John Thaw & Sheila Hancock. Absolutely extraordinary amazing actors & people 🙌🙌

@wessexdruid7598

4 ай бұрын

They were lovely neighbours.

Brilliant, thank you, I’m just old enough to remember The Rag Trade, we loved it as a family.

20 Minutes in and already one of the most interesting people you could hope to listen to .

Such a wonderful interviewer. He does not ask silly or awkward questions. Sheila is such a delightful person.....I like her style.

@user-nc2kz2mn5v

4 ай бұрын

Absolutely agree.

One of my daughter in laws friends, makes theatre and film and tv costumes,, had a lot of interaction with this lady,, and has said sheila hancock is one of the nicest people she has ever met.

I love this woman,she is so honest. Passionate and caring.

Lovely interview, I did not want it to end, truly delightful 🥰

Yes, we did learn to cope. PTSD hadn't been invented. We got through the raids, we got through the awful digs we were evacuated to. We got through being caned, when we misbehaved, and learned not to be misbehaved, because we didn't want to be caned. Now those of us who are still alive, well we're tough old birds.

@anneeddy3116

4 ай бұрын

We are!

@maymalone1505

4 ай бұрын

Don't be ridiculous !!!

@gilliannesharp9968

4 ай бұрын

The mold for this greatly stoic and sacrificing generation has been lost😢

@nicksyb5920

3 ай бұрын

Yes and a lot of children of these parents suffered the consequences. The depression, abuse and rage was passed down to the next generation in many cases. I had it from both sides with a father who was interned in a POW camp and a mother who was evacuated. My father still screamed in his nightmares at the age of 101. Both had extreme rage which terrified us. If they'd had proper treatment for what I now know to be PTSD then we wouldn't have had to suffer vicariously from their trauma. I'm not saying all people in the war passed down their trauma but there are a substantial proportion that did. Don't dismiss their experiences or those of the people who also suffered as a result.

@hArtyTruffle

3 ай бұрын

@@nicksyb5920was about to comment the same. Probably worth mentioning to the op that PTSD was never “invented”. It became acknowledged. Only when something is acknowledged does it get a name. Same with the more recent CPTSD, the causes of which have done a lot of damage to my life. My parents and grandfathers were all military personnel and caused a lot of damage to their children and grandchildren.

I love this. Dame Sheila Hancock embodies integrity: such a refreshing conversation to witness.

Nearly 91 and still enthusiastic and energetic. She is amazing.

@SandraT1107

4 ай бұрын

Same age as my Mum ❤

@PifflePrattle

4 ай бұрын

​@@SandraT1107 Within a couple of months of mine. She was as full of life as Sheila this time last year. Died last summer.

@ElizabethKing-di7fw

4 ай бұрын

I was à friend of Billy. Yuor Sister.

@CliveAdlam-yn8uz

3 ай бұрын

​@@PifflePrattleGod Bless her soul .

Just one of the most admirable, enthusiastic, right-minded, honest people you can imagine. This interview is a joy.

@judithcressey1682

3 ай бұрын

Yes. 'Snow White and the seven little people' . Very honest. There were dwarves protesting at such pc as their regular Christmas employment disappearing

I love Sheila Hancock. In about 1985 she said 'It used to be alright to be ordinary. Now it's seen as failure.' Carried this in my heart. She is extra ordinary. ❤

@claresmith9261

4 ай бұрын

We all are

@dubbelhelix

3 ай бұрын

A very wise statement that I fully endorse!

What a joy this was to listen to, thankyou so much James for a superb interview with Sheila Hancock, an actress I've long admired but knew very little about, until today.

I'm a contemporary of Shelia Hancock, and have been for many years. The film Edie that she starred in and actually did what was needed, tempted my reclusive neighbour, to accompany me to the cinema. It was the first time in 25 years she'd been to a cinema.

