1975: Noddy the horse's LUXURY STABLE | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive

You want it, he's got it. Noddy's stable's gonna blow your mind.
Bernard Falk reports from Pensilva in Cornwall, where retired farmer Harry Orman has built a luxurious stable for his horse Noddy. If you didn't know better, you'd almost think it was a bungalow built for human habitation - what with the screw taps in the bathroom and the stainless steel sink in the... fodder house - but Farmer Orman assures us that is most definitely not the case.
Originally broadcast 15 January, 1975.
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[@craftybookworm8280]

Love these eccentric characters who don't seem to exist any more.😁

[@toyotasupra97]

Have you….. been on the internet?

[@Shield1601]

I can assure you there are still PLENTY of cornishmen and women who are exactly like this 😂 Best people to talk to down here 😊

[@kaegab333]

Bless his heart❣ Ingenious way to work around bureaucracy 😉👍

[@naschelletaylor8440]

Looked at google maps. Theres a house on higher street. Called the stable 😂 the outside landscape has similar features but house is expanded. Id say he won

[@fidelcatsro6948]

this man should be 115yrs old by now..

[@oliverfinnegan3395]

Harry is a legend

[@anonUK]

Cornwall was in black and white until 1980, even though Devon changed over in 1974.

[@iDogtag]

2:21 got a giggle

[@Mick_Ts_Chick]

Awww, Noddy is so cute!😍 You gotta give Harry an A for creativity. Dang that bathroom is nicer than mine😂.

[@petergivenbless900]

This is the most Alan Partridge thing I have seen outside of Alan Partridge; it's like Steve Cougan went back in time and teamed up with Dick Emery to create a real-life comedic classic!

[@lozzfish]

Amazing love it! 😅

[@hellie_el]

so, what happened? did he win? i hope so!

[@hellie_el]

brilliant! thanks.

[@garyhoffman1517]

Yup- to heck with the government- an eye for an eye they say; 😂😂😂😂😂🇺🇸👍👍👍👍

[@jasonayres]

Bureaucratic bungling, again.
The man was only looking for..
🤔Stable accommodation.

[@johnathandaviddunster38]

Someone built a concrete teepee to get round planning restrictions.....

[@misslaracroft]

If this was handed in as a script for "The Men From the Ministry" it would be rejected for being too ridiculous.

[@dt1607]

Did this guy get to live in his stable?

[@jude175]

Horses are herd animals and are not happy alone. They like to stand touching each other, side by side, head to tail. This is cruelty to a horse. Noddy's owner doesn't even understand his own horse.

[@magwhyte]

Noddy didn't really live in the 'stable'. 😊