Part 1 of 7...Michael Crawford and Michele Dotrice talking about 50 years Some Mothers. Part 1

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  • @neilisagum
    @neilisagum 10 місяців тому +57

    Two comedy actors from an era where being funny didn't require foul language , only talent.

    • @jonc3295
      @jonc3295 10 місяців тому +3

      And an era where racism and sexism were mainstream comedy stalwarts.

    • @neilisagum
      @neilisagum 10 місяців тому +5

      @@jonc3295 Or you could say an era where being offended by everything wasn't a fashion and virtue signalling wasn't in vogue.

    • @ijustdidahugeshit
      @ijustdidahugeshit 10 місяців тому

      @@neilisagum I am a qualified lesbian

  • @aussiewatchman8112
    @aussiewatchman8112 10 місяців тому +78

    As a kid, 'Frank Spencer was the best comedy I'd ever watched when I was a kid - absolutely loved all the characters

    • @spendor9377
      @spendor9377 10 місяців тому +1

      Arguably in the top five Brit comedies to this day. For me it’s Faulty Towers, the Office, Alan Patridge, Some mothers do Ave’em em and People just do nothing.

  • @Mira_Dunia
    @Mira_Dunia 10 місяців тому +72

    Michael has always had this adorable boyish charm to him, no matter the age - kind of like Frank Spencer!

  • @Blaggard
    @Blaggard 10 місяців тому +256

    How wonderful. Two legends of comedy. Who doesn't love, some mothers?

    • @ijustdidahugeshit
      @ijustdidahugeshit 10 місяців тому +3

      I am a qualified lesbian

    • @daniellamcgee4251
      @daniellamcgee4251 10 місяців тому +1

      ​@@ijustdidahugeshit😂

    • @ijustdidahugeshit
      @ijustdidahugeshit 10 місяців тому

      @@daniellamcgee4251 I am a woman

    • @Tinker1950
      @Tinker1950 10 місяців тому +2

      Anyone with an IQ exceeding double digits.

    • @daniellamcgee4251
      @daniellamcgee4251 10 місяців тому +5

      @@Tinker1950 Ironically, a person who thinks intelligence can be measured by an intelligence test, and also reduced to a single number, isn't using their intelligence.
      Neither is someone who thinks personal taste in comedy is based on intelligence. Oops!

  • @jujulionesselsa1416
    @jujulionesselsa1416 10 місяців тому +3

    "Some Mothers Do Have Em" Is absolutely genius. Michael Crawford did all his own stunts. 😊

  • @kerrywragg3891
    @kerrywragg3891 10 місяців тому +187

    This will always have a special place in my heart

  • @alidabaxter5849
    @alidabaxter5849 10 місяців тому +10

    I've never seen stunts as dangerous as some of those Michael Crawford performed, and Michelle was such a darling girl they were adorable together.

  • @elisabethj.v.beardsell9853
    @elisabethj.v.beardsell9853 10 місяців тому +132

    No other actor could have been Frank Spencer. Michael Crawford is a first rate actor❤hello someone.x

    • @johnb1150
      @johnb1150 10 місяців тому +5

      Norman wisdom definitely couldve done it he played that sort of role in films all through the 50s, im surprised he turned his nose up at it.

    • @andyb3666
      @andyb3666 10 місяців тому +3

      @@johnb1150 surely he would’ve been much too old, unless it was a very different scenario

    • @Timothy1976
      @Timothy1976 10 місяців тому +5

      Michael and Michele were definitely the best choice. They perfectly complimented each other

    • @helentrove620
      @helentrove620 10 місяців тому +2

      I'm glad Norman refused, great comedian as he was, this role was meant for Michael. Norman would have been too ott I think.

    • @marley67uk77
      @marley67uk77 10 місяців тому +2

      He's not a bad singer either...

  • @asa1973100
    @asa1973100 10 місяців тому +103

    Michele Dotrice .... Absolute British acting legend

    • @rachelkingsley668
      @rachelkingsley668 10 місяців тому +9

      And her sister Karen who was in Mary Poppins…Jane Banks .

    • @robertomoi2044
      @robertomoi2044 10 місяців тому +1

      How so?

