Fred was great with those kids, stopped eating his lunch and gave thoughtful answers to questions he has probably been asked a million times! True Gent! Englands grandad!
The man literally drove a steam tractor around the countryside to a restaurant. He was covered in god knows what by the time he arrived. Priceless!! Words cannot describe how much respect I have for the way this MAN lived his life.
its actually a steam roller not a steam tractor. i hope the Restaurant people didn't mind Fred parking up outside while they was having lunch or dinner
for it's day? amazing-er than today tbh. no drama & overproduction. just letting the subject of the film stand on its own merits as being an interesting story.
Seems like a golden age back then seeing you good folks there all happy and smiling. There was definitely a positive vibe in those times that I remember.
Its really sad reading though the Comment's how Fred's wife ..Alison.. Doesn't get the recognition that she deserves. She comes across as such a loving Mother and Wife. Her love for Fred her Children and the Engine is so evident in this episode. We all loved Fred and we will never forget him. But come on guys wasn't Alison amazing too !!!!..
Yes she does. Especially the way she talks about doing without so the engine can get spare parts. Always think a good man is made a little better with a good woman. He did come across as a touch selfish and tbh IMHO he shouldn't have had a family
@@Kentucky81 hardly surprising considering he was a selfish womanising drunk who put his hobby before his wives and children! He was a fascinating man but not a very nice one.
Dam, the man took and built a steam engine, for vacation he stays within 20 miles from his house, but made a journey out of it, visiting friends he made along the way, booze cruise and family time. Just awesome.
I mean it still would take him 4 hours to go those 20 miles lol Also I am not someone who suffers from road rage, but I would be absolutely apoplectic if I got stuck behind that thing and being forced to go 5 mph. I'm glad you have the time to enjoy such a thing but the rest of us have appointments and places to be. Imagine showing up late to work because you got stuck behind some asshole in a steam engine made a 30min journey into a couple hours.
Those two boys were fascinated by Fred and his steam engine.So important for youngsters to have these moments and Fred seemed more than willing to talk to them.Very heartwarming.
These days even the most what we would call cordial and nice celebrity would flip at someone "bothering" them during meal time. We have definitely gone down the wrong road as a society.
Fred having a pint then driving a steam roller through the English countryside during a thunderstorm. Can’t get more British than that, should put that image on a £20 note.
Charismatic man. He understood well the significance of industrial revolution in England and the contribuition that it gave to the world. Fred you will not be forgotten.
What an absolute national treasure fred was, love that Bolton accent, humour and wit , its sad when you discover a character like fred when they are sadly no longer here to appreciate their new acquired fanbase ,and I'm definitely a fan love this gentleman may he rest in peace God bless him !!!
not sure Fred would care much about having a fan base. that's more of a post millennium (internet driven) motivation. seems he did what he did more because he enjoyed it and was (took pride in being) good at it than because ppl's reaction to it. it was just a trade back then. now it's something special because it doesn't exist anymore.
I’m from the US, but I can tell you this guy would be a legend out here as well. What a character and incredible work ethic and attitude I can see why he was liked by so many.
I always judge a man by how they treat children and animals. The way Fred took the time to talk to those children and never spoke down to them was wonderful.
@MrTwister86660 was about to say the same. I grew up in the states with a very proud of his British heritage father who was the same. his side of the family treated others like you should treat family and family like garbage. Fred seems a less angry guy than my father but that aspect you pointed out well matches my experience too.
Fred mentioned the oil covering him during the trips , not to mention the coal smoke from the stack, these conditions may have had an influence on his health and could have shortened his life. I don’t think he would have given two shits if it did.
The guy has a few cans, climbs to the top of a factory chimney without a safety rope, or demolishes a chimney with his bare hands without so much as a hard had or high-vis vest. In the mean time I have to fill out a health and safety request form to move the monitor on my desk at work from one side to the other and our engineers whine that the laptops they use for inspections are too heavy to carry around all day. Seriously, what happened to us?
The kids were enthralled with fred and the steam engine, great how he took the time to talk to them , Don't think we will see the likes of fred again and our country is a sader place for it .
@@dickterpene8697 I noticed that as well, he was a very nice patient man and he encouraged youngsters to be interested. So nice to watch these programmes again after 30-40 years.
Glorious insight into British at its best. I love how Fred cuts across class barriers, some his greatest supporters are very upper class. The production value of this series is so high.... the care given to the series of shots just before the rain shower is an example. As much as Fred was a national treasure, thank goodness there aren't thousands of Freds steaming around in smoky old steamrollers. Thanks for uploading btw!
