Helen Mirren Interview - Afternoon Plus - Thames TV

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Mavis Nicholson interviews Dame. Helen Mirren on Thames Televisions 'Afternoon Plus'
First broadcast in 11/05/1979, Dame Helen, speaks of the genius of Shakespeare, and how difficult it is for new playwrites, who tend to automatically be compared to the greatest playwrite of all time.
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  • @briarrose3687
    @briarrose36875 жыл бұрын

    It’s easy to see why she’s beautiful even in her seventies. She’s a rarity. Everything about her is so alluring.

  • @Kassiusday

    @Kassiusday

    3 жыл бұрын

    Impressive !!!! went on to getting greater and greater as ageing !! a rarity as you say !!! I did discover her in “ Caligula “ but that is a very small fraction of her magnitude !!!

  • @user-sw2lv3zp6o

    @user-sw2lv3zp6o

    3 жыл бұрын

    I don't think she was beautiful in 1979.

  • @rickyrendon9822
    @rickyrendon9822 Жыл бұрын

    She has the most lovely tone to her voice. Not just the accent. Just in general. Could listen to her talk all day. Brilliant actress and extraordinarily beautiful women inside and out.

  • @jasonscherer1972
    @jasonscherer19725 жыл бұрын

    I could listen to her voice all day...

  • @billmcloughlan3718

    @billmcloughlan3718

    3 жыл бұрын

    And night.....!!!

  • @lightshift3431
    @lightshift34313 жыл бұрын

    She has a brilliant intellect. Highly creative and very entertaining and innovative in her thought processes.

  • @ninjachannel007
    @ninjachannel0074 жыл бұрын

    And now I realize that I would fall for Helen at any age.

  • @plantsoverpills1643
    @plantsoverpills16432 жыл бұрын

    Such a respectful interviewer with a gift of gentle encouragement.

  • @andiemorgan961
    @andiemorgan9612 жыл бұрын

    Mavis Nicholson was a marvellous interviewer. She had genuine interest in her guests, a knack of putting them at ease resulting in them divulging information of a very personal nature. Compare this interview with the horrendous Michael Parkinson one! She was like a friendly Welsh aunt with whom one could confide in. Her excellent journalistic skills helped produce some amazing interviews. Some claim her "talk" with David Bowie is his best interview. She was much liked by her interviewees, Elvis Costello confessed to having a crush on her 😁. His very first interview was with her. Her interview with Elizabeth Taylor is particularly revealing. She was deprived a prime time TV slot, perhaps too intellectual for mainstream viewing.😉 Ms Mirren has stated how much she enjoyed this interview and it shows in her relaxed manner and her willingness to relay such intimate information.🌟

  • @catwomanh3603

    @catwomanh3603

    4 ай бұрын

    I agree 👍 she was a brilliant interviewer, lovely, kind lady.

  • @nygrrl99
    @nygrrl996 жыл бұрын

    She’s just so fabulous in every way.

  • @Sameoldfitup
    @Sameoldfitup3 жыл бұрын

    “Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams

  • @dryicecubess1

    @dryicecubess1

    3 жыл бұрын

    It is true that we are our memories. That is where our thoughts are pulled from. So make them good ones.😁

  • @anameyoucantremember
    @anameyoucantremember3 жыл бұрын

    1:02 Pessoa once wrote that the only thing that makes an artist actually genius is the ability to transform the merely individual and personal (parochial) into an universal work that speaks directly to the human spirit in any culture, tradition, bias, time and space. This woman is a goddess.

  • @bennyjazzful
    @bennyjazzful4 жыл бұрын

    WOW WOW WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111 From a mad keen 76yo Aussie fan. GOD--Helen is so,so,BLOODY GORGEOUS & what an intelligent lady & on one of the supreme actors,of all time. Great interview.........

  • @MarilynCrosbie
    @MarilynCrosbie9 жыл бұрын

    Very enlightening. My late husband was an orchestra conductor, playwright, poet, oboist, pianist, and a teacher. He was raised in Southend-On-Sea. He always wanted to be traveling around.

  • @Bwianman85
    @Bwianman858 жыл бұрын

    Such an amazingly beautiful woman. Still is.

  • @randothol9003

    @randothol9003

    5 жыл бұрын

    She is more stunning now then ever.

  • @emori96

    @emori96

    3 жыл бұрын

    absolute stunner. natural beauty.

  • @Kassiusday

    @Kassiusday

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@randothol9003 yes unbelievable she went getting better very rare case !!!!

