gentle decent person.

  • @DamiensTrainsandTravels
    @DamiensTrainsandTravels 5 років тому +111

    RIP Andrew Sachs he was great

    • @saidtheactress
      @saidtheactress 4 роки тому +2

      It's a brilliant cast but Manuel is truly inspired.

  • @zsuzsannavincze4090
    @zsuzsannavincze4090 4 роки тому +49

    Such a humble man, I immediately would like to hug him. His voice and presence is so calm, he is so polite

  • @TheJonathanNewton
    @TheJonathanNewton 4 роки тому +52

    What a sweet and gentle man ❤️

  • @blipblip88
    @blipblip88 4 роки тому +55

    For whatever reason, my wife and I also love the scene with the doctor when he says: "I'm a doctor and I want my sausages." Anytime we have sausage for our meals, it's uttered..silly, but that's life with TV..

    • @mattbradley508
      @mattbradley508 3 роки тому +1

      Totally.

    • @eriamjr
      @eriamjr 2 роки тому +4

      My favourite is when he ends up with the choice of eating the sausages in the kitchen alongside the dead body, and he says, 'I'll take the risk'.

    • @JCO2002
      @JCO2002 2 роки тому +3

      I find myself always pronouncing sausages as "sasahess" like Manuel.

  • @mattcartwright8272
    @mattcartwright8272 2 роки тому +19

    As an interview this shows how it should be conducted. Interviewer is well researched and asks searching, leading questions and the interviewee is articulate and has considerable personal awareness and insight. As the put upon Manuel I don't think Andrew Sachs ever realised the love and esteem the British viewers held in him. The British love an underdog and it did not matter one ounce that the character was Spanish. He left us many years ago by Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross should still be ashamed for their actions. Viva Manuel!

  • @robertpalmieri973
    @robertpalmieri973 3 роки тому +18

    RIP Andrew, you gave us many moments of laughter for which we thank you.

  • @TheBee87bee
    @TheBee87bee 4 роки тому +29

    Manuel started as a small part,but oh ,what Andrew did with this character was tremendous. Quite a few episodes highlighted his Manuel character. He was a very important part of this gem of a series!

  • @elbinkogrande
    @elbinkogrande 4 роки тому +39

    Sachs' "Dragonfly" routine with Cleese was comic genius. Easily one of the funniest things I ever saw on television.

  • @davido1953
    @davido1953 2 роки тому +4

    Manuel was just a delight to watch. Every moment was perfection.

  • @arunphillips6977
    @arunphillips6977 3 роки тому +15

    Amazing actor and person, very much missed...RIP Andrew.

  • @A-R-17
    @A-R-17 Рік тому +4

    I could never understand why Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand did what they did to Andrew Sachs. He was such a lovely kind man. R.I.P. Andrew & Manuel thank you for the laughs

  • @clymans1
    @clymans1 2 роки тому +4

    What a wonderful person! Jonathan shame on you to hurt this great man

  • @justgivemethetruth
    @justgivemethetruth 4 роки тому +22

    Sachs must have been an amazing sport to be the butt of so many jokes ... he was brilliant. What a great show.

    • @vc5183
      @vc5183 3 роки тому

      An amazing sport? It’s called acting. Dolph Lungren was a great sport getting beaten up at the end of Rock 4

  • @MaryCampbell1974
    @MaryCampbell1974 3 роки тому +11

    "i know nothing. I am from Barcelona" 🤣

  • @lfresearch
    @lfresearch 2 роки тому +4

    What a joy to watch, big part of what made me smile growing up. Now my kids too. Thank you, may you RIP.

  • @davidwalter2002
    @davidwalter2002 4 роки тому +9

    What a sweet man. He is greatly missed.

  • @thomashninan3825
    @thomashninan3825 5 років тому +39

    RIP Andrew Sachs 😔😭 AKA Manuel

  • @jeremyhaines4481
    @jeremyhaines4481 4 роки тому +18

    A true gent and nice 👦 guy Rip ❤

  • @JC-uf8ym
    @JC-uf8ym 4 роки тому +15

    He speaks English well. That book was good.

