my gawd, is this GOOD. In many ways better than Ford v Ferrari f.e. max.happy to have stumbled over this gem, tyvm

@anthonywbelcher

Ай бұрын

Yep, I love it too

Watching this by a welcome, random pop-up. Never even heard of Birkin or that Rowan A had made this superb series. Thanks!

@anthonywbelcher

Ай бұрын

It's very strange that there has been little interest in this video over the years and just recently there has been a flurry of interest. Presumably as a result of this pop up.

@robertknight5429

Ай бұрын

You should read the book! My grandad had it from back when it was published, I lapped it up as a kid. It's great also bizzare!

@grant6173

Ай бұрын

I love it when odd-ball stuff pops up on KZread! This is great!

@anthonywbelcher

Ай бұрын

@@grant6173 so that's why there has recently been a lot of activity with this video that I posted all those years ago.

@daskleinegluck4553

Ай бұрын

​@@anthonywbelcher Good job, anyway 👍.

Thanks so much for sharing this. I thoroughly enjoyed it on TV at the time and in recent years have tried to find a DVD but it has been out of production for a very long time so this is wonderful.

@anthonywbelcher

Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad I could help you

Amazing performance by Rowan Atkinson! It's a shame he's not had a chance to do many serious roles. He's done so well in his recent Maigret work too :)

@stefaniapintoc6785

3 жыл бұрын

Kk

@egyptology22

Ай бұрын

Blackadder!?

@mockbattles

Ай бұрын

What year was this? I never knew about it and I’m a huge RA fan since Not the 9 O’clock news!

@egyptology22

Ай бұрын

@mockbattles And you know about blackadder? Probably the best comedy after Falty Towers

@canadiangemstones7636

27 күн бұрын

Bean is terrific, just terrific!

Thank you so much for uploading this.

Thanks for posting this I haven't seen this since it was broadcast.

Never been repeated and wonderful.

Thanks so much for posting. Remember watching this when it originally aired and haven’t ever seen it repeated

@Peacemaker-96

3 жыл бұрын

Which year?

This was really good..I watched it on Tv..Rowan was excellent in it...wish he would do more like this

Thank you for this - I remember watching this with my Dad on TV

I'm glad you enjoyed seeing it again I must admit it's one of my favourite short films overtaking African Queen

@stefaniapintoc6785

3 жыл бұрын

Ggghhhhhn🤔🤭🐕🌈🏵️🌺😶🙂🤗🙃🤣😭😭🤣🤣😂🤗😂😂

Very impressed with the single-take monologue scene with the reporter at the beginning.

Brilliant...

Great film. I recall watching it on TV. I later visited Brooklands many times

@anthonywbelcher

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you I haven't been to Brooklands but it's on my list of places to visit

Mayfair to Norfolk in a hour? Bloody 'ell thats going some. Takes me an hour to get to the A11 junction these days. Remarkable.

@anthonywbelcher

10 ай бұрын

Well he was driving a Bentley.

@adamstilldrives

Ай бұрын

These days is the problem

@lordeden2732

22 күн бұрын

The Bently drivers group took vintage Bentleys of Tim (Boy) Berkin time to the Lotus factory and test track in Norfolk for a promotion photoshoot. They were told to follow the new (at the time) Racing Saloon as they would not be able to keep up. After a short time, the old Blowers were lapping the New Flash Lotus saloon

@lordeden2732

22 күн бұрын

In those days Chaps and Chapets used to race high-performance road cars to various country mansions for a Bottle of Vintage Champagne. My Grandfather was a Metropolitan police sergeant tasked to stop them. Happy to say he failed every time.

Great stuff ... thanks for uploading!

Impressive piece

“Can you not see the excitement in lace!?” asked his father. 😂

@michelguevara151

23 күн бұрын

I allways found the contents of lace to be far more exciting..

Rowan is an avid motor racing fan and competed too and collects vintage racing cars.

"The Bentley Boys"! ✌️🤠💥🌟🌀👍

I ha ve never seen this before. Excellent all 'round and particularly Rowan Atkinson. My mother went to Brooklands College in the 1950s...and I took a spin in an old car around what's left of the Brooklands track in 1992.

@anthonywbelcher

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I must watch it again its still one of my favourite videos

I do so like rowan atkinson, so refreshingly *British* .

Just finished his book , Full Throttle! An amazing read .

@anthonywbelcher

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I thoroughly enjoyed the book too.

@Ihadthismate

20 күн бұрын

Did they end up leaving in the pet about Audrey leaving him?

By Jove! I may have gotten a feeling in one of my eyes when he scoffed so properly at his own loss! Carry on, old chap!

fun fact Micky Burn who is doing the voice-over had an amazing life in WW2 and after too highly recommend find out about him plus the man who did the dramatisation was involved with James Hunt

@anthonywbelcher

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this information I will have a look into it

Mr bean in a love scene, rhymes nicely 😂

Very nice.................