Its true regarding the upper class , it,s the Middle Class that has no class!!, they are the pseudo snobs who think that they have arrived . Someone who thought he was rich said "now I know I have arrived "?? I said "I did not know you had been AWAY all these years "
You mean like how they burned thousands of silent movies lost to history forever? Or how Ted Turner ruined hundreds of original B & W movies by colorizing them? Or how well NASA preserved thousands of Apollo 11 photographs by throwing them away a few years back? Or how well the Smithsonian Institute preserves archeological evidence that supports the bible and goes against the theory of evolution? How about how well our government is preserving our constitution by violating it every day? Or trying to erase the Confederacy from history? Yeah right.
@@willythewave no one is trying to erase the confederacy. We just don’t want statues up glorifying traitors to the country. We still teach kids about the confederacy, so we know not to repeat history. Idk what nonsense you’re talking about archaeological evidence that supports the Bible, what part of the Bible? The rest of your points are fair though
See how he spoke to the kids at the cafe who asked about the steam engine. Spoke to them not down to them, and plenty of details. Theres a chance that encounter changed those boy's life path to the more positive.
I wish it hadn’t taken me so long to discover these videos on UA-cam. They are easily some of my favorites and a real credit to British TV. It’s cool to think that my English ancestors were living in a steam powered world before some came to America. No body does documentaries like the Brits.
His stories are just epic...yeah smashed into a stone pillar to slow myself down, almost took out a geriatric hospital, 18 inch groove in the road...no bother 😂
Brilliant this had me hooked from episode 1 had to watch them all in one go what a amazing man the back bone of Britain that was when men could be men and drink and drive lol
I love how he takes off with the misses n kids and the dog haha travels around different parts of the country stopping off in a few well to do or established upper class properties an everytime hes greeted with pure excitement from the waiting occupants with a working man's refreshment kids want to talk to him and you know they are listening intently cause their ALL standing quiet staring at him, FD knew how to tell the story while tapping into their heads an planting seeds like pearls of wisdom which I'm sure sparked many other minds to follow their dreams an dont be afraid to work for it... infact enjoy the graft it will be worth it other regular ppl, workmates and even the more common class types are just as drawn in, they're also quick to gather round his family with handshakes an open arms, its obvious how all of these people have a warm very respectful admiration for the man that alone has the rare humbling effect on me, a quite unique aura surrounds his personality and what a wonderful way to live your life, hard no doubt - but his way thats without even touching on how funny, wise an brilliantly fuckin crazy this dude was
Well put my friend, I had the honer off meeting him a fue times at Steam rally's. What a guy, didn't matter how busy he was he always made time to talk to us kids. He even let some off us ride with him in to the show circle. True legend of a bloke
These are truly amazing videos to watch and relax. I find a smile on my face and my worries disappear watch and listening to Fred. HA - I couldn't even get to the top of the first ladder to lash it - let along climb up as Fred did. Nerves of steel and all whilst a PINT was involved - HA. Gret Brit viewing indeed. HA - I woinder if he did get hired as a fire hydrant tester.
Glad i ran across ol Fred Dibnah videos. What a hardworking guy i see that enjoyed working with his hands. Doing things long since forgotten the old fashioned way. You can tell this man one was one of a kind, if he couldn't afford it he would make it himself. This is a true man of grit, earning everything in life by the sweat on his head and the calluses on his hands. Huge respect here
John Smith - The "problem is not simple". Those who saw Fred only through the TV screen have only one aspect of his personality to judge. To expand that very two dimensional aspect into an overarching character appraisal is just not on. Now go fuck yourself while I enjoy the pleasure of my new eight year old head choir boy. (I had to make him head boy for obvious reasons).
What a character...Fred we miss you,the worlds a worse place without your spirit! RIP ...thanks a million ,your caught forever on film for other generations to enjoy a passing character! Clever,funny ,interesting and talented with your comments,hands and patter....great commentary professionally done! Your drawn towards him with his friendly,loveable informative conversations on everything. Cheers Fred best wishes to your family and friends. Glad we have you to watch time and time forever. Thanks for posting. 👏👏👏👏👍🏴😉
I would loved to see him pondering gender neutral toilets and people who can't decide how they identify from one week to the next. I can certainly imagine his response 😆
tbh, that's a revisionist perception. back when beating your kids was acceptable (I don't mean not discipling them, i mean belts & bruises) and abuse in general was rationalized as "making them tough". it doesn't make ppl tough it makes them hard and angry. things were whack then just in a different way. the "snowflakes" aren't wrong about a lot of stuff, they just take it too far & go about it in a way that doesn't take human nature into account - a little bit ignorant a little bit idealistic. it's just the pendulum swinging to the other extreme after swinging through the "old school" standards for society & conduct. maybe it'll settle down in a happy medium next generation or 2. ✌🏻
Why can’t people get inspired by this great man instead of being lied to by people who are in power, Fred would have sorted them out. Lovely human being RIP
I feel like this man is as close as Britain has to the Appalachian farmers/construction workers/loggers/hot-rodders/musicians I’ve known all my life. I know him, despite never having met him. Excellent at his craft, relatively humble, entertaining, and likes to have a good time without hurting anyone. That’s us here in my mountain home. A rare commonality.