    • @afriend9428
      @afriend9428 10 місяців тому +4

      *she so sweet and pretty too back then!* ❤

    • @Tinker1950
      @Tinker1950 10 місяців тому +1

      'Acting legend'.
      Ridiculous comment.

    • @djidroneadventures4059
      @djidroneadventures4059 10 місяців тому +3

      ​​@@Tinker1950what's ridiculous about it.Michele was perfect in the role.

  • @Rob-Benny-Hill
    @Rob-Benny-Hill 10 місяців тому +67

    Two brilliant actors and an opera star. Thank you for all the laughs and memories. Michael did his own stunts. The man himself is a genius.

    • @john1951w
      @john1951w 10 місяців тому +3

      Hardly an opera star but he was excellent in the musical Phantom of the Opera though. I loved Frank Spencer!!!!

  • @capri2673
    @capri2673 10 місяців тому +10

    "Betty... I've been articulated!" Wonderful British sitcom.

  • @banditalley9592
    @banditalley9592 10 місяців тому +57

    Part of me sees the two on screen now as an older Frank and Betty - I'm just waiting for him to break into character. 50 years on and the show still makes you laugh

  • @gail9906
    @gail9906 10 місяців тому +20

    I can still see my Mum and Dad struggling to breathe watching Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em as a child. I grew up and had my own family and introduced my kids to the show which they still watch to this day. Now they have children and on it will go. Thank you both. ❤️🇦🇺🦘

    • @aussiejubes
      @aussiejubes 10 місяців тому +2

      I used to LOVE Saturday nights! Some Mothers, Birds of a Feather, The Bill, The Good Life, the Mrs Bucket one lol. Always fantastic Brit TV for at least 2 hours every Saturday in the 90s.

    • @robanderson473
      @robanderson473 10 місяців тому +2

      I'm happy for you to have that in your family, nice.

    • @ashjoma
      @ashjoma 10 місяців тому

      Same. My mum and dad would be doubled over laughing.

  • @garryleblanc4002
    @garryleblanc4002 10 місяців тому +4

    When I was a youngster in the 70's, growing up in Toronto, Canada Saturday nights before our beloved Hockey Night In Canada we were treated to BBC comedy classics, Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em was a favourite of my house, others included The Two Ronnies, On The Buses, and Fawlty Towers. I remember quite vividly how funny those shows were and still are, thankfully I've been able to purchase some on DVD. Thank you for bringing back some great and very funny memories.🙏❤️👍👍🇨🇦🤣🤣🤣

  • @chrisblay
    @chrisblay 10 місяців тому +4

    The two scenes that I remember most are the roller skates, when he went down the overpass ramp and under a moving lorry. The other one was hanging onto the back bumper of a Morris Minor over the edge of a cliff. Amazing stunts. It was an all time classic comedy.

  • @samforbrook7899
    @samforbrook7899 10 місяців тому +13

    I saw Michael in "No sex please we're British' and he held the audience in the palm of his hand. To then have watched "Some Mothers" was a delight. He and Michele were (and are) a wonderful team.

  • @patstephenso7206
    @patstephenso7206 10 місяців тому +51

    They look so wonderful together and it was perfect for our family we laughed so much 😂

  • @scaramonga
    @scaramonga 10 місяців тому +42

    My God! So good to see both of them (after all these years) wearing well. This was back when folk used to have a laugh, and when 'innocence' was just that. What a changed world we now live in. Great to see both looking so well, it really is.

    • @nebularain3338
      @nebularain3338 10 місяців тому

      People have a laugh today. You are just bleating because you feel irrelevant.

    • @scaramonga
      @scaramonga 10 місяців тому +3

      @@nebularain3338 Really?

    • @scaramonga
      @scaramonga 10 місяців тому +2

      @@nebularain3338 Aye. Probably weren't even born back then.

    • @a.t.c.3862
      @a.t.c.3862 10 місяців тому

      And so say all of us. 😊

  • @grandadneal8114
    @grandadneal8114 10 місяців тому +13

    The roller skating episode was the best......did his own stunts

  • @johntaylor6345
    @johntaylor6345 10 місяців тому +61

    Love Michael Crawford. Brilliant actor. Lovely man and great stuntman. Fantastic singer.