  • @randothol9003

    @randothol9003

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Kassiusday I would ride her like a stolen bike

  • @golee150
    @golee15010 жыл бұрын

    Bloody gorgeous lady, very intelligent and intriguing......love her voice.

  • @brookehanley3659

    @brookehanley3659

    9 жыл бұрын

    Gary Lee It's not her voice IT's the accent. There is a difference.

  • @nikkicat254

    @nikkicat254

    7 жыл бұрын

    But not all British women's voices are the same, or sexy either! Same with the men, if you like men,lol! Just like any other accent, the voice does matter too!

  • @nygrrl99

    @nygrrl99

    6 жыл бұрын

    Brooke Hanley Yes, it is partially her accent, but it is the tone of her voice that is even more appealing.

  • @reneenayfabnaynay5679

    @reneenayfabnaynay5679

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@nygrrl99 I agree! She has a sultry soothing tone to her voice. She'd make a great story teller!

  • @Kassiusday

    @Kassiusday

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@nikkicat254 yes you are 100 % right her voice is phenomenal is that which add a extra dimension : tons of beautiful out there but they don’t have that kind of voice ( velvet .& sweet chic & respectful ton ) as soon as she speaks you know that you are hearing a smart human being ...

  • @chrismcevoy2503
    @chrismcevoy25034 жыл бұрын

    I just love Dame Helen Mirren.

  • @MrUndersolo
    @MrUndersolo7 жыл бұрын

    Read "In The Frame", and I never stopped being intrigued by her. Beauty and brains always impresses me... ❤️

  • @McIntyreBible
    @McIntyreBible4 жыл бұрын

    That's right, I agree (5:43)! what makes Shakespeare's compositions so great is that their scope is universal, they can identify with someone in Japan, Brazil, Sudan, etc!

  • @lark6spur
    @lark6spur6 жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful young, soft voice she had!

  • @davidchamberlain5425
    @davidchamberlain54257 ай бұрын

    Mavis Nicholson welsh lady 1930----2022....R.I.P..🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @virginiavelez6302
    @virginiavelez63023 жыл бұрын

    Helen, beautiful forever, yet in actuality, and I love her....

  • @davidsanderson5918
    @davidsanderson59185 жыл бұрын

    How nice to have no audience in the studio. I was at school obviously when Afternoon Plus was on. My sister who was on the dole watched it and loved it. Not difficult to see why.

  • @rjuttemeijer
    @rjuttemeijer6 жыл бұрын

    What a stunner!

  • @nikkicat254
    @nikkicat2547 жыл бұрын

    Wow, I have been a big fan of Helen Mirren for many years now, but had never seen her when she was young, now I love her even more! She was so lovely, even back then, and cute and beautiful too! She still is too,lol!

  • @lamecasuelas2
    @lamecasuelas23 жыл бұрын

    How can she looks so good even now?

  • @IrishEyes1989
    @IrishEyes198911 жыл бұрын

    Helen has always been so beautiful :)

  • @rfadz73
    @rfadz732 жыл бұрын

    She's so beautiful....

  • @ffevberlin
    @ffevberlin8 жыл бұрын

    that voice... ♥

  • @helenheeney2284
    @helenheeney2284 Жыл бұрын

    That's how you interview people two beautiful people

  • @andrewcdavies
    @andrewcdavies4 жыл бұрын

    Gorgeous lady.

  • @neodonkey
    @neodonkey7 жыл бұрын

    Mavis is like a friendly psychiatrist. Good interview. I like Mirren's composure and precision of thought.

  • @johnf.sowards8707

    @johnf.sowards8707

    4 жыл бұрын

    Mavis is the best interviewer I've ever seen

  • @fatladhenderson183
    @fatladhenderson1835 жыл бұрын

    Wow Helen in her early 30s she is still fit now in her 70s

  • @andrewmcguire8529
    @andrewmcguire85294 жыл бұрын

    A star was born

  • @StevePhillips
    @StevePhillips11 жыл бұрын

    Very attractive and interesting young lady and well spoken. Amazing likeness to Priness Di who came later of course. Mavis best UK presenter ever.

  • @vantheman1238
    @vantheman12384 жыл бұрын

    The great Mavis Nicholson from Neath. Great writer and broadcaster. Ahead of her time.

  • @izzygrant81
    @izzygrant8111 жыл бұрын

    So great! Thanks!

  • @digitalmediafan
    @digitalmediafan10 жыл бұрын

    Far far better than the creepy Parkinson interview, totally different person back then, I love it anyone talks so precisely, intelligence and beauty, the perfect combination !