@@kyleatherton88 They’re a dying breed everywhere, and I have a hard time believing that’s a good thing or a function of progress. Sure, we’re smarter now, but who cares if we’re smart if none of us can DO anything? I’m a union electrician by trade and a leatherworker, woodworker, luthier, musician, hot rodder, fabricator, knife maker, wine maker, brandy distiller, gardener, and general fuck-arounder in my spare time. I’m pretty decent at most things, but only truly good at electric work and playing music. I’m 36, and because of playing music and the fact that I can do things, I have a lot of friends. I have like two who can do things besides play music. I don’t think my experience is an isolated one. Nobody seems to be able to do anything anymore.
props for stopping for the horses, fred was part of a dying breed, but even after his breed dies off for good we will still have these gems of memories that last forever!
good series of a bygone era im glad it was docufilmed.. back in the days the whole family came out of their house to greet you when you pulled up in a steam engine out the front...nowdays people draw a curtain and say wots he doin ere?...freds a legend people would of came out even if he pulled up in a skoda with too many headlamps
The fact he is Fred Dibnah and driving a steam engine is the only thing that would have drawn any attention. Nobody would have batted an eyelid at a dirty workman eating his lunch back then because the land was full of mens men. Worlds apart from today.
@Benj P I'm pretty sure there's a deleted comment because my comment was a reply to someone speaking about how strange it was that nobody paid any attention to Fred eating out whilst mucky. Hmm I'm sure of it.
The way he said hundred thousand pound house as if to say a proper expensive house made my eyes water with laughter and a slight bit of resentment for the modern day
love Fred but Alison must have loved him more to put up with his antics. It's great they call in to see folk and mix with everyone. Wish the world was like this now.
I don't know how this popped up but what a treat to watch. I can't believe how different things were nearly 40 years ago. What a character Fred was. I bet his children have very fond memories of thier childhood and his wife, wow, is she tolerant. They don't make them like that anymore. Thanks so much for posting this. Mark from Hamilton Canada
@@DizGuys Guy is a character and a proper bloke. One who jumped off his bike while doing around 170mph at "Ballascarry" bend on the TT and lived to tell the tale. Also turns his hand to anything. Just like Fred.
In the 90s I had the privilege of working with Fred on a TV shoot and I had a pint with him on a few occasions. He was a true gentleman in every respect.
I have no idea if he was a celebrity as we know it now, but by christ kids would grow into better adults if our celebrities were more like this man and his attitude. Absolute no ego, or self importance in any conversation, even whilst eating a hot meal, which will go cold fast outside, he takes his time out to share his love for steam engines to engage with those boys. Society ain't got better for shit
I met an old lad who showed me how to start his 1901 steam car and i was just amazed. This makes me want to go out and buy a steam roller with a carriage van and roll away into the sunset
she dose seem a really nice person. she quit good looking too, old fashined hair and cloth style but she had a beautiful smile. think fred would have been a tipcal very old fashioned northen husband. or in other words very hard to get along with. proberly exstreamly tight when it came to money and doing anything other than what he wanted to do. not that this makes him a bad person in any way. I like him. Just I can understand someone not being able to put up with living some closely with him for a life time.
But I bet these were the days of her life. She may well have found happiness elsewhere, but you can be sure that these memories will be fond to both her and the children. They wouldn't remember that Greek holiday so vividly, though... Life is people, it really is!
Back when the BBC made low budget but absolutely enthralling TV programs. Fred Dibnah is a true legend.
Sadly BBC has gone as well as Fred
@@vulgivagu Bolshevik Broadcasting Corporation
@@Netbugcouldn’t have put it better myself
Yep. No box ticking, no plugging of social agendas. Just nice folks in stuff that's worth watching.
@@jonelson1983 18 years of tory and you get a broken bbc.
funny how they cant seem to run anything well.
and for the bbc thats saying something
I have found my self absolutely captivated by this documentary series.
Just like me 👍
Time capsule
Fred was great with those kids, stopped eating his lunch and gave thoughtful answers to questions he has probably been asked a million times! True Gent! Englands grandad!
Fred was very keen on keeping the memory of the age of steam alive.
I thought that a dad to everyone
The man literally drove a steam tractor around the countryside to a restaurant. He was covered in god knows what by the time he arrived. Priceless!! Words cannot describe how much respect I have for the way this MAN lived his life.
And they all used the posh peoples toilet!
@@annother3350 well their living van didn't have one
its actually a steam roller not a steam tractor. i hope the Restaurant people didn't mind Fred parking up outside while they was having lunch or dinner
Ikr, if I could be 1/4 the man he is, I'd be happy with that
He wash rich but didn't flash his wealth alot he just looked like a hard worker
Of course Fred and his Family are amazing but I just want to give credit to the filming, the camera work and editing is amazing for the day.