    • @linrob1312
      @linrob1312 10 місяців тому +3

      Genuine lovely man...😊

  • @thewildgoose7467
    @thewildgoose7467 10 місяців тому +4

    50 years on and the comedic chemistry is still there between these two great actors.
    "Some Mothers" stood out as one of the best sit-coms during a golden age of classic comedies.

  • @aidjunkie5335
    @aidjunkie5335 10 місяців тому +5

    Micheal Crawford is a fantastic actor, from his stage work to anything else he did, he put everything into it. A truly talented man.

  • @richardleather2368
    @richardleather2368 10 місяців тому +2

    I can’t believe Michael Crawford is 81.He looks amazing👍

    • @helenorrin7537
      @helenorrin7537 10 місяців тому

      Britain's Dick van Dyke. They were such a complicit couple.

  • @mangoMango-ck3et
    @mangoMango-ck3et 10 місяців тому +3

    when ,,I was a school kid in NZ,,watching Frank and Betty,,,I really thought ,he was real ,nobody could act like that.....bloody amazing actor....Years later,,we discover he's an amazing Singer,, unreal talent....

  • @Ridersonthestorm8899
    @Ridersonthestorm8899 10 місяців тому +3

    Used to love Glynn Edwards as the irate neighbour shouting "Spencer!!!!"And Jane Hylton as Betty's mum.

  • @janejohnstone5795
    @janejohnstone5795 10 місяців тому +15

    These two people were perfect for the parts they played....both sweet and simple...also innocent....loved it.

  • @timwhale9434
    @timwhale9434 10 місяців тому +6

    I loved both characters back in the day, and I love and respect both of these legends today.

  • @andyc1175
    @andyc1175 10 місяців тому +11

    I was asked years ago what was the most surprising thing I've ever learnt in my life and it was the moment I learnt Michael Crawford was the Phantom Of The Opera.

    • @johnbunyan5834
      @johnbunyan5834 10 місяців тому

      I saw him when he was on stage as the Phantom , and was absolutely amazed.

    • @daniellamcgee4251
      @daniellamcgee4251 10 місяців тому

      Michael Crawford was also in 'Barnum!' He helped with the choreography, and access of music for Torvill and Dean's winning 'Barnum!' routine: all 10s. Michael Crawford was part of T & D's support team present who shared the joy of their success. It's wonderful to watch in every way.

  • @ledzeproberts2111
    @ledzeproberts2111 10 місяців тому +4

    Classic stuff, I was watching it tonight with my elderly mother, just as we did in the 70s
    She smiled again 😁😁

  • @seamus9750
    @seamus9750 10 місяців тому +2

    My late Dad used to laugh so hard tears would run down his cheeks when watching Frank's antics...great childhood memories

    • @jomorgannz
      @jomorgannz 10 місяців тому

      Same with my Dad!

  • @miclchaos
    @miclchaos 10 місяців тому +14

    One of the funniest tv shows ever. And a part of my childhood I am happy to never forget. Thanks for the laughs Michael & Michelle.

  • @kruger-3522
    @kruger-3522 10 місяців тому +8

    So nice to see these 2 legends TOGETHER at last talking about Some Mother's. I don't think I have ever seen Michael Crawford talk about Some Mother's before. Total genius.

  • @madmeister407
    @madmeister407 10 місяців тому +49

    Pure genius, this was quite simply one of the greatest comedies ever shown on telly.

    • @davidk3729
      @davidk3729 10 місяців тому

      Have to tell you. Got a lot of thumbs up for my comment on Prince Harry wanting to change the family name to Spencer. I said it could be good for him, also change his first name Frank.
      “Ooh Meggy, the cat’s done a woopsie in my beret.”

    • @Eleventhearlofmars
      @Eleventhearlofmars 10 місяців тому +2

      The 60s and 70s were definitely the golden age of British comedy, you had steptoe and son, some mothers, Fawlty towers, likely lads, on the buses, Monty python and the list goes on.

  • @Muirton66
    @Muirton66 10 місяців тому +20

    Michelle Dotrice was my first boyhood crush, not ashamed to admit it.

