OK, you **know** it's a good love letter when it makes a reader blush 75 years later. Well done, Bessie, WELL done....

Imagine knowing in 70 years time someone will be reading your private correspondence out loud to an audience

@ursusmega2803

2 жыл бұрын

I am so glad she wrote back!

@laurensdesmet70

2 жыл бұрын

Oh god… Whatsapp Chats Live. The horror.

@a.t.c.3862

2 жыл бұрын

It won't happen, we don't write letters anymore.

@kored8688

2 жыл бұрын

@@a.t.c.3862 Of course we do? People have never communicated as much in text as we do now.

@spozbucket

Жыл бұрын

And reflecting upon how beautiful life and love are

Finally, Sherlock and Molly together at last

@kevinlin5323

3 жыл бұрын

the season 5 we want

@emilyholloway5445

3 жыл бұрын

erm wat? i didn't know sherolly shippers actually existed... well you do you I guess

@UTAStudios

3 жыл бұрын

My thoughts precisely. Your comment actually made my day. Can't even count the number of times I watched the opening sequence of The Empty Hearse, just to see that window scene...

@christinabeyer9298

3 жыл бұрын

This are Ben and Louise and not Sherlock and Molly. Please don't confuse the actors with they characters they played.

@GreenRazzles

3 жыл бұрын

@@christinabeyer9298 well, they're not Ben and Louise here either, they're Chris and Bessie. Don't worry, I know the difference between fiction and reality - the comment was merely a bit of fun.

That's it. It's my "vital, vibrant spot" from now on....

Louise Brealey is such a talent. She plays such diverse characters and nails every one of them.

I'm 71 and I miss this. Thirty years ago, in an old wooden chest in an abandoned shed on family property, I found a few letters written in the 50's by a distant ancestor. They spoke of ordinary daily dealings of that time. I cherish these and regret that our age of technology has made letters obsolete. To be able to look back in history with actual written words is a gift to treasure.

@VictoriaForSale

Жыл бұрын

I still write letters to my beloved and he happens to answer me from time to time though he said he never learned handwriting very well (what is true) but he even wrote me poems. we live in separate countries since 4 years and I wrote several letters to him though we talk and write every day (even sleeping together at night by using phone and a kind of Skype). I never want to stop even if he has a hard time reading my writing. It's one of the loveliest gifts to give to a beloved person in my opinion. It combines time, thoughts, emotions and tells stories. I wish all people would sometimes write letters to their loves ones.

@MelissaThompson432

5 ай бұрын

Do you mean the 1850s? Surely not the decade you were born.... My grandparents were born during the 1870s. Roughly 10 years after Laura Ingalls, to put it in perspective. My grandfather was born in Minnesota the same year Baby Grace was born in Iowa.

This is exactly how I felt about my lover at sixteen years old who would become my husband thirty years later. ❤️💫❤️. I feel the same today at 61.

@zoccolilombardogremillionf9004

Жыл бұрын

That’s such a beautiful statement :- )

@jonathanwalther

Жыл бұрын

That's so sweet! BUT, what happened the thirty(?!) years in between first crush and marriage? Thirty, really? My dear .... Must have been several Wars? Or numerous Arctic, Antarctic and Himalayan expeditions? Building a hidden Moon base? Sailing the World like Magellan? Wandering through endless jungles and discovering new species? Being a lone cave monk?

@kristofferhellstrom

Жыл бұрын

That's beautiful!

@aileen694

Жыл бұрын

@@jonathanwalther ?

@jonathanwalther

Жыл бұрын

@@aileen694 I just speculated what might have happened in these 30 years. Why it took so long. (It was a joke)

How wonderful they went on to get married and raise a family! Together for 50+ years!

@murrumbidgeekid

10 күн бұрын

how do you know this?

"Talk about untapped resources" brilliant

wow I can imagine how hard it was for Louise to read those early lines with Ben looking & smiling at her. It's really Molly with her lipstick on.

@deemura

2 жыл бұрын

She's playing a character. She actually doesn't have a crush on Benedict

@shirleynitka5030

2 жыл бұрын

@@deemura have you seen the way she looks at him during the award shows? She genuinely loves him. It doesn't mean she's in love with him but she does care deeply about him as her friend. He chooses what she reads.

"you have to be abroad. you have to be really truly hermetically sealed off from your intimates, from your home, to realize what a gift this going home is"

@VelvetCrone

2 ай бұрын

Amen

Bessie Moore had a beautiful style of writing, and a delightful, open expression of self. Chris Barker, for all the trauma he experienced, seems to have been steadfast and loving. He's coming home after at least two years, and he's trying to figure out how to give everyone who loves him as much time and attention as possible. I hope they had a long, loving marriage.

@Dave_Sisson

7 ай бұрын

Good news. Their son discovered their letters after they had lived a long and joyful life together and their granddaughter wrote the preface to the published letters. That's the best possible outcome.