BBC for you the Old skool proper decent BBC when it wasn't run by numptys!
for it's day? amazing-er than today tbh. no drama & overproduction. just letting the subject of the film stand on its own merits as being an interesting story.
I was lucky enough to grow up across the road from Fred , it was our house he visited in this episode , seems so long ago now
Seems like a golden age back then seeing you good folks there all happy and smiling. There was definitely a positive vibe in those times that I remember.
@@LandersWorkshop ya... everyone was drinking gin at 7am lolll
@beckys2222 Ha ha Newquay brown, briliant, Proper surfers ale :)
I was Fred's neighbor I don't remember you?..
I was Freds left shoe from the years 1974 to 1983 - and I really cant remember you whatsoever
Its really sad reading though the Comment's how Fred's wife ..Alison.. Doesn't get the recognition that she deserves. She comes across as such a loving Mother and Wife.
Her love for Fred her Children and the Engine is so evident in this episode.
We all loved Fred and we will never forget him. But come on guys wasn't Alison amazing too !!!!..
Not many would put up with a man like this anymore...disappearing off to the shed after a hard day's work
He had 3 wives throught this whole series. She walked away with the kids. She was the 1st.
Yes she does. Especially the way she talks about doing without so the engine can get spare parts. Always think a good man is made a little better with a good woman. He did come across as a touch selfish and tbh IMHO he shouldn't have had a family
@@SunnyvaleTrailerParkSupervisor I would imagine it was a matter of way of life in society as far as having kids.
@@Kentucky81 hardly surprising considering he was a selfish womanising drunk who put his hobby before his wives and children! He was a fascinating man but not a very nice one.
Dam, the man took and built a steam engine, for vacation he stays within 20 miles from his house, but made a journey out of it, visiting friends he made along the way, booze cruise and family time. Just awesome.
I mean it still would take him 4 hours to go those 20 miles lol
Also I am not someone who suffers from road rage, but I would be absolutely apoplectic if I got stuck behind that thing and being forced to go 5 mph. I'm glad you have the time to enjoy such a thing but the rest of us have appointments and places to be. Imagine showing up late to work because you got stuck behind some asshole in a steam engine made a 30min journey into a couple hours.
Men like fred built this country. R.i.p Proper northern bloke.
All we got now is criminal London banker s and lying scum pollution.
Your profile picture ought to say "Uncle Bin's"
@@jonesyacdc is the pollution lying to you ? What's it saying ?
To be fair, Fred demolished more than he built😉😆
@@simonwarbrick6082 yeah I understand where your coming from.. but can you imagine a black lifes matter pink haired puff doing that job today.
Those two boys were fascinated by Fred and his steam engine.So important for youngsters to have these moments and Fred seemed more than willing to talk to them.Very heartwarming.
People have forgotten the importance of men like this unfortunately. Soon no one will know how to fix their own toilet.
These days even the most what we would call cordial and nice celebrity would flip at someone "bothering" them during meal time. We have definitely gone down the wrong road as a society.
" He looks like a nice man there, he's got his own flagpole. Might have his own toilet..."
Never a dull moment with Fred
Fred having a pint then driving a steam roller through the English countryside during a thunderstorm. Can’t get more British than that, should put that image on a £20 note.
Lol
Charismatic man.
He understood well the significance of industrial revolution in England and the contribuition that it gave to the world.
Fred you will not be forgotten.
What an absolute national treasure fred was, love that Bolton accent, humour and wit , its sad when you discover a character like fred when they are sadly no longer here to appreciate their new acquired fanbase ,and I'm definitely a fan love this gentleman may he rest in peace God bless him !!!
not sure Fred would care much about having a fan base. that's more of a post millennium (internet driven) motivation. seems he did what he did more because he enjoyed it and was (took pride in being) good at it than because ppl's reaction to it. it was just a trade back then. now it's something special because it doesn't exist anymore.
ive been drinking for 8 hrs and just got home!! im now watching this!! and loving it....
I'm so happy UA-cam recommend this. I could watch this guy every day and not get bored.
Kietas senis, a ne? 😉👍
Me2
Welcome to reality TV in 1982 ... how i wish it was still like this
@Richard Carpenter is it better 2day??is it fuck
@Richard Carpenter tosser zzzzz
@@pleidiolwyfimwlad2104 these silly commies have been taught that everything in the past was bad and thats why we need to change everything.
@@lauri1021 its the same goat commenting the same shit on every episode..usually had a privileged upbringring and think theyve been hard done by
Absolutely love Fred Dibnah
Great respect and Memory from Russia🙏
I’m from the US, but I can tell you this guy would be a legend out here as well. What a character and incredible work ethic and attitude I can see why he was liked by so many.
Like killdozer guy lol
That’s what America does for a man
I always judge a man by how they treat children and animals. The way Fred took the time to talk to those children and never spoke down to them was wonderful.