    • @Tayloradrift
      @Tayloradrift 10 місяців тому +2

      Mine too

    • @michaelmarshall9132
      @michaelmarshall9132 10 місяців тому +6

      You shouldn't be . She was gorgeous when she was young

    • @patrickmalone1902
      @patrickmalone1902 10 місяців тому +2

      Still would.😋

    • @garryharriman7349
      @garryharriman7349 10 місяців тому +2

      And now it's Michael! 🌈😂

    • @richardupton3323
      @richardupton3323 10 місяців тому +5

      have you seen a film she made called "and soon the darkness". its a film that dosent really get a lot of credit cos its a VERY slow film but it is definatly worth watching for dotrice,s scenes.

  • @astront917
    @astront917 10 місяців тому +4

    Bloody marvelous,
    I remember watching with my parents,my dad laughing out loud !
    Wonderful memories and of course my lovely mum and dad ( no longer with us ,)
    Great memories

  • @stephenjerome4135
    @stephenjerome4135 10 місяців тому +21

    Got all of this great show on dvd and it still makes me laugh every time I watch. It truly is one of the best British comedies ever made. And let's not forget, Michael did all the stunts himself. He is an absolute legend and Michelle Dotrice is a great actress too. Her sister Karen Dotrice played Jane Banks in Mary Poppins.

  • @nicholasbradley-zq4fw
    @nicholasbradley-zq4fw 10 місяців тому +2

    Seeing this reminded me of Frank on rollerscates , the thought of it gives me a huge smile . Cheers Michael

  • @imagination914
    @imagination914 10 місяців тому +13

    Many many wonderful memories of growing up and watching with my family. The laughs we had 😂 2 amazing actors ❤ thanks for those precious memories of times with my parents who both passed on many years ago. Priceless

  • @Christina-fh1uv
    @Christina-fh1uv 10 місяців тому +1

    Absolutely love Michael Crawford❤️❤️❤️

  • @joshhayes5218
    @joshhayes5218 10 місяців тому +3

    I knew the wonderful writer of this series Ray Allen a lovely quiet man I met him through my dad Melvyn Hayes. Ray lived on the Isle of Wight which is where I have resided for the past 17 years. To sit and have a conversation with that man at the dinner table just amazing it really was.

  • @Tayloradrift
    @Tayloradrift 10 місяців тому +8

    Michelle was my first crush. She still is very beautiful. Loved every episode

  • @damo85
    @damo85 10 місяців тому +2

    I was born in 1985 so I'm not old enough to have seen Some Mothers.. first time round, but I vividly remember watching reruns with my grandparents in the very early 90s and loving it as a kid, the same sort of appeal as Norman Wisdom and definitely transcended the decades well. And as a child, I was in stunned disbelief when I learned Michael Crawford was also the Phantom and that he could sing the way he does..

    • @daniellamcgee4251
      @daniellamcgee4251 10 місяців тому

      In Michael Crawford's generation, it generally wasn't enough to be just an actor. You had to be able to sing, and/ or dance, or have some other talent. The more talents you had, the more employable you were. Drama schools also taught singing, dancing, sword fighting, etc. However, I am sure Michael Crawford could sing better than most!

  • @hughoxford8735
    @hughoxford8735 10 місяців тому +3

    They are both looking fantastic, So happy they are going strong. Crawford such a hugely talented man in so many ways.

  • @stuartkennedy4202
    @stuartkennedy4202 10 місяців тому +11

    It will always be the funniest program I have ever seen I was a child about 12 and I was in hysterics especially the roller skates episode. Thank you both.

  • @Shadow4670
    @Shadow4670 10 місяців тому +1

    I remember my Mum & Dad (RIP) would be in absolute fits of laughter while watching this wonderful old show. Just brings back very happy memories 😂…thanks Michele & Michael.

  • @GPR111
    @GPR111 10 місяців тому

    What can one say ? My personal favourite..... Frank in court representing himself after the motorcycle courier incident. Absolutely hilarious, now as it was all those years ago. So funny, so brilliant, so well acted by all the cast each week, thank you so much ( I am 58 and still laughing even today ) !

  • @mikehudson8884
    @mikehudson8884 10 місяців тому +5

    Us kids at the time loved this show....Happy memories.

  • @inspireyou2396
    @inspireyou2396 10 місяців тому +55

    Frank Spencer was a walking disaster zone. Betty was the one trying to hold everything together lol.
    Brilliant comedy and it still has me laughing today!