  • @EagleOneM1953
    @EagleOneM1953 4 роки тому +7

    Hands down THE funniest sitcom ever produced, and Andrew was a major part of that.
    Would have loved yo see him on stage in a play....Shakespeare for instance... I think he's a great actor...

  • @GaryLaaks1
    @GaryLaaks1 4 роки тому +11

    I watched the show just because Manuel was in it. Brilliant acting. RIP.

    • @jeffrey44
      @jeffrey44 5 місяців тому +1

      How did you know to watch it?

  • @doineedalogin
    @doineedalogin 2 роки тому +1

    The delivery of “I know nothing “ 😅

  • @RichelleBremner
    @RichelleBremner 6 років тому +19

    Thank you 😊 for sharing this with me. I remember when Andrew played Norris Cole’s brother on Corrie years later. Rest In Peace Andrew.

  • @conniedurgin164
    @conniedurgin164 5 годин тому

    "Hello! Hello! I speak English! I learned it from a book!" Oh, my favorite Manuel line ... Andrew Sachs was a gifted actor ... he MADE that show. Hands down ...

  • @MrMoggyman
    @MrMoggyman 3 роки тому +5

    RIP Andrew Sachs, you were absolutely the best.

  • @brucewayneissupermanquinn601
    @brucewayneissupermanquinn601 Рік тому +1

    Wanted to hear his “real voice” as Manuel was from Barcelona!

  • @janjaspers3848
    @janjaspers3848 4 роки тому +11

    What a very nice man

  • @liamn8497
    @liamn8497 3 роки тому +4

    RIP, you brought such joy to the world...

  • @billcipher5976
    @billcipher5976 4 роки тому +14

    I LOVE YOU MANUEL👑💖
    R.I.P...😭

  • @OShaughnessyC
    @OShaughnessyC 2 роки тому

    Beautiful spirit, beautiful soul - Andrew Sachs. Died too soon.

  • @markroberts171
    @markroberts171 Рік тому

    This is a delight thank you Andrew Sachs

  • @markmaki4460
    @markmaki4460 2 роки тому +6

    Thank you for sharing!
    Wonderful interview - with the exception of the silly, distracting camera work. Good lord, producers, please just keep the camera still and pointing at the one interviewed and no silly visual effects. It's an interview, not a creative camera work project. Oh well; beggars can't be choosers i guess.

  • @tbx59
    @tbx59 2 роки тому +5

    He learned it from a book.

  • @regviewer
    @regviewer 5 років тому +17

    Just started his autobiography, which starts off with him as a young boy in Germany and Hitler into power in 1933. Think it will be a very good read.
    Thanks for posting Reuben....do you know when this interview took place?

    • @dapeck60
      @dapeck60 4 роки тому +2

      Thankyou for mentioning the autobio, we just ordered it. We had known very little about Mr. Sachs, or his career. Seems a very intelligent guy. Weren't even aware he had passed on. RIP

    • @thegingerninja7131
      @thegingerninja7131 4 роки тому

      James Henderson bet your fun at parties

    • @disgruntledpedant2755
      @disgruntledpedant2755 4 роки тому

      Who in fuck reads "Manuel's" biography?
      Is that the level to which your life has sunk?

  • @johnmc3862
    @johnmc3862 Рік тому +2

    An intelligent, classy individual.

  • @robertheinrichvonseyfenste267
    @robertheinrichvonseyfenste267 2 роки тому +1

    enjoyed this interview very much! Thank you

  • @geoffreyjonathanwilson9932
    @geoffreyjonathanwilson9932 2 роки тому +1

    What a lovely man Andrew was.
    A real legend for sure ☺️

  • @Corstopitum
    @Corstopitum 5 років тому +13

    True gent .

  • @sueme1954
    @sueme1954 2 роки тому +2

    Am I having a stroke or is one camera in black and white?!

  • @Gary31310
    @Gary31310 Рік тому +3

    He speaks terribly good english considering he's originally from Barcelona 🇪🇦😄.