What about his own children in the video? He hardly interacted with them
@MrTwister86660 was about to say the same. I grew up in the states with a very proud of his British heritage father who was the same. his side of the family treated others like you should treat family and family like garbage. Fred seems a less angry guy than my father but that aspect you pointed out well matches my experience too.
Absolute legend there will never be another man like him❤️ rest in peace✝️
Fred mentioned the oil covering him during the trips , not to mention the coal smoke from the stack, these conditions may have had an influence on his health and could have shortened his life.
I don’t think he would have given two shits if it did.
I don’t think much of anything scared ol Fred
The 10 packs of cigarettes a day probably didn't help either
Honestly the smoke and oil are not the issue. Loosing an arm or fingers I'd think would be a higher chance.
Do you think the giant chimneys covered in oil and coal soot might've been worse? Let alone the functioning ones he was on top of
@@mommymilestones true should of kept the drinking to 10 pints😂
"Yer can't have a forge in yer back garden and live in a hundred thousand pound house"
Oh how times have changed.
The guy has a few cans, climbs to the top of a factory chimney without a safety rope, or demolishes a chimney with his bare hands without so much as a hard had or high-vis vest.
In the mean time I have to fill out a health and safety request form to move the monitor on my desk at work from one side to the other and our engineers whine that the laptops they use for inspections are too heavy to carry around all day.
Seriously, what happened to us?
Watermelon Helmet not to mention if you tell the secratery she looks nice they will call the cops and the national guard on you.
Watermelon Helmet we got bent
Now, come on Watermelon Helmet, don't exaggerate.
Its all claim claim i hurt me back i pricked me finger cant work today its all pc today
Country went down the shitter
Imagine how much those £100,000 pound houses are worth now, Gotta love Fred what a legend
I think he's on Mereside Road in Knutsford. It's footballers housing territory now.
You wouldn't get much change from 2 million
1982 is my birth year!! Much love and respect to fred ✊🏽
The kids were enthralled with fred and the steam engine, great how he took the time to talk to them ,
Don't think we will see the likes of fred again and our country is a sader place for it .
Yeah I liked that he was still teaching the kids about the engines whilst trying to eat his dinner. most would of told them to piss off.
I like that Fred didn't treat them like children, he took them seriously and answered like he would any other.
Well said.
@@dickterpene8697 I noticed that as well, he was a very nice patient man and he encouraged youngsters to be interested. So nice to watch these programmes again after 30-40 years.
Glorious insight into British at its best. I love how Fred cuts across class barriers, some his greatest supporters are very upper class. The production value of this series is so high.... the care given to the series of shots just before the rain shower is an example.
As much as Fred was a national treasure, thank goodness there aren't thousands of Freds steaming around in smoky old steamrollers. Thanks for uploading btw!
Its true regarding the upper class , it,s the Middle Class that has no class!!, they are the pseudo snobs who think that they have arrived . Someone who thought he was rich said "now I know I have arrived "?? I said "I did not know you had been AWAY all these years "
Nah tha gets in.t bed wit wife , give her a good 1 minute nobbing, get out bed .
wipe thi nob on,t curtains , and piss off for ,t beer
He was Prety well of himself, he was worth around £1.5m in 2004 when he died
@@10wanderer and then he said “get out of my garden”.
If this was in the USA this series of biopics with Fred Dibnah would be preserved for historical value. I’m serious.
You mean like how they burned thousands of silent movies lost to history forever? Or how Ted Turner ruined hundreds of original B & W movies by colorizing them? Or how well NASA preserved thousands of Apollo 11 photographs by throwing them away a few years back? Or how well the Smithsonian Institute preserves archeological evidence that supports the bible and goes against the theory of evolution? How about how well our government is preserving our constitution by violating it every day? Or trying to erase the Confederacy from history?
Yeah right.
Hey Hombre 🦧ug, ug, USA good, ug ug, UK bad, ug ug🦧
@@willythewave no one is trying to erase the confederacy. We just don’t want statues up glorifying traitors to the country. We still teach kids about the confederacy, so we know not to repeat history. Idk what nonsense you’re talking about archaeological evidence that supports the Bible, what part of the Bible? The rest of your points are fair though
See how he spoke to the kids at the cafe who asked about the steam engine. Spoke to them not down to them, and plenty of details.
Theres a chance that encounter changed those boy's life path to the more positive.
"8 miles takes 80 Gallons". So 1 mile is 10 then Fred yeah? 😂
Yes if you are middle aged and speak to kids like that in 2020 people just accuse you of being a nonce.
@@bernardlane4517 Yeah, tbh I will not be surprised if the number of male teachers and other jobs involving kids hasn't gone very far down.
Bernard - don't be silly. If parents sent the kids over to speak to someone like Fred today and he spoke to them like that its still perfectly normal
Looked set-up by the camera team to me. Those two lads couldn’t have looked less interested
I wish it hadn’t taken me so long to discover these videos on UA-cam. They are easily some of my favorites and a real credit to British TV. It’s cool to think that my English ancestors were living in a steam powered world before some came to America. No body does documentaries like the Brits.