    • @sircxx8621
      @sircxx8621 10 місяців тому +5

      I’d take Frank Spencer over Johnson / Truss / Sunak every time.

    • @margaretbinnie6600
      @margaretbinnie6600 10 місяців тому +1

      Betty! Still makes me laugh.

    • @sircxx8621
      @sircxx8621 10 місяців тому +2

      I’m still sniggering over your ‘walking disaster zone’ 🤣🤣🤣 Poor Frank, he was exactly that though!!

    • @inspireyou2396
      @inspireyou2396 10 місяців тому +1

      @@sircxx8621 He was, in the nicest possible way lol

    • @inspireyou2396
      @inspireyou2396 10 місяців тому +1

      @@sircxx8621 Definitely!

  • @TheSmokingGunmen
    @TheSmokingGunmen 10 місяців тому +3

    I honestly couldn't imagine Ronnie Barker or Norman Wisdom playing the part. Michael was perfect for the part it's so good to see them together again

  • @lm7074
    @lm7074 10 місяців тому +2

    They should bring it back...same actors...their life as an elderly couple. The chemistry is still there.

  • @greywebs1944
    @greywebs1944 10 місяців тому +1

    Up there with the Best Of British Comedy 🏆🎥🤣🤣

  • @kyterunner5440
    @kyterunner5440 10 місяців тому +7

    I watched this show as a teenager in Canada and loved it. Then I noticed Michael in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and reconnected with his acting abilities. The next time I heard of him he was playing Phantom on Broadway. Three of my favourite pieces by the same man.

  • @johnorchin8567
    @johnorchin8567 10 місяців тому +7

    My eyes are watering just thinking about the show. It was quite simply brilliant.

  • @johnmccann1960
    @johnmccann1960 10 місяців тому +2

    What a wonderful, wonderful video. It has brought back so many great memories of watching 'some mothers' with my Mum and siblings and laughing till we cried every single week. A truly classic British comedy. I will always love and respect Michael and Michelle for doing this Comedy, without them it just wouldn't have worked in my humble opinion..

  • @61mod
    @61mod 10 місяців тому +8

    That really is beautiful, that's made my day knowing there still keeping well.❤

  • @musoseven8218
    @musoseven8218 10 місяців тому +1

    Amazing sit com, amazing players too, happier times, fond memories 💜✌️😊👍

  • @afriend9428
    @afriend9428 10 місяців тому +3

    *I love both of them!* ❤

  • @johnjones-henderson3249
    @johnjones-henderson3249 10 місяців тому +1

    That interview with micheal and Michelle was so tranquil and warming some mothers do av em was one of those comedy's that you didnt want to end it was that good some comedy's are hard to watch because there over 40 year old not having that feeling it again factor because were moving with the times but this comedy had everything you sort of new something hilarious his about to happen frank Spencer's face is general persona you were crying with laughter before he spoke it was genius and Betty played her part so well they were a odd couple but I say that in a nice way hats off to you both and thanks for all the comedy hours you brought me lots of love and good health to you both

  • @astonmcleod5344
    @astonmcleod5344 10 місяців тому +1

    I was on a flight from Melbourne to LA, Some mothers was on the head rest tv. My daughter was about fourteen at the time, I was roaring with laughter.She was embarrassed by her Dad. Then she started viewing, she was the was also howling with laughter. It was the episode when Frank fell in the tar bucket, hard to find this episode.

  • @dirkbogarde44
    @dirkbogarde44 10 місяців тому +1

    If only they could make a British comedy this good now. Some of my greatest memories as a kid, were how me, my mum and dad would all watch this and all the other wonderful comedies that had us rolling about laughing.

  • @floatingfreedom6091
    @floatingfreedom6091 10 місяців тому

    Thank you both for playing a small but nostalgic chapter in my life.

  • @Templeborough
    @Templeborough 10 місяців тому +1

    What lovely funny comedy actors. Thank you so much. Such innocent fun!

  • @NazSBG
    @NazSBG 10 місяців тому +5

    Growing up in the 80's watching reruns of Some Mothers Do Have Em was brilliant. I loved every episode!
    Michael Crawford was immense. His stunt work was brilliant!