@campervannie5948

5 ай бұрын

That is truly wonderful ❤

Oh god! She looks like nervous reading to him😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 she represents us

Where are my SHERLOLLY fans out there?! This one is my most favorite interaction of Ben and Loo in Letters live ❤❤❤

@Ornithorhynchus.

3 жыл бұрын

Present

@ANN-ug2hd

3 жыл бұрын

Present

@benedictcumberbatch3021

3 жыл бұрын

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@Serenity113

3 жыл бұрын

Present!

@skylerdrake5886

2 жыл бұрын

🖐️

Oh, this was so marvelous!! The difference in what a woman will open up and tell a man and what a man will tell a woman is so funny. “If I were there you wouldn’t need any blankets.” “Many people will be wanting time with me, I know you understand.” I loved having these two reading the letters. They’re darling together.

@SouthCountyGal

2 жыл бұрын

I think some of that difference might also have been due to his time as a POW, and the different circumstances at the time each letter was written. It sounds like Chris had written some pretty steamy letters himself, since Bessie says she likes knowing that he is focused on her body and not anybody else's. But it did strike me as funny that she was talking about being changed from ice into fire, and he's talking train timetables. lol!

@murrumbidgeekid

10 күн бұрын

@@SouthCountyGal I thought that same thing. He was in a very different context.

Lordy. I didn’t think anything about Benedict Cumberbatch could get sexier, but the shots of him so intently watching the woman reading her letter, he’s positively smoldering.

I only found 'Letters Live' today... how have I never heard of this channel or production? These are fantastic.

@junejunie2284

Жыл бұрын

I found "Letters Live" just a month ago. I share your sentiment 'These are fantastic'! I find myself doling them out one or two at a time to stretch out the enjoyment.

@wendysimpson6395

9 ай бұрын

Me too! Have been binging.

@feliciagaffney1998

2 ай бұрын

Same here. Feb, 2024.

The man sounds like an aloof jerk.... until you remember that he's a soldier at war taken in as a POW and is just concentrating on getting back home finally after some years. This was a wonderful reading!

@qua9

Жыл бұрын

Who would prefer not to get married LOL

@deborahlanphear8863

Жыл бұрын

Not only that, but he was so respectful to her, especially for that time. Telling her she didn't need to make a fuss over him, he clearly has respect for exactly who she is. Beautiful.

@cczwhite

2 ай бұрын

​@@qua9yeah I started noticing that every few lines he hinted to keeping them a low key thing. Not getting married. Not getting dressed up. Not being outwardly excited or tell ANYONE about them. I think that he is married and wanted to keep his "mistress" and "our affair" secret ngl

@noeldown1952

Ай бұрын

@@cczwhite Except that they did get married upon his return and spent the rest of their lives together.

It's been said that the younger generation always think they've invented sex, yet Bessie sounds quite the hottie. Chris, don't you pass up a good thing!

@annmitchell4663

3 жыл бұрын

There's nothing the younger generation do that hasn't been done before...lol

@vrhetinst

2 жыл бұрын

@Real Horrorshow He did not. In the larger collection of clips in which I found this piece originally, the narrator said that Chris and Bessie were married, shortly after the war.

@realhorrorshow8547

2 жыл бұрын

@@vrhetinst Good for them.

@Priyanka-vr2yi

2 жыл бұрын

They married, had children and lived up to 90 years

@jamssy3409

2 жыл бұрын

we don't think we invented sex lmao

“You have to be truly, hermetically sealed off from your intimates, from your home, to realize what a GIFT THIS GOING HOME IS.” 🛸☯️🛸

@benedictcumberbatch3021

3 жыл бұрын

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Gah they are always so adorable doing chris and bessie. they need to do a live action miniseries based on these!

These letters are the very reason why since a very early age I was fascinated by the English language, in my view one of the most beautiful languages along with German. There is this stuck up stiffed upper lip side, but yet, so much feeling……a lot more daring than what the french would allow themselves to write. A top of it, this incredible sense of humour that start with self mockery…….the best way to keep drama at bay. These 2 fantastic actors are the best incentive for non English speaking to learn English.

@shrutitiwari8886

2 жыл бұрын

Try listening to Tom Hiddleston Sir. He has a brilliant pronounciation too.

@Bruno-tm3xo

2 жыл бұрын

@@shrutitiwari8886 true…..great actor too

@OneMate4Life

Жыл бұрын

The only problem is, these letters are from decades ago, and far more eloquent than anything anyone writes or speaks today. So, sadly, I feel like these letters would be a great incentive, but the reality would be quite a disappointment/letdown.

The beauty of these letters brought me to tears. So honest and heartfelt.

This is the best reading. They are so funny and good together. Think I'll watch Sherlock again. Xxx

@clovermark39

2 жыл бұрын

Watched it recently. It’s still brilliant.

I absolutely love that generation. They had to grow up so fast because of the war. Yet maintained what innocence they could. I have listened to their memories of what was, always a hunger within me to hear more. I shall never forget that generation.