Proper Northern Grafter RIP Fred, type of bloke you could chin wag with over a number of beers. Salt of the earth as we say up north.
His stories are just epic...yeah smashed into a stone pillar to slow myself down, almost took out a geriatric hospital, 18 inch groove in the road...no bother 😂
Somewhere on UA-cam there is fred doing a after dinner speech and tells the tale of hitting stone piller in more detail.
You can’t be doubting 5 tonnes of solid steel gouging an 18 inch hole in tarmac sure.
The bit that always makes me smile is, how he laffs an smiles thought the story
Brilliant this had me hooked from episode 1 had to watch them all in one go what a amazing man the back bone of Britain that was when men could be men and drink and drive lol
I love how he takes off with the misses n kids and the dog haha travels around different parts of the country stopping off in a few well to do or established upper class properties an everytime hes greeted with pure excitement from the waiting occupants with a working man's refreshment
kids want to talk to him and you know they are listening intently cause their ALL standing quiet staring at him,
FD knew how to tell the story while tapping into their heads an planting seeds like pearls of wisdom which I'm sure sparked many other minds to follow their dreams an dont be afraid to work for it... infact enjoy the graft it will be worth it
other regular ppl, workmates and even the more common class types are just as drawn in, they're also quick to gather round his family with handshakes an open arms,
its obvious how all of these people have a warm very respectful admiration for the man
that alone has the rare humbling effect on me, a quite unique aura surrounds his personality and what a wonderful way to live your life, hard no doubt - but his way
thats without even touching on how funny, wise an brilliantly fuckin crazy this dude was
Well put my friend, I had the honer off meeting him a fue times at Steam rally's. What a guy, didn't matter how busy he was he always made time to talk to us kids. He even let some off us ride with him in to the show circle. True legend of a bloke
Chuck Norris has a Fred Dibnah tattoo!
Skipraida has a Bert Bert tatoo🤯
@@Albert-bo7rr , that's good to know 👍
Fred was one amazing man , there never be another ..sad but true
" She sleeps on her own, on't floor "
When a man like Fred dresses for bed , he changes his overalls and puts on a different pair of boots .
Well he has some kids so his missus likes it dirty!
@@cunobelinusX31 Jesus I can't stop cringing at your comment
Yea no wonder his wife f**ked off
We need a biopic on this guy now on Netflix
Yes, yes we do. He was a true British legend. RIP Fred
Fred was a national treasure but his bloody wife must have suffered years and years of Fred being more interested in his engines and work.
Thats why she left him
These are truly amazing videos to watch and relax. I find a smile on my face and my worries disappear watch and listening to Fred. HA - I couldn't even get to the top of the first ladder to lash it - let along climb up as Fred did. Nerves of steel and all whilst a PINT was involved - HA. Gret Brit viewing indeed. HA - I woinder if he did get hired as a fire hydrant tester.
it was Great to be able to watch this man work his Trade,whilst he was still alive! I remember it like it was yesterday.
A national treasure this guy is.
Imagine knocking on someones door now and asking to use the toilet. You'd end up on crimewatch. What's happened to us?
Matteoj people were naive back then.
@@369ZIR Nah, they had it right. We've got it wrong.
Matteoj I mean you could tell that to the displaced and assaulted orphans by churches ect...
@@369ZIR what's ur point ?
Nothing's happened m8. Dont let the papers the news and the royal family rule your life and tell you what you can and can't do
19.30: Smoke everywhere, even in the cab....and this guy's smoking a cigarette. Fucking legend!
Smoking cigarettes isn’t cool
Glad i ran across ol Fred Dibnah videos. What a hardworking guy i see that enjoyed working with his hands. Doing things long since forgotten the old fashioned way. You can tell this man one was one of a kind, if he couldn't afford it he would make it himself. This is a true man of grit, earning everything in life by the sweat on his head and the calluses on his hands. Huge respect here
Simpleton.
You BG.
Not Fred.
Bodragon yeah it is pretty simple.
+Bodragon “Bo” you've got mouth on you like a chuffin traction engine ,he made a nice comment about Fred, what's problem
John Smith no worries John. Probably having a bad day there. Thanks for taking up for me sir.
John Smith - The "problem is not simple".
Those who saw Fred only through the TV screen have only one aspect of his personality to judge.
To expand that very two dimensional aspect into an overarching character appraisal is just not on.
Now go fuck yourself while I enjoy the pleasure of my new eight year old head choir boy.
(I had to make him head boy for obvious reasons).
What a character...Fred we miss you,the worlds a worse place without your spirit! RIP ...thanks a million ,your caught forever on film for other generations to enjoy a passing character! Clever,funny ,interesting and talented with your comments,hands and patter....great commentary professionally done! Your drawn towards him with his friendly,loveable informative conversations on everything. Cheers Fred best wishes to your family and friends. Glad we have you to watch time and time forever. Thanks for posting. 👏👏👏👏👍🏴😉
Hear hear my friend, RIP Fred, you may have left us but u will never be forgotten.