  • @TyJeffriesComposerLyricist
    @TyJeffriesComposerLyricist8 жыл бұрын

    Mavis Nicholson was the best interviewer ever. Put people at east and asked very good serious questions.

  • @converse91970

    @converse91970

    8 жыл бұрын

    Very true!

  • @dianewebb5772

    @dianewebb5772

    4 жыл бұрын

    These were the days of proper quality ITV daytime with likeable, inteligent and relatable presenters.

  • @dovic86
    @dovic863 жыл бұрын

    you can keep your average, mass-produced bombshell, I'd rather have an easygoing, charming, real woman as ms. Mirren any time. take notes ladies, not all men are terrified by a smart woman with an fascinating personality

  • @collettewoodbourne667
    @collettewoodbourne66710 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this upload....

  • @shawngonzalez312
    @shawngonzalez3124 жыл бұрын

    she is talented sexy woman even in her 70's

  • @brookehanley3659
    @brookehanley36599 жыл бұрын

    Georgeous skin. Gorgeous Helen. Good Grief!

  • @cjwright79
    @cjwright796 жыл бұрын

    November 1979, I was four months old then, my god. She was 34 at the time if my math is correct.

  • @save_theworld
    @save_theworld4 жыл бұрын

    I see Princess Diana in her.

  • @trickortripslao8607

    @trickortripslao8607

    3 жыл бұрын

    What does make you think it?

  • @davidparris7167
    @davidparris71674 ай бұрын

    Helen Mirren is the perfect actress, so guileless, seemingly lacking ego but in full control and self-aware. Her voice has always been soft, almost girly but with a mature edge when required and an overt but strangely a well disguised intelligence and sexual power. She is everyman's fantasy and time has not diminished this allure in any way, but somehow made these attributes even more so.

  • @Kiwiwanderer
    @Kiwiwanderer4 жыл бұрын

    She sounds so much like Princess Diana when young.

  • @williamtaylor9368
    @williamtaylor93682 ай бұрын

    What a striking women.

  • @peteowen3539
    @peteowen35395 ай бұрын

    Liam must still absolutely adore this lady. I would ❤

  • @jaimeperezmackenna
    @jaimeperezmackenna4 жыл бұрын

    I love Hellen

  • @morganfisherart
    @morganfisherart2 жыл бұрын

    Right at the end she mentions Jim Capaldi. I used to know him a little, he was the drummer in Traffic. I had no idea that he knew Helen. Lucky man!

  • @marymary5494
    @marymary54944 жыл бұрын

    She has always struck me as a woman searching for her identity.

  • @elrjames7799
    @elrjames77993 жыл бұрын

    Mavis has her femininity and sex appeal (not only Helen) and both women know it.

  • @SarahSmith-nr2wj
    @SarahSmith-nr2wj3 жыл бұрын

    I agree with her on so many things, she's cool. Kind of bugs me how so many males below just comment on sex appeal an looks.

  • @brookegoslin

    @brookegoslin

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ya well that’s very typical ! Only looks matter … annoying I agree !

  • @zy9662
    @zy96624 жыл бұрын

    I liked that she used to do a bit more pauses in her answers than now, kind of giving an air of wisdom. Ironically now it evens looks as if she wants to portray a younger attitude :)

  • @caribeandude1
    @caribeandude12 жыл бұрын

    Helen Mirren is a rare beauty. She exudes sexiness just seating there.

  • @mirrenfan2
    @mirrenfan212 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for uploading! :D

  • @jow6845
    @jow68453 жыл бұрын

    So intelligent.

  • @patriciaatkinson2435
    @patriciaatkinson24358 ай бұрын

    Watching this, I was struck with a distinct likeness in manner between Helen Mirren and Princess Di. Now I'm going to shock... in the right mood, Germaine Greer had "it" in spades. Allure.

  • @nattybrown
    @nattybrown12 жыл бұрын

    Her voice is so differant!

  • @RenanCMaia
    @RenanCMaia8 жыл бұрын

    Always amazing!

  • @spectaclereplication
    @spectaclereplication10 жыл бұрын

    She is the most divine actress of our time.

  • @beachlife2968
    @beachlife29687 жыл бұрын

    Comes across as a very articulate intelligent person and reminds me a bit like David Bowie interviews and someone who you just want to watch and listen to.

  • @davidsanderson5918

    @davidsanderson5918

    5 жыл бұрын

    Interesting observation. I see what you mean. Very subtle similarity but it's there.