I was lucky enough to spend some time with Sheila the day before she climbed that mountain to film 'Edie' and I'll say she's an absolute diamond. She's exactly as she comes across in this interview. I had no idea who she was prior to that day (I'm no movie buff and don't even have a TV), but she's someone I don't think I will ever forget. A truly wonderful human being.

@E-Kat

4 ай бұрын

Ha, ha, ha! That such a funny story! I did the same whilst working back stage and not being able to recognise any tv soap actors and actresses. I had no idea they were very famous, so I was completely unfazed by them. Later, people were asking me how was so and so and I'd say who? 😂

@alexmiller7721

4 ай бұрын

@@E-Kat Same thing with me a few years before Edie. I was asked to take part as an extra in a film (Zip 'n' Zoo) with John Hannah, Remy Bennett, Simone Lahbib and Charlie McKerron. I didn't know any of them. I've also yet to see the film. Some of the stories I could tell from both films would have you in stitches, but I won't get into that here.

@E-Kat

4 ай бұрын

@@alexmiller7721 gosh, that's amazing!! I still don't know any of them! I have so many stories too, but everything is too private to share. We have had so much fun, I was surprised I was paid. 🤣

What a delightful human being! Enjoyed this interview immensely

@berylwelch3526

3 ай бұрын

Shelia you made me cry ,when you said that you love this country to death ,my Grandfather died in the first world war fighting for his wonderful country so yes he loved his country to death ,like so many other Grandfathers

Sheila is a national treasure, I could listen to her for hours .

@leannetrotter4414

4 ай бұрын

YES INDEED, THIS IS HISTORY AT IT'S BEST !!! THIS IS AGAIN, THIS IS BESTMAS !!!

Awesome thoroughly enjoyed!!❤❤

I acted with her during "the buccaneers" filmed at castle howard.... in 1995.

@pollytickle8346

4 ай бұрын

Wow,!

@emchardy1

4 ай бұрын

She won't remember 😅

I remember her in The Rag Trade, 60+ years ago. She was a beautiful young woman then and remains beautiful now in every sense of the word.

@philipmulville8218

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely. Well said.

Absolutely fascinating, wonderful story telling.

I could have listened until sunrise, to this wonderful conversation. Sheila is a fabulous, kind and sincere lady. I love her.

Sheila is so interesting, really enjoyed this. ❤

Thank goodness for a woman like Shiela Hancock, says it as it is. Hope many people see this video. Thank you so much James O’Brien.

Wonderful actress and a realist. Always a treat to see Shelia Hancock whether she is working or discussing her fascinating life💜

THANK YOU THIS IS DELIGHTFUL AND MORE !!! SHE IS A LIVING LEGEND !!! THIS IS PURE HISTORY AND MORE !!!

James? This is a true delight, and thank you. Thank you so very much; tonight you saved a life. Mine.

I just love Sheila Hancock,she's as vital and beautiful as ever and has so much wisdom and insight to impart and for all those young'ns that think old people or older people have nothing of relevance or knowledge to impart need to listen to her and she was "woke" before woke was invented

I Love her. 🕊️

What a hero, great Irish name too, thank you proba luden girl

Wow….I will settle for being half as active, alert, and articulate as Sheila if I am ever lucky enough to still be alive at 91!

Love this couple who, in my view, are UK treasures. My favourite John Thaw film is Goodnight, Mr Tom which depicts a societal innocence which is long gone. Sheila was excellent in Hawks. Thanks James. Love your interview style and Sheila is a wonderful subject.

10 min in, and none of them has said " I was like", so I'm still watching! 👍

Just a wonderful interview, I enjoyed it so much. Have always loved Sheila Hancock. Greetings from Australia..🌞🌻

What a delight. Lovely to see those quiet Quaker values. Speaking truth to power and that belief in the equality of all.

I've always admired Dame Sheila Hancock and found her very interesting. There was one interview she gave, years ago, where she briefly talked about getting to an age of being so bored of looking in the mirror and seeing her own same face reflected back and I related so much to that one comment I think of it everytime I look in the mirror lol

"I know, I don't add up. I'm even less added up now than when I first walked into the room." There. I want that on my grave. It's glorious.