Beautifully read and the pauses were magical. I felt I was looking over the writers' shoulders. New subscriber.

I never tire if hearing these letters between the two .

Amazing and brilliant...their were just reading it for us...but i feel like watching love story... Both of them it's truly great actor and actress..i loved the way their looking at each other while reading the letter.. I watch this over and over again, never bored..

These were the most hilarious war letters I have ever heard of.

They had to stand 45 feet apart or the power of the letters would prove too much 😂

Какое наслаждение просто слушать голос Бенедикта.

02:15 she's so adorable

I wish we all wrote more in the days of texting and social media.

well, these letters are blatant privacy violation! great stuff to listen to :D

I’ve been binging Letters Live ever since it popped up in my feed!

Beautiful presentation 😁

Absolutely gorgeous! Thank you so much for uploading.

Just beautiful, I loved every syllable.

Ohhh Mrs Hudson left England..... Rip *sobbing *

Totally amazing. Love it.

Do I cry or laugh? Such beauty

Oh my favourite duet! Perfect 💖

This is the funniest thing I have seen in ages.

Thank you for this, this is my most helpful healing portion of today

Incredibly touching....

I never tire of hearing these.

Oh I do enjoy these readings,talented people breathes life into the letters, glimpses of the past so thankyou 🌹

I have been waiting for this reading! They are so adorable! 😊 Thank you!

@benedictcumberbatch3021

3 жыл бұрын

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Congratulations!!! Very good!!!

7:18 "............ How good for us to see each other before I am COMPLETELY bald! 😀"

This should be a podcast!

That was glorious! And parts reminded me of my feelings when I was texting with my now husband while we were still on separate continents...😏

5:51 7:27 Louise is Me whenever I hear Benedict's voice and see his face. He is so gorgeous and a talented actor! 😍

Louise Brealey and Benedict Cumberbatch are such excellent actors and interpreters. They must be so tired of being shipped by us, and yet we cheerfully go on with it, because they are just so wonderful together.

I am a Sherlolly lover. And I want both Ben and Lou together in more and more projects.

Congratulations! I love both, finally together!😍😍😍

Awwww I love this.

God, I hope he came home to her.

AMAZING

I was asking myself why I havnt wach this before until I saw It was published 1 week ago

Beautiful. The letters are beautiful….

Write a letter.. ..to a loved one.. .. bless!

Here we have loveletters between to loving people.❤️❤️ I just love it.❤️❤️😷

It took less than 30 seconds to recognise the voices speaking… And knowing her blushes came from reading it and looking at Mr.C.

Cannot but help of thinking of the SNL Skids „letters from war“ which are hilarious… devastating always for the soldier, but hilarious 😆

We all someday want to feel like an iceberg for someone.

Луиза до сих пор волнуется при виде Бенедикта, видно что до сих пор она к нему не равнодушна. Такой человек, как Бенедикт никого не может оставить равнодушным, просто красавец!

I sent this to my first love months ago. We were in a long distance relationship, kinda related to these letters. And we just broke up yesterday… It breaks my heart and I don’t know what to do.

@ud2278

Жыл бұрын

Are you okay?

Absence makes the heart grow fonder ❤️

@rackpunch4026

Жыл бұрын

Absinthe.....

I'm screaming!!! This is the closure we needed from Sherlock lol Oh, my heart.

If anyone has audible down load the radio programme of letters of wartime lovers

wow! How incredible that just reading can bring such vitality. They are so skilled. I wonder what happened to them.

2020 - 2021.. coronovirus pandemic.. when we r locked up in our homes.. can relate to the horrible period of war, Spanish flu, etc

Remember....one day your chats will be leaked by facebook or whatsapp too 😂 and maybe after fifty years they will also be read 😂

Even here, Sherlock has refused to marry Molly!😂🤣😂🤣😭😭 oh my days!

Sherlock Molly 💞

I see sherlock and molly, i sub

"I must be with you" *ad* 😰

Bessie! Dayam, girl!

Wouldn't it be fantastic to hear Benedict Cumberbatch read "Hapworth 16, 1924" by Salinger?

2:09 They are adorable!!!😍

MY EYES ARE JUST SWEATING I SW-

😮 oh wow. He was a pow in WWII

👏👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️❤️

whatever happened to Bessie and Chris? Did they get married?

@Ohhellodenisse

3 жыл бұрын

yes, they got married.

❤

Well golly.

Please do sherlock season 5. Pretty please

There were bits there when I felt I was intruding on something that is none of my business. I couldn't finish it.

I'd call that a home run.

HAHA MOLLY

Does anyone know if they get to read these before? Or do they just get it and start talking

did she just go *bump* ooh....shit.? XD

Oh god

I was just thinking about bendict 😂

😂😂😂😂😂🔥🔥👍👍👍

Can a someone fall in love with x by the way x reads a letter?

Eminently British...

shall Inspect foundation 💀💀

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