@anthonywbelcher

Ай бұрын

Glad you like it it's my favourite film

honing the johnny english character out. good show.

BIT OF A HOP UP FROM LORD B'S GREEN MINI BIBBLE !!

Pip,pip old boy!

Why do not put the real name of a TV movie? Full Throttle (1995). I didn't know until today that this movie existed! So great.

@Acme-Logistics

Ай бұрын

Because the "other" 🙄 riff raff & ©️ organisation will remove it and spoil the peice for everyone else. Great thanks to the uploader for doing this for us.

Had to get used to see a serious Rowan Atkinson. Was waiting for a gag in the beginning, but got to appreciate Rowan in a serious roll and the film. Fun fact: W.O Bentley was portrayed by Gavin Richards, capitano Bertorelli in ‘Allo, Allo’. Burn was portrayed by Crispin Bonham Carter, third cousin to Helen Bonham Carter.

@anthonywbelcher

8 ай бұрын

All in all a great little film.

@Mayuri.Kurotsuchi

26 күн бұрын

‘Allo ‘Allo to signify the francophonic silencing or vocal omission of the H. Very interesting facts!

3:38 Norfolk certainly does have A. Partridge!

Harry Enfield doing the commentary at beginning right?

someone show this to Jeremy Clarkson i bet he will enjoy Rowan and the Bentleys

Is this "Gussie" Fink-Nottle (Richard Braine) as the passenger in the breakfast-drive scene?

@anthonywbelcher

Жыл бұрын

No it's Micky Burn, look him up on Wikipedia. He's an interesting character.

He was my grandpas grandpa

@anthonywbelcher

Жыл бұрын

Hey, that's interesting. So he was your Great Great Grandfather. From what you know of him did this video with Rowan Atkinson portray him well?

@Nancy_56xx

Жыл бұрын

I never met him he had already died when I born but yes I think he did portray him well

@anthonywbelcher

Жыл бұрын

@@Nancy_56xx that's good thank you. He seems quite a character in the film. I love it.

@kom9740

4 ай бұрын

What a wonderful connection! He was an extraordinary man, a very clever engineer and an outstanding driver who crammed quite a lot into his very short life. Thank you for sharing Nancy, all the best :)

Blackadder is a racing driver - perhaps he was fed up with Baldrick and Lord Percy. He must have had a cunning plan how to earn money! Especially as Edward Symington was his father.

@egyptology22

Ай бұрын

A plan so cunning that even Baldrick couldn't plan it! Unless he drove a turnip!

Harry Enfield on the Tannoy at 0:50 ?

Thank you it's one of my favourite films sorry the quality is not brilliant but it was off a very old video

@alangilbert-voss7379

3 жыл бұрын

Quality not bad at all. Are there any (bootleg) DVDs doing the rounds? Would love that as a gift for a friend.

@anthonywbelcher

3 жыл бұрын

@@alangilbert-voss7379 you can get a copy yourself download clip grab

@alangilbert-voss7379

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Anthony, I didn't know about that, I'll do that.

@anthonywbelcher

3 жыл бұрын

@@alangilbert-voss7379 it's a good bit of software and easy-to-use so you shouldn't have a problem good luck

@alangilbert-voss7379

3 жыл бұрын

@@anthonywbelcher Thanks again :)

9:35 And his trousers are faultlessly white.

No one plays suave as Rowan Atkinson :D

Rowan should have done a lot more 'straight ' acting, a talent untapped?

People only perceive Atkinson as a clown because he played one for so long so well. If he had stuck to dramatic roles no matter what many of his less comedic roles would have gone over very differently. Now his face is associated with a clowns by majority of the people on this earth. That is his legacy and burden.

@anthonywbelcher

Ай бұрын

May be so, but it's his rubbery face and facial expressions that made him famous. I agree he can and should play serious roles. However, I think that would have been a longer and more difficult road to stardom.

@mankihonda983

Ай бұрын

@@anthonywbelcher Oh yes playing the alternative reality game is very much a losing proposition. His entire career was very much lightning in the bottle, his talent just being a huge lightning rod in a flat field.

@rupertbollywood1190

Ай бұрын

He was Britain's highest paid actor at one point. He's got hobbies, and you can't expect every actor to go Hollywood. At some point, time is worth more than money.

Controlling selfish wife. Very sad

@anthonywbelcher

Ай бұрын

Very true. Fortunately my wife is very understanding when it comes to cars.

@anthonywbelcher

Ай бұрын

Yes true. Fortunately my wife is very understanding when it comes to cars.

@howardosborne8647

29 күн бұрын

@@anthonywbelcher You had to say that twice to convince yourself it was true🤣

@anthonywbelcher

29 күн бұрын

@@howardosborne8647 Ha ha you're right.