Superb! Beautifully skillful, subtle and understated when compared with modern TV series and their relatively kitch, even trashy hysteria.

Mr Carmichael does this exceptionally well, quite the mixture of dandy and intelligence.

JUST WHATS NEEDED AFTER PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES... THANK YOU!!!😍

@QHarefield

3 жыл бұрын

Even more so, after the election!

I love watching Peter Wimsey with a very large mug of tea

@andrewfrankovic6821

3 жыл бұрын

I'm always wanting to nosh on something watching these.

@mfjdv2020

3 жыл бұрын

Peter and his family and associates are always swigging huge quantities of booze, which always inspires me to pour myself a tot of good cognac while watching.

@madmaxen

2 жыл бұрын

When was he carrying a large mug of tea?

@janeknisely4383

Жыл бұрын

@@madmaxen One word: Biffa!

I much prefer these sort of old series to the new ones great actors Great stories and thank goodness no hanky panky

aHH, those kindly, joyous Yorkshire good-folk. Makes one glad to be alive.

@mfjdv2020

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha!!! They do make me laugh. But at least they are straight and sincere, if a trifle dour. What about that sketch of Monty Python's, 'The Four Yorkshiremen'? And did you know that Ian Carmichael himself is a Yorkshireman? Albeit of Scottish extraction, but so many Yorkshiremen are of Scottish origin, which makes it all the more baffling as to why they are so dour! Possibly the harsh climate and the bleak landscape have something to do with it. To find out more about the jolly Yorkshire temperament, you could read James Herriot's brilliantly funny books about his practice as a vet in the Yorkshire Dales.

@glen7318

3 жыл бұрын

It is pretty cold up there, and bleak.. so the farmers work hard and dont have time to be jolly

@andrewfrankovic6821

3 жыл бұрын

@@glen7318 Cold doesn't really cut iT. But bleak as an add-on might. In honest curiosity, in seeing that iT looks bleak, what is the extent of the bleakness? Is iT really bad farmland? iT's sort of funny, in being an American I always had assumed a story like The Hound of the Baskervilles would have taken place in the north, but it occurred in the south. Right?

@glen7318

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewfrankovic6821 Yes Hound is set on Dartmoor, in Devon. Far as I know, a lot of Yorkshire was good for sheep but not much else...

@julegate

Жыл бұрын

@@mfjdv2020 I love James Herriot’s books and the Yorkshire people!

Thanks for posting these. I loved seeing them when I was younger.

6:35 And this episode's vintage vehicle is a Brough Superior motorcycle. I became conscious of this one through the manga Oh My Goddess!; there's an arc built around the discovery and salvage of an old one. It was also the favorite bike of Lawrence of Arabia, who died riding one. T.E. Lawrence remains dead, but his last Brough Superior lives on in the Imperial War Museum and looks ready to ride again.

@oldgringo2001

2 жыл бұрын

Even the English actors seem to have forgotten that "Brough" was actually pronounced something like "BRUF". Perhaps 3048 of these motorcycles were manufactured; about one in three still exists. Plus, the badge has been resurrected; you too can have a new Rolls Royce of Motorcycles at Rolls Royce prices today!

@Muck006

Жыл бұрын

@@oldgringo2001 The question is though: is it a motorcycle brand to "ride and show off", like the american Harley Davidson, or is it a brand to actually use and get from A to B quickly and safely?

I just love the Lord Wimsey stories. I really must check out Sayers' books.

Even in this episode the mother is already brilliant ...

Thank you for uploading these. They are, of course, very dated, but Ian Carmichael is wonderful and I'd never seen them before. I'm sick in bed so these are a real blessing. Thanks again!

@tooleyheadbang4239

11 ай бұрын

I'll say they are dated. Look at the Bentley! And are the police using a 'flatnose' Morris?

Poor little girl 😥

Fabulous

Time for a remake of the Lord Peter Wimsey series!😊

This videos are simply delightful. The entire story is developed in detail and the characters are fascinating. Unlike modern mysteries there are not legions of people killed with blood all over the place. We don’t have to see people carved up in autopsies exposing masses of internal organs. I don’t watch modern series like the ridiculous Midsomer Murders, but confine myself to movies like these, Maigret, Poirot, Miss Marple, and other similar ones. Thanks for posting these very fun movies!!

Favourite Bunter: Glyn Houston, Peter Jones, or Richard Morant?

@maryoleary5044

4 ай бұрын

Peter Jones

Zee Frensh accents were, how you say, tres hokey, n’est-ce pas?

@steveg8322

10 ай бұрын

Non

38:23

Does Sir peter ever meet Harriet Dean with this actor?

@pamelaspooner7183

Ай бұрын

No.

@Shadowman4710

5 күн бұрын

No, they did those in the 90's with Edward Petherridge. Now, Carmichael does do the Harriet Vane episodes on the BBC radio, which are also available on KZread.

It struck me that Peter occasionally says “ain’t” That word seems out of place in 1920s- 30s Britain, or am I off base?

@glen7318

2 жыл бұрын

its very common in upper class slang

@steveg8322

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah,I noticed that too.Being flippant,no doubt.

@anthonylloyd-rees

Жыл бұрын

Ain't ain't in the dictionary doncha know

.... Ok, don't get angry with me for asking this question... But, did men in the past have, "A gentleman's Gentleman....", because they couldn't be openly homosexual? Please don't get me wrong, I love these uploads and my ancestors are British and Irish, etc.... But, I watch so many different British shows and the men who have a man, supposidly working for them... And, just for the record...no, I am not homophobic! I have had many friends who are happily, open about their same sex-relationships, and I have no problem with it. I'm just curious about these shows; that's all! Thanks again for the uploads!!!

@megathy43

4 жыл бұрын

A gentleman's gentleman is a valet who took care of his master's clothing, brought him breakfast in bed and saw to his daily needs. It is in no way a sexual

@megathy43

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I messed up my comment! What I was trying to say is that there is nothing sexual in the relationship. He is an employee just as a maid or housekeeper was in the days when people could afford them. Hope that helps!

@glen7318

3 жыл бұрын

British upper class men had servants to take care of them. It has nothing to do with homosexaul relationships.

@jeanettesdaughter

3 жыл бұрын

Hard to say, but I don’t think so. The upper upper classes, Lords and ladies were quite open about their affairs, discreet but they took whatever liberties they wanted and people simply looked the other way. Boston marriages they were called among upper class women across the pond. Anyway, Bunter was Wimsey’s man before and during the Great War. Lords always had a man, a valet to do for them and in a large household they may have had a whole retinue of them: some upstairs and some below stairs, one for the horses, one for the shoes, another one for the bespoke suits, a hunting companion/ gunner, a driver, a gardener who may have reported to the Lady and so on. Charming or tiresome depending on who you ask! I suppose they all received some sort of salary and pension if the money held up from the colonies or legacies. Lords and ladies simply did not go into business; they were landed Gentry made rich by gifts from or marriages to the royal houses of Europe.

@glen7318

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeanettesdaughter Gentry's income was usually derived from land, and yes of course servants received wages but they did not earn much....