  • @sandragams
    @sandragams 3 роки тому +3

    What a sweet and great man 🙏

  • @drahcirnevarc9152
    @drahcirnevarc9152 4 роки тому +6

    It was because of what Russell far king Brand and Jonathan far king Ross did to this dignified old gentleman that I cancelled my TV licence 12 years ago.

  • @tomcurran1538
    @tomcurran1538 2 роки тому +2

    He was key to this show. Cleese said he was energized when he put the mustache on.

  • @BrennanYoung
    @BrennanYoung 2 роки тому +3

    The voice of dozens of BBC nature documentaries. Back in the day, if it wasn't Attenborough, it was usually Sachs

  • @somecallmetimelderberries432

    Absolutely loved him!

  • @EmilyGloeggler7984
    @EmilyGloeggler7984 4 роки тому +1

    What a true gentleman in every sense of the word.

  • @ShaneC27
    @ShaneC27 4 роки тому +12

    Gentleman

  • @BojanBojovic
    @BojanBojovic Рік тому

    Incredible role. Manuel is so good that I needed to check if he was a real person. :)

  • @chevinbarghest8453
    @chevinbarghest8453 2 роки тому +1

    Andrew moved to England from Germany when he was eight. I am curious to know how much German he remembered. After 14 years in the US, I am more English than when I left !

  • @SuperHammaren
    @SuperHammaren 4 роки тому +5

    This series have been run in Sweden every year since.

  • @vc5183
    @vc5183 3 роки тому +1

    Loved how at 10 mins in the interview next question was going be “what’s john really like?”

  • @GuyFawkes15
    @GuyFawkes15 2 роки тому +2

    "Surprise party. Sybil not here. That is surprise."

  • @TralfazConstruction
    @TralfazConstruction 3 роки тому +3

    He was the second male lead in effect.

  • @pmcmanus420
    @pmcmanus420 2 роки тому +1

    What a gentleman.

  • @soylentteal
    @soylentteal 4 роки тому +23

    Wasn't the place actually called Watery Fowls, Fatty Owls or Farty Towels?

    • @sibadityapal1493
      @sibadityapal1493 4 роки тому +13

      Called Flowery Twats actually

    • @TheBee87bee
      @TheBee87bee 4 роки тому

      Yee, because with each episode, some little brat would remove one of the letters, lol! The original name is Fawlty Towers.

    • @growlerthe2nd712
      @growlerthe2nd712 2 роки тому

      Also flay otters

    • @Mortonwheelbarrow
      @Mortonwheelbarrow Рік тому

      Flowery twats ,actually !

  • @critter7052
    @critter7052 2 роки тому

    Rest in peace Andrew, thanks for all the laughs.

  • @londonroulette
    @londonroulette 6 місяців тому

    How good is he as an actor? Was a few years after I discovered he was English, I actually thought he WAS Spanish. Asombroso 🇪🇸

  • @greebo7857
    @greebo7857 2 роки тому +1

    Paraphrasing. Mrs Fawlty Mrs Fawlty, ees Mr Fawlty he fall off ladder, he go crazy he try to see girl. Manuel was part of the heart and soul of Fawlty Towers. RIP, you wonderful man.

  • @janjaspers3848
    @janjaspers3848 4 роки тому +2

    And such a very funny part he played there

  • @Sam-qc6sz
    @Sam-qc6sz 4 роки тому +1

    1:44 this confirms Franco's presence in the top overlooked 10 anime villains list

  • @jourwalis-8875
    @jourwalis-8875 Рік тому +1

    Why these totally unnecessary black and white shots? Very annoying!
    Otherwise interesting!

  • @agnieszkaacka6733
    @agnieszkaacka6733 Рік тому

    He was such nice, inteligent man❤❤

  • @phil2u48
    @phil2u48 4 роки тому +1

    Brilliant actor.

  • @christopherth
    @christopherth 4 місяці тому

    His father was resident compere on TV at the City varieties in Leeds

  • @JCO2002
    @JCO2002 2 роки тому

    The picture to his left (actually his right) is crooked. It's frustrating that I can't reach through the screen and straighten it.