I wish I could be as passionate about something in my life as this man was about his engines and work
Makes me so happy watching Fred. Just wholesome educational fun.
The good Ol Days! I miss the days when men were men! Look at the world today, no words can describe my heart ache. George Orwell 1984 we have arrived!
I would loved to see him pondering gender neutral toilets and people who can't decide how they identify from one week to the next.
I can certainly imagine his response 😆
tbh, that's a revisionist perception. back when beating your kids was acceptable (I don't mean not discipling them, i mean belts & bruises) and abuse in general was rationalized as "making them tough". it doesn't make ppl tough it makes them hard and angry.
things were whack then just in a different way. the "snowflakes" aren't wrong about a lot of stuff, they just take it too far & go about it in a way that doesn't take human nature into account - a little bit ignorant a little bit idealistic. it's just the pendulum swinging to the other extreme after swinging through the "old school" standards for society & conduct.
maybe it'll settle down in a happy medium next generation or 2.
✌🏻
@@JimmyMatis-h9y A good ole beating never harmed me as I only got it when I was in the wrong. That's not abuse its discipline.
*>Not a cell phone in sight, just men living in the moment.*
1982. Why do you reckon they’re hiding their mobiles?
meh. m
I'm 51 and grew up with folks like Fred. no one lived in the moment then either. that's the hardest thing for most modern folks to do.
As a boy Chuck Norris had a poster of Fred on his bedroom wall.
Fred was the salt of the earth type of bloke,.....and a dying breed of man,...you just don't see the like of today.....a great bloke, great character
Do ya like that!!!?? he says knowing darn well you cannot NOT like that hahaha
People wonder how the pyramids were built. It's no real mystery, you just need a couple of hundred Fred Dibnahs!
In Poland every guy in countryside is a Fred ;)
You obviously have zero understanding of the pyramids
@@TVsez You have zero understanding of humour😁
@@hugostiglitz6914 my bad I was in a facetious mood earlier, I know you were joking.
@@TVsez Let's put it down to the stress of the lockdown!😁
Why can’t people get inspired by this great man instead of being lied to by people who are in power,
Fred would have sorted them out. Lovely human being RIP
Those in power have always lied to the people!
Give this man a statue... oh wait, he got one in the centre of Bolton... Respect !
Love how he always had time to answer the kids questions 🤔👏
I feel like this man is as close as Britain has to the Appalachian farmers/construction workers/loggers/hot-rodders/musicians I’ve known all my life. I know him, despite never having met him. Excellent at his craft, relatively humble, entertaining, and likes to have a good time without hurting anyone. That’s us here in my mountain home. A rare commonality.
Men like fred are a dying breed in britain these days sadly. I live about 20mi away from where freds hometown is. Proper national treasure he was
@@kyleatherton88 They’re a dying breed everywhere, and I have a hard time believing that’s a good thing or a function of progress. Sure, we’re smarter now, but who cares if we’re smart if none of us can DO anything? I’m a union electrician by trade and a leatherworker, woodworker, luthier, musician, hot rodder, fabricator, knife maker, wine maker, brandy distiller, gardener, and general fuck-arounder in my spare time. I’m pretty decent at most things, but only truly good at electric work and playing music. I’m 36, and because of playing music and the fact that I can do things, I have a lot of friends. I have like two who can do things besides play music. I don’t think my experience is an isolated one. Nobody seems to be able to do anything anymore.
@@dejuren1367 I'm one of those, too.
Here I am up unto the sun shines watching this fine feller drive a steam roller across the countryside. Couldn't ask for a better time.
I used to watch Fred 5 computers ago thank you for posting his shows so I may watch him again.
What an enchanting time capsule.
props for stopping for the horses, fred was part of a dying breed, but even after his breed dies off for good we will still have these gems of memories that last forever!
good series of a bygone era im glad it was docufilmed.. back in the days the whole family came out of their house to greet you when you pulled up in a steam engine out the front...nowdays people draw a curtain and say wots he doin ere?...freds a legend people would of came out even if he pulled up in a skoda with too many headlamps
What a man!, talking to a kid wearing a superman shirt when’s he is the real superman! So much respect for this man 💪🙏
😂😂😂 The state of Fred when he sits down for lunch with his family 7:00
The fact he is Fred Dibnah and driving a steam engine is the only thing that would have drawn any attention. Nobody would have batted an eyelid at a dirty workman eating his lunch back then because the land was full of mens men. Worlds apart from today.
What about miners , or steel workers or drilling rig workers. That's what real life is like
@Benj P and me
@Benj P I'm pretty sure there's a deleted comment because my comment was a reply to someone speaking about how strange it was that nobody paid any attention to Fred eating out whilst mucky. Hmm I'm sure of it.