  • @seanbruce2425

    @seanbruce2425

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes I agree, very like Bowie

  • @billmcloughlan3718

    @billmcloughlan3718

    3 жыл бұрын

    HER VOICE AND EYES ARE HYPNOTIC....!!!!

  • @lamecasuelas2

    @lamecasuelas2

    3 жыл бұрын

    Minus the cocaine

  • @RenanCMaia
    @RenanCMaia8 жыл бұрын

    She's a TRUE ACTRESS (not those stupid Hollywood stars...).

  • @mrPurple365
    @mrPurple3659 жыл бұрын

    Viva Mavis!

  • @joeambrose3260
    @joeambrose32603 жыл бұрын

    Helen's amazing. She was twice as sexy at 60 than 30

  • @peteowen3539

    @peteowen3539

    5 ай бұрын

    Nah 😂

  • @tedjames2883
    @tedjames28839 ай бұрын

    If you turn off the visual and just listen to the audio, she sounds just like Princess Diana

  • @Maguirearch
    @Maguirearch10 жыл бұрын

    A main difference here from Parky or other male interviewers is of course the Interviewer is feamale...plus the interviewer seems quite more sophisticated than Parky..or othe male chat show hosts ...bit like womans hour on Radio 4

  • @1Ma9iN8tive
    @1Ma9iN8tive7 жыл бұрын

    Goddess - that is all ...

  • @delphi5966
    @delphi59669 жыл бұрын

    I started looking for Prime Suspect and landed on a few early Helen Mirren interviews including this one and I have to say she was really sexy and what a soothing voice. I had only seen her from her Prime Suspect times on to her recent stuff.

  • @reneenayfabnaynay5679

    @reneenayfabnaynay5679

    4 жыл бұрын

    My first experience watching HM was when she played, Morgana in Excalibur! She was fierce & awesome in that movie! If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it! The guy who plays Merlin is exceptional too! Best Merlin I've ever seen! And, I've seen them all because I'm into the whole king Arthur and the round table story. This Morgana & Merlin have a lot to do with that!

  • @sharonconstable8146
    @sharonconstable81469 жыл бұрын

    She has the bearing of a queen.

  • @andyesoimeme9401
    @andyesoimeme94014 жыл бұрын

    Beauty

  • @justme-hh4vp
    @justme-hh4vp5 жыл бұрын

    As charming as she is, she doesn't half spout some nonsense at the start. You can really see how her experiences growing up have conditioned her.

  • @mikedowns8293
    @mikedowns82934 жыл бұрын

    Am doing a H. Mirren Double in Where Angels dare to tread then The Door.

  • @elizabethbelo5228
    @elizabethbelo52288 жыл бұрын

    actress!!!!!!!!!

  • @ysgol3
    @ysgol3 Жыл бұрын

    Mavis was the best interviewer by miles, so so much better than Parkinson and that lot.

  • @daisymeadow6662

    @daisymeadow6662

    10 ай бұрын

    I had forgotten about Mavis Nicholson, absolutely love her voice. I wonder if she did Woman's hour, I must google her.

  • @ysgol3

    @ysgol3

    9 ай бұрын

    Hi, I'm not sure either - Wiki will tell you of course. Her style got so much more interesting replies than the interviewers did.@@daisymeadow6662

  • @oksanakoprakova3746
    @oksanakoprakova37467 жыл бұрын

    The lady Caesonia. Hail!

  • @Lulu-kt6gr
    @Lulu-kt6gr3 жыл бұрын

    So much prettier than the botoxed/ filled faces of today!

  • @naokisan07
    @naokisan076 жыл бұрын

    Helen Mirren reminds me to Princess Diana.

  • @unelias258

    @unelias258

    6 жыл бұрын

    I was just thinking about exactly the same thing when watching some of her older interviews tonight!

  • @chrisroger8774

    @chrisroger8774

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes I came 2 that Conlusion as well

  • @americanpatriot9865
    @americanpatriot98654 жыл бұрын

    What a MINX

  • @mrPurple365
    @mrPurple3659 жыл бұрын

    I think she played Parkinson very well and he suffered mostly because he was firstly aroused by her and dealt her from the bottom of his deck of questions. I like Parky despite his being an uncouth middle-aged male in the mid-70's - just like half of tv humour was back then!

  • @geoffwright2845

    @geoffwright2845

    Жыл бұрын

    Parky was our finest chat show host - end of. Obviously, not every one of his countless interviews was going to work......& it's sad that those that didn't are the ones that people seem to remember! I'm glad you mention 'humour' - most people had a sense of humour, then & were not looking for fresh ways to be offended!!