What a wonderful interview with a wonderful woman. Britain has so many lifetime actresses who are talented beyond measure yet grounded in reality. Maybe it’s the stage work combined with film acting but they don’t seem to have the sense of entitlement and celebrity that Hollywood seems to confer on their actors. Thank goodness.

What a lovely lady!

90 something & still entertaining us & beautiful

Anyone remember the "Rag trade"?

@edwardtodd9734

4 ай бұрын

Remember the name, it not the programme

What a wonderful interview. Miss Hancock is just a a treat .

Absolutely wonderful! Thank you.

Wonderful interview. Two highly professional people interacting in a fascinating and interesting way. Thank you so much.

Such a vibrant and inspirational lady

Thank you Sheila. I found myself absolutely riveted. Enjoyed every second.

I love her on Just a Minute, and so many of those old gems have been uploaded now. Well worth a listen 🙂

Yes she is so right.

Fantastic interview.

I would vote for her if she ran for Prime Minister or Mayor of London.

Brilliant interview of our iconic Sheila! Love her to bits.

Another brilliant interview! Well done James.

Fantastic interview, thank you so much! My mum won a scholarship place and her Dad wouldn't let her go to Grammar school.

@maidmarion2976

4 ай бұрын

Yes perhaps it was a working class attitude.

Brilliant. Could listen to her for hours

Incredibly!! robust and determined. Love Sheila.

Thanks Mr O'Brien, great interview 👍💯

@belindamay8063

4 ай бұрын

But rather sad too. - sometimes gut-wrenching evocations of the past. I am of her generation and can identify with so much of it. I had forgotten the casual cruelties inflicted on children and anybody “different”. People like Sheila are so valuable to us. Thank you for bringing her into the studio.

Sharper than the average 30 year old and so engaging. Amazing lady.

@maidmarion2976

4 ай бұрын

Much sharper than that, the average 30yr old is not terribly well informed

How great was this? Thank you James

'Rag Trade'' with Miriam Carlin, Judy Carne, Barbara Windsor, Sheila Hancock, Reg Varney, Peter Jones is entrenched in my memory as a young boy of 8 or 9.

@dennisdearden2652

4 ай бұрын

Never mind the quality feel the width. 😅

Grew up watching Sheila Hancock, lovely lady, looking gorgeous too. Thank for lovely interview.

What a fantastic interview ,wished it had been longer.

Great discussion well done James, listening to Sheila Hancock lifted me, what a difference from listening to so called politicians.

John Thaw was the best television actor this country has ever had.

@maidmarion2976

4 ай бұрын

He was, but this is about Sheila

This has opened my eyes and I finally understand myself in my professional life as nurse. That my profession is now managing hollow corporate values and impressed by those who can manipulate than real nurses who are there for patients and have no time to be daunted and carry with nursing and comforting the sick

I was lucky enough to see her on stage in "Rattle of a Simple Man" in the West End in the 1960s and I've never heard an audience laugh so hysterically - she was absolutely brilliant and brought the house down, and Edward Woodward was also excellent.

Wow what a woman. Loved her in ‘Edie’👏❤️

I'd be dead several times over if it wasn't for the NHS. We can afford to look after each other, especially if we stop people hoarding wealth. Dragons impoverish villages.

I was brought up on a pub and can really get what she means. I loved it. Falling asleep as a child to laughter and sixties music ❤

That was wonderful. Best interview I've seen for a while. Many thanks

Really fascinating interview. Learned so much about SH and have a lot of respect for her. The interview was well crafted and steered…allowing for SH to answer as she wished and give information freely and J O B steered the interview back to where his structure for the interview was set out. James listened and responded naturally so not just sticking to the script but mindful of what he wanted SH to cover if she was comfortable in doing so. Really enjoyable exchange between both parties. 👍🙂

Lovely lovely interview. So enjoyed this. Great distraction from this awful Tory party.