The way he said hundred thousand pound house as if to say a proper expensive house made my eyes water with laughter and a slight bit of resentment for the modern day
I like this series of episodes, the concise version that was made later edited out great chunks of footage.
I just stumbled upon this and now can't stop watching! This is such an epic tale!
Timeless ! Fascinating !
He speaks to his children with such a beautiful transparency....honest to a fault....god bless ya fred!
yet some arseholes on here said he neglected his kids ?? must have been watching something else
@@10wanderer He didn't spend a lot of time with his children, but then, not many men of his generation did.
Absolute legend what a great great guy
Brilliant viewing .. great direction, Fred was such a natural down to earth guy no wonder he had a lot of admirers and respect
love Fred but Alison must have loved him more to put up with his antics. It's great they call in to see folk and mix with everyone. Wish the world was like this now.
Not social distancing. Not a mask in sight
@@christinapsalmist4267 ha true - would get in the way of the cans!
I don't know how this popped up but what a treat to watch. I can't believe how different things were nearly 40 years ago. What a character Fred was. I bet his children have very fond memories of thier childhood and his wife, wow, is she tolerant. They don't make them like that anymore. Thanks so much for posting this. Mark from Hamilton Canada
What an absolutely brilliant character Fred was a great man.
There will never be another man like Fred
He certainly was an interesting character, I believe there are plenty of good men like Fred, although not as entertaining for sure.
I love how much joy he brings to everyone what a good man!!!
I really like his wee laugh/chuckle
I used to see that steamroller of Fred’s when it was rolling tarmac in Flintshire
The colour of his fingers when eating that slice of bread!! Definitely a real man.
what a wife he had.....to take art in his amazing life adventure and a truly great attitude...
This is so chilled out and nice to watch!
Guy Martin is like a modern day reincarnation of Fred
If you could have locked them in a workshop together I guaranty within 6 month they would have built the worlds fasted steam roller.
aye that he is lad.
No he's not. He's nothing like Fred.
They share a few similarities, but Guy seems like he's trying to be a bit of a character, whereas Fred was just a proper bloke.
@@DizGuys Guy is a character and a proper bloke. One who jumped off his bike while doing around 170mph at "Ballascarry" bend on the TT and lived to tell the tale. Also turns his hand to anything. Just like Fred.
Thanks for posting this great slice of history. What a wake up call.
What a legend he was,I would of loved to of had a pint with him and listened to his story's.👍👍
I would have loved to be one of his helpers doing anything he wanted. To work side by side for a few years would have been golden.
In the 90s I had the privilege of working with Fred on a TV shoot and I had a pint with him on a few occasions. He was a true gentleman in every respect.
I have no idea if he was a celebrity as we know it now, but by christ kids would grow into better adults if our celebrities were more like this man and his attitude.
Absolute no ego, or self importance in any conversation, even whilst eating a hot meal, which will go cold fast outside, he takes his time out to share his love for steam engines to engage with those boys.
Society ain't got better for shit
An 'undred thoosand poond hoose" nowadays would be a shipping container in grimsby.
Gaius Caligula he said undrud thousand pownd owse.
I get a Wind in the willows vibe from these videos.
Yeah its that green caravan and scenes of the countryside
Taking time to chat to the kids when eating, top man
What a beautiful video. I just seeing for the first time. Those Were The Days I love it for Malta
The bird in white top, wow
Fred Jackson exactly what I thought, but she’s probably a grandmother by now
I'm hooked on dibnah this bloke was a true man truly a dying breed so sad kinda reminds me of my father lol
He was good with the boy when he was eating. Well done fred, always the gentleman
I met an old lad who showed me how to start his 1901 steam car and i was just amazed.
This makes me want to go out and buy a steam roller with a carriage van and roll away into the sunset
Real bloke I depressed watching this as I know the era of this breed of people has gone
What an epic way to live life. This man an his family was somthing else.
What an absolutely lovely lady Alyson dibnah is.
when you make 15 make a comment
For all fred's qualities he was a little selfish with his hobby. I think he just used Alison as a surrogate mother.
*AJ Stupid things* - I think you'll find the sentiments of the subsequent Mrs Dibnah, very common among second wives.
she dose seem a really nice person. she quit good looking too, old fashined hair and cloth style but she had a beautiful smile. think fred would have been a tipcal very old fashioned northen husband. or in other words very hard to get along with. proberly exstreamly tight when it came to money and doing anything other than what he wanted to do. not that this makes him a bad person in any way. I like him. Just I can understand someone not being able to put up with living some closely with him for a life time.
But I bet these were the days of her life. She may well have found happiness elsewhere, but you can be sure that these memories will be fond to both her and the children. They wouldn't remember that Greek holiday so vividly, though... Life is people, it really is!
Just really enjoy listening to he's stories 👍
RIP Fred An absolute legend