  • @avtomad722
    @avtomad722 10 місяців тому +5

    Gosh this is just so wonderful to see! Big love and respect to you both, you made me laugh hysterically as a little kid, and you do the same now! THANK YOU

  • @mcgovemr
    @mcgovemr 10 місяців тому +17

    Excellent. Such memories. Great to see both so well. Maybe a revisit to frank and Betty in later years.

  • @kerrymattrobertsharris6707
    @kerrymattrobertsharris6707 10 місяців тому +1

    Michele & Michael were my comedy Super Heroes when i was a kid. My late mum got me hooked on the show. Thanks mum, R.I.P💖🌹

  • @MartinMaat
    @MartinMaat 10 місяців тому +3

    This was one of my first television experiences as a child and I still remember a lot of it. We do not have the exact same expression "Some mother's do have 'm" so here it was translated to the equivalent expression "'t Zal je kind naar wezen", which is more like "Imagine this to be your child". I think the Dutch translation is even better as a title because of the encapsulated dismay. Brilliant show, would still work today.

    • @daniellamcgee4251
      @daniellamcgee4251 10 місяців тому

      That's interesting! The English phrase captures the essence that some mothers have quirky offspring, in a disparaging way.

  • @WertyQ543
    @WertyQ543 10 місяців тому +8

    Her father was a great character actor And her sister Was one as well

  • @colinbrooks6290
    @colinbrooks6290 10 місяців тому

    Oh, to see and listen to you both…. Lots of kisses cuddles… and tears…. Of happiness…… thank you for the happiness 🥰😘

  • @originaldw
    @originaldw 10 місяців тому +8

    I saw some mothers on dvd in my local charity shop where I volunteer and didn't hesitate. Should be shown more on TV. Michael did all his own stunts he's magic he made Frank. 😊

    • @williamf4544
      @williamf4544 10 місяців тому +1

      Oh for goodness ske its no wonder i never find much with you hoovering up all the good stuff before it even gets on the shelf

    • @sarac.3259
      @sarac.3259 10 місяців тому +1

      ​​@@williamf4544You need to volunteer then.. 😅

    • @williamf4544
      @williamf4544 10 місяців тому

      So it would seem@@sarac.3259

  • @Mike-br8zt
    @Mike-br8zt 10 місяців тому +1

    Brings back memories of better times.

  • @runnyhunny786
    @runnyhunny786 10 місяців тому +1

    After seeing this, will go re watch some of their old classic episodes to refresh the memories even more. ☺🙏❤🌻

  • @elaineevans498
    @elaineevans498 10 місяців тому

    Absolute legends. Brings back wonderful memories. .

  • @nigelcarren
    @nigelcarren 10 місяців тому +11

    I watched the gadget house Some Mother's do ave em' episode last night. It was on satellite TV at about 2am, so for an insomniac like me it was perfect.
    The stunt where he fell out of the attic head-first into a toilet was so so SO dangerous, because when his body rolled into the floor I had to look away. I guarantee nobody would be allowed to try that again.... Perhaps it wasn't planned? But then like many Pro's perhaps the art was making it look unplanned, but so dangerous.
    Talented pair, but Mr Crawford hitting that high note in O'Holy Night still gives me chills. BRAVO 🏆🏆🇬🇧

  • @ScratchyBaws
    @ScratchyBaws 10 місяців тому +1

    The first ever episode with George Baker the store manager is the one that sticks out with me, great episode that one.

  • @nananana506
    @nananana506 10 місяців тому +6

    Love them both what a fantastic series genius Michael and Michelle were made for it I still watch them it always makes me laugh

  • @helenbailey8419
    @helenbailey8419 10 місяців тому

    It has been on television again recently.Still wonderful.

  • @mollyfilms
    @mollyfilms 10 місяців тому +2

    I’m surprised to see Michelle being interviewed. I remember working on a TV series decades ago and we went to Cornwall to interview her then husband Edward Woodward who had come top in a TV survey of top TV hard men. Think Callan, The Equaliser etc.
    we also wanted to interview Michelle but was told she wasn’t in the country.
    As we approached the house which was near Padstow I recall we could see in the distance coming towards us a car kicking up dust along the one vehicle track. We pulled over and Michelle crawled past in her car. Or was it her double? Either way she wasn’t going to be interview that day.
    Edward Woodward on the day was a really good chap, made us all tea and had some very interesting stories to tell.