@judithcressey1682

3 ай бұрын

Starmer 'prefers Davos over Westminster' interview with Emily Maitlis. More of the same but worse. All WEF.

Wonderful interview. It was like listening to my dear mum who was evacuated from London during the war.

Greetings ✨ from Florida 🐬 Thank You 🙏 for Sharing this interview with Sheila ❤

Have admired her work for many years. Amazed at her performance as Goody Alsop in A Discovery of Witches at her time of life. Just having the desire to get out of bed and work at 90 years old gives me hope for the future.

@bluecowboyyoga

4 ай бұрын

That’s how I discovered her & she’s one of my favorites now! ✨

@dfxl6587

4 ай бұрын

@@bluecowboyyoga 👍🙂

Sheila is an honest intelligent woman.

Oh wow Dame Sheila Hancock, how fantastic to see you on KZread, looking amazing. Fabulous actor, take care 🥰🥰🥰🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇦🇺🇦🇺🤗

Not just a phenomenal actress but an equally phenomenal human being. I absolutely adore this icon.

Sheila is wonderful. So lovely listening to this podcast.

Absolutely the BEST interview ever! I remember Sheila in The Rag Trade. She is a truly remarkable lady. ❤

Thoroughly enjoyable. Thanks to you both.

Loved every second , thank you 💖

Wonderful interview. What an interesting woman and a national treasure.

What a legend ..fabulous interview 🥰

Refreshing.

Thank you for letting us hear from this lovely lady. I only lag 2 or 3 years behind her and recognise many of the things she remembers like war time as a child, picking up shrapnel after the raids. James, love these Full Disclosures.

Sheila at our age our minds, like a computer, slows down because our hard drives are nearly full. They are filled with our experiences, everything we studied & read plus people & family we loved & dispised that we have met and everything else we loved (pets, nice, friends & literature. ) & learning new languages. So retrieving info just takes a longer time!

Absolutely wonderful! A true inspiration.

Genuine with the best of hearts

I remember watching television with my parents and siblings, and The Rag Trade was on TV and my parents thought Sheila Hancock was amazing. I was about 7 or 8 at the time and didn't really get it or was able to concentrate, but I remember my parents laughing together and loving Sheila Hancock and to my child's mind, it made a tense household a happy one.

First Class...thank you.

Lovely.

Wonderful stuff

A wonderful conversation. A real pleasure to hear Dame Shiela Hancock talk so honestly about her life

She played Mrs Lovett in the debut cast of Sondheim's Sweeney Todd at Drury Lane, and was wonderful. Sadly London was not attuned to Sondheim at that time, and the now classic Sweeney Todd had a very short run. I love everything Dame Sheila does, from the Rag Trade onwards

Now that was Interesting. More Please.

Thank you Dame Sheila 🦋🌈

I love Shiela Hancocks optimism at 91 ; at least she is not cynical . I agree with her views but I do feel a little cynical , at the moment . I do see signs of people being more aware about politics , about being lied to ; about Brexit and wealth inequality . So maybe things will change .

@maidmarion2976

4 ай бұрын

We need to stick together and be more vocal. This country is far from what it was

@AnthonyBrown12324

4 ай бұрын

yes . Gove is trying to make out he is going to do something about evictions and lease holding etc when all they do is talk . 2019 was when the Post Office scandal was in full view . The government do nothing until they face election defeat and then they just make vague promises ; hoping people will forget .@@maidmarion2976

Amazing character the likes of which are becoming increasingly rare,,

James. I have only recently found your superbly interesting programme. Actually the first one I watched being yourself interviewed by Emily Maitlis. I immediately subscribed. Shelia. What a wonderful person you are to listen to. I have had a fascination with the Quakers since my first job at Fry's in their Somerdale factory at Keynsham. Great listening. 💚💚💚💚💚

I love her. She’s such a pleasure to watch.