  • Жыл бұрын

    obviously she's wild rebel without a cause and she loves photography art

  • @dianewebb3343
    @dianewebb33439 ай бұрын

    Wish daytime TV was classy these days.

  • @AndrewRobinson-ee7um
    @AndrewRobinson-ee7um3 жыл бұрын

    “I’m not very good with words”...........

  • @usmanqudrat2500
    @usmanqudrat25002 жыл бұрын

    Her side pose totally resembles Meryl Streep

  • @jchisholm1968
    @jchisholm196810 жыл бұрын

    Being English? She's Russian decent isn't she?

  • @TheConciseStatement

    @TheConciseStatement

    10 жыл бұрын

    Yup - just like the actual Queen, very English in style, and not very English in heredity.

  • @LandersWorkshop

    @LandersWorkshop

    9 жыл бұрын

    John Chisholm Anglo Russian , her mother was Scottish.

  • @bernadettemurray8260

    @bernadettemurray8260

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes she is.

  • 5 жыл бұрын

    Mavis Nicholson, the interviewer is now 87. That tells you how old this interview is.

  • @dianewebb5772

    @dianewebb5772

    4 жыл бұрын

    The days of decent, quality ITV daytime. This and Farmhouse Kitchen😊

  • @havefunbesafe
    @havefunbesafe4 жыл бұрын

    Hubba hubba ...she pretty.

  • @mikelheron20
    @mikelheron202 жыл бұрын

    You can tell that she didn't teach for long if she doesn't understand why pupils can't just be allowed to talk whenever they feel like it. It applies to adult learners as well. I've done some adult teaching and one of the most frustrating things is people talking to each other when you're trying to teach. It's so annoying for the other learners and you know you're going to have to explain it all over again for the benefit of those who didn't listen. 😡😡😡😡

  • @julianwalch3567
    @julianwalch35674 жыл бұрын

    What a pretty nose!

  • @brookehanley3659

    @brookehanley3659

    3 жыл бұрын

    Older her nose is long.

  • @Kevo216666
    @Kevo2166669 жыл бұрын

    "..was as happened to have written in English". Nice turn of phrase.

  • @4shys2
    @4shys23 жыл бұрын

    Why do they always bring up a Fairground ! She's not the only one who goes to Fairs? Its like their not interviewers but psychiatrists,trying to trap her into saying certain things ! I love Helen Mirren as an actress!

  • @golee150
    @golee1509 жыл бұрын

    No Brooke, I love her voice, if I liked her accent, I would've said that!

  • @brookehanley3659

    @brookehanley3659

    8 жыл бұрын

    Gary Lee It is a nice voice without the accent but the accent is what comes through so strong for me.

  • @alexparty2002
    @alexparty20022 жыл бұрын

    What a babe she was

  • @pystol7778
    @pystol777811 ай бұрын

    Has the emotional range of a block of ice.

  • @jsilkcut
    @jsilkcut3 жыл бұрын

    Yes people she was an actress........and not a a great one at that ! couldn't wait to get her kit off in those days.... and yes guys you wouldn't kick her out of bed .......

  • @jonamore2102
    @jonamore2102 Жыл бұрын

    oh my I have such a crush on Helen Mirren I don't even fancy women in general but I'd go crazy about her and I can't even name WHAT it is!!

  • @brendaoconnell4319
    @brendaoconnell43196 жыл бұрын

    she talks like Princess Di did.

  • @WJF1959
    @WJF19593 жыл бұрын

    The most beautiful and sexy woman on the planet.

  • @rafaelnegron7007
    @rafaelnegron700710 ай бұрын

    She's beautiful

  • @unghiuriyoszug3891
    @unghiuriyoszug38912 жыл бұрын

    Huh I was thinking this must be 42 43 yes ago 35 yes of age lucky guess I guess I was just thinking she 35 in here ...

  • @eleanor8002
    @eleanor80026 жыл бұрын

    Her voice is amazing but her accent and mannerisms come across as cultivated rather than natural to me. I seem to remember she gained notoriety in her early career for taking her clothes off or being scantily clad which was unheard of then. That said, she is an excellent actor.

  • 5 жыл бұрын

    Actress, she is a woman you know.

  • @thedolphin5428

    @thedolphin5428

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'd agree. I reckon she is very confected. I reckon she DOES utilise her beauty and sexuality for professional gain but is in deep denial (see Parky interview). Yes, great actress too, but we all have our physical attributes ... which some do and some don't exploit. Mansfield, Garbo, Dietrich, et al, all USED their femininity to screen advantage. And yet Mirren denies this. I smell a hypocrite.

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