  • @DarkDeath-yg7nv
    @DarkDeath-yg7nv 10 місяців тому +1

    I remember watching this with my late father, and having an absolute ball
    rarely did we find something on telly to connect to, but this comedy series was gold

  • @gillie-monger3394
    @gillie-monger3394 10 місяців тому

    "You dirty shepherd"! The Nativity episode is one of the funniest scenes I've ever seen on tv 🤣😂

  • @margaretbinnie6600
    @margaretbinnie6600 10 місяців тому +2

    Fabulous show.

  • @lib556
    @lib556 10 місяців тому +1

    Loved this show. We used to faithfully watch reruns in the early 80s. I always thought who is this hilarious talent and why had I never heard of him. Condor man came out around that time (never saw it). Then, one day quite by accident, I caught a glimpse of him in Hello Dolly. (For the youngsters, scenes with him in that film also appear in the animated film Wall E).
    Of course he later played the original phantom in ALW's musical.

  • @thedude1-wn2ij
    @thedude1-wn2ij 10 місяців тому +4

    You made our family laugh so many times, thank you! ❤️❤️❤️🫡🫡

  • @vah1761
    @vah1761 10 місяців тому +4

    My favourite comedy when I was a child 😂

  • @robertomoi2044
    @robertomoi2044 10 місяців тому +2

    Michael has aged very well, mind you they both have.

  • @fugglie
    @fugglie 10 місяців тому +2

    what a wonderful video, so glad i stumbled upon this as I am going to have so much fun going down memory lane, apart from some mothers he is such an incredible actor/comedian and truly phenomenal singer. My wife had the pleasure of seeing him live here in Brisbane Australia many years ago and its a shame that a lot of people only see him as an actor and have missed out on his truly beautiful voice, especially when he played the phantom.

  • @gray159
    @gray159 10 місяців тому +1

    Absolutely loved this series...still funny now , always will.

  • @glennoc8585
    @glennoc8585 10 місяців тому +1

    Two great actors from a time where British tv was full of laughs and variety.

  • @IanMorris-qn7fm
    @IanMorris-qn7fm 10 місяців тому

    I remember first seeing this show as a kid, and I think it was the roller skating episode. Frank hanging on to the back of the bus and telling the conductor he didn't have any change was hilarious. From that point I was addicted to all the British sitcoms from that period.

  • @wokeupandsmellthecoffee214
    @wokeupandsmellthecoffee214 10 місяців тому +3

    2 beautiful souls, lovely people.

  • @MrDawson1569
    @MrDawson1569 10 місяців тому +1

    Remember watching these two as a kid …..absolute legends of comedy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👏👏👏👍

  • @stefanobio7045
    @stefanobio7045 10 місяців тому

    Brilliant.......
    Michael was great as Barnum and Condor man......
    Such a funny guy.

  • @melgrant7404
    @melgrant7404 10 місяців тому +7

    He has always been a handsome man xx

  • @Lava1964
    @Lava1964 10 місяців тому +1

    This program was very popular in Canada --at least in southern Ontario--in the late 1970s and early 1980s. If my memory serves me right, Global TV used to show it on Thursday nights.

  • @rikiwikeepa4684
    @rikiwikeepa4684 10 місяців тому +1

    Definitely 1 of the best ever 👍🏾

  • @dianerollings3474
    @dianerollings3474 10 місяців тому +3

    That was great. Wonderful to hear . Always watch the reruns it brightens anyone’s day ❤

  • @shanefunnell542
    @shanefunnell542 10 місяців тому +1

    Love them both amazing program when bbc were showed amazing programmes sadly all gone now .

  • @hlhappy2793
    @hlhappy2793 10 місяців тому +2

    Michael look so good for his age.

  • @snappycattimesten
    @snappycattimesten 10 місяців тому +1

    He aged great. Full hair, great face, healthy body shape.

  • @fungooloo12
    @fungooloo12 10 місяців тому

    It warms my heart and brings back fond memories of British TV shows from the 70's and 80's. Some might call me lucky but I have always said it is a pitty I have lived and grown up (almost 60 now) in Australia and not Britain where my ancestors came from.