  • @speedracer2008
    @speedracer2008 Рік тому

    He had a great voice. I remember his narration for the alternate UK version of Walking with Cavemen and it was great, even if I preferred the Robert Winston version.

  • @James_Bowie
    @James_Bowie 2 роки тому +4

    I speak English well. I learn it from a book.

  • @bondoqbn7318
    @bondoqbn7318 2 роки тому +2

    Legend

  • @bluesque9687
    @bluesque9687 4 роки тому +2

    First time i am hearing him talk as he does... so odd! Where is Emmanuel?

  • @AGAZAH
    @AGAZAH Рік тому

    What an intelligent man.

  • @figgeberglund4145
    @figgeberglund4145 3 роки тому +1

    Such a nice guy

  • @gaius_enceladus
    @gaius_enceladus 4 роки тому +5

    "Que? Que?" :)

  • @WesW3187
    @WesW3187 2 роки тому

    What a lovely man.

  • @rockjano
    @rockjano Рік тому

    Amazing intelligent man!!!!

  • @kasimiqbal1758
    @kasimiqbal1758 3 роки тому +3

    reminds me of my Grandad. May Allah be with them both

  • @efcpl
    @efcpl 3 роки тому

    Wow they talk about last night episode. Do not even notice that Manuel is sitting there! Then you are a good actor.

  • @zazuzazz5419
    @zazuzazz5419 4 роки тому +1

    “Bas -ill; Man - well!!!”

  • @peterdavies2960
    @peterdavies2960 Рік тому

    He would’ve been ideal as Parker in the live action Thunderbirds movie instead of Ron Cook 😎

  • @mejustme683
    @mejustme683 4 роки тому +1

    Andrew Sachs, also known as Mauel, Rest In Pease

  • @emmas5000
    @emmas5000 2 роки тому

    I recognise the interviewer anyone know who he is? It’s really bugging me 🙄

  • @AGAZAH
    @AGAZAH Рік тому

    Classic 👏🏼

  • @dangeroreilly2028
    @dangeroreilly2028 Рік тому

    His voice sounds just like Anthony Hopkins to me.

  • @willyhwang1059
    @willyhwang1059 2 роки тому +1

    poncho to cleese's quixote

  • @GrumblingGrognard
    @GrumblingGrognard 2 роки тому

    @13:05 "...he told me to say."

  • @LouisEmery
    @LouisEmery 4 роки тому +1

    I once visited Barcelona, I was hoping to see somebody like Manuel, even though I knew he was played by a British actor.

  • @1337flite
    @1337flite 2 роки тому

    Did you do any research for the part?
    How many actors aren't also waiters?

  • @ZigZag9639
    @ZigZag9639 4 роки тому +2

    Why do all the good actors die, but a lot of bad ones hang around like a toenail fungal?

  • @Nekotaku_TV
    @Nekotaku_TV Рік тому

    Is it not true that he was hit on the head with a real frying pan then? He doesn't bring it up here.

  • @pressureworks
    @pressureworks 3 роки тому +1

    Just when you think the video makers didn't take the How to Ruin Your Videos Course, they actually did. (Switching to b&w, shaking camera)

    • @miloesalazar
      @miloesalazar 3 роки тому

      No need to bitch, you're getting this footage for free.

    • @pressureworks
      @pressureworks 3 роки тому

      @@miloesalazar just because its free means its ok if its poor quality ???

  • @davidr7365
    @davidr7365 Рік тому

    This actor spoke Spanish like a native

  • @HC-cb4yp
    @HC-cb4yp 4 роки тому

    Who is the dishy interviewer?

  • @skymaster4121
    @skymaster4121 2 роки тому

    This interview look from the mid-90s….

  • @grahamclark4518
    @grahamclark4518 3 роки тому +1

    They dont make them like him anymore

  • @Bokaj01
    @Bokaj01 3 роки тому

    'MANUELL!!!'

  • @victorm1559
    @victorm1559 4 роки тому

    Manuel from Barcelona