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Actor John Gregson - From Classic Cinema to TVs Gideons Way
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2 жыл бұрынPlease join me in this video, From Classic Cinema to TVs Gideons Way - John Gregson.
We take flowers to the famous grave of John Gregson this wonderful vintage actor and look at his astonishing career.
Harold Thomas Gregson is better known by his stage name John Gregson, he was an English theatre, television, and film actor who appeared in over 40 films and was particularly noted for his roles in crime dramas and comedies.
John Gregson starred in the popular 1953 British Classic Genevieve with Kenneth More, Dinah Sheridan, and Kay Kendall and also worked with Diana Dors and all the major names in the business!
John Gregson's film career declined in the 1960s as the type of film and character he was known to play became outdated but he soon found fame in the television police drama Gideon's Way.
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@stevenlangdon-griffiths293 Жыл бұрын
It’s quite rare to find a video which can keep the viewer interested all the way through. And far more rare is to find ALL the presentations from this fine channel of the same high standard. I’m certain that many will agree that the narration is perfect.
@BeautifulBadandBizarre Жыл бұрын
Oh!!!!! I am so sorry I missed this lovely reply - massive apologies and thank you so much xxxx
@100SteveB 3 ай бұрын
Such a wonderful actor, always enjoyed many of the films he starred in, the Titfield Thunderbolt being one of my favourites. Never realised he had died so young. So many actors and comedians of that era were sadly taken so early.
@TheRedDevil-1968 10 ай бұрын
Great actor. Blimey, 55...no age at all. God bless him.
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 10 ай бұрын
❤️❤️❤️
@retrothingz 9 ай бұрын
He'll always be Inspector Gideon to me. Loved that show.Nice tribute.Thanks
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 9 ай бұрын
Oh yes!!!!! I LOVE Gideon! Although John is absolutely brilliant in Value for Money - it’s a film that always makes me laugh no matter how many times I watch it! Xx
@retrothingz 9 ай бұрын
@@BeautifulBadandBizarre Indeed. He had a great voice as well...very powerful....and authoritative... sort of a transatlantic accent ..possibly attributable to his Liverpool origins. Anyway, keep up the good work
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 8 ай бұрын
I know exactly what you mean! Before I watched Gideon I'd only seen him in light hearted films - so I couldn't imagine that he would play the part so well but he truly did! xx
@tvretros Жыл бұрын
John Gregson was a great actor and Genevieve was a fabulous film. All the actors just seemed to work so well together Dinah Sheridan, Kenneth More, and kay Kendall. It was as though they all really enjoyed themselves making the film, all have sadly passed now. Talking pictures TV often show Genevieve so if you have not seen it I would highly reommend it!
@BeautifulBadandBizarre Жыл бұрын
I'm so sorry I missed your lovely comment - thank you so much - and I agree - Talking Pictures is an excellent channel and I have to say - my favourite hands down!
@harryplummer6356 3 ай бұрын
Yes, indeed a great actor. The film Genevieve was paired with Doctor in the House. You got to see both great movies for a bob and sixpense - great value and fun.
@BigDon62 2 ай бұрын
A truly wonderful man. Loved by my Mother & Father, as well as by me. If I see a movie featuring John Gregson coming up on the telly, I do my best to watch it, even if I've seen it before. Thoughtfully put together video as well. RIP John Gregson.
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for your comment. It's lovely to hear how much John Gregson meant to you and your family. He truly had a special talent that continues to resonate with many of us. I'm glad you enjoyed the video xxxx
@christinecowley3120 10 ай бұрын
Lovely video! He was such an amazing actor! R.I.P. far too young to die!
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much xx
@markwalker4219 6 күн бұрын
Just seen him tonight in gideons way. Great actor .
@patdoyle3686 2 жыл бұрын
John Gregson was a true 🌟he was around the time in Great Britain when there were great male film stars🌟 Like Stanley Baker🌟 Dirk Bogarde 🌟Kenneth More🌟Richard Todd🌟John Mills🌟James Mason🌟 Yeah loved John Gregson in all his many movies and TV roles his movie Rooney is one of my Favourites It's very funny a great comedy worth a Viewing
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
I couldn’t agree more! I love all those actors - they are all very much missed! John Gregson was superb - and so versatile from serious drama to comedy - so talented!
@harryplummer6356 3 ай бұрын
Yes, a great movie and he got to play hurley (?spelling).
@harleybenton3382 Жыл бұрын
You bring tears to my eyes, remembering my youth. Xx
@BeautifulBadandBizarre Жыл бұрын
That’s so lovely! Thank you ❤️ John Gregson was absolutely one of the best ❤️🌹 Thank you for watching xx
@harleybenton3382 Жыл бұрын
@@BeautifulBadandBizarre it’s you that are beautiful. Your soul is wonderful. Xx
@macca9392 2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic Actor!!!, RIP Sir 🙏👍
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
Yes he was a wonderful actor 🥰❤️
@lesliegee3621 10 ай бұрын
Beautiful I layed flowers here and had a phone call with his eldest daughter Katherine. What a lovely lady .his great freind was Ian Hendry who lived around tge corner at Pharaoh s Island at the Sphinx..opposite the Thames Ciurt pub xxxxx love this Actor smashed all his films especially Angels 1 5 out acting Jack Hawkins Ciril Raymond
@harryplummer6356 3 ай бұрын
You have great memories.
@lesliegee3621 2 жыл бұрын
Hi this is great I also visited John Gregsons grave after asking his Son .also named John Gregson he runs the John Gregson website in brackets (Actor). He does photos of his dad John Gregson if you would like 1 or 2. I spoke to his son on Web page and asked if i could lay flowers there and he said absolutely. I left flowers with a little message saying how i loved their Dads films also I left my phone number incase family wanted to see who this stranger was . It was close to his 50th anniversary of the Day he passed . Anyway a few weeks later I received a call from his eldest daughter Kathy who was absolutely lovely and enquired what films I liked ,I asked who his friends were that he could relax with and one was Ian Hendry actor.who lived on Pharaohs Island around the corner from John's Creek house .Kathy also said after each film Daddy brought them presents as he missed them so much .One film that Kathy loved her father in so much was Genevieve.and named her daughter the Same. Hope any fans like this .have a great day loved the video. I also stayed in the hotel by the King's Head Shepperton a famous pub .
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness!!!!!! Thank you so very much for sharing that information about John Gregson! That is absolutely superb! How wonderful that his family contacted you! I’m actually thrilled to hear this - thank you!!! I think he was truly one of the very best - my total favourites are Gideon’s Way and Value for Money but there isn’t a John Gregson film that I’ve seen and not loved! You’ve made my day! 😊
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
Oh and I also want to say - I never knew that about Ian Hendry - I adored him beyond words!!!! Especially in ‘This is my Street’ to know this has just brought the biggest smile to my face!!!
@lesliegee3621 2 жыл бұрын
@@BeautifulBadandBizarre hi ya that's brilliant .it was only by accident visiting that website that his son made himself known to me .he knew I was Genuine and realy was just a fan .not in a strange way .I love old films .and John Gregson at the top of my list of great British actors .Angels one five amazing .ye asked and they said yes.glad you didn't mind me sharing my experience. What's your name .I'm now a retired firefighter .was on duty when Kathy called and we got a call so said got to go explained why lol and called her back later .Kathy actually left me her phone number but deleted it as didn't want to pester her with Questions but I knew she loved chatting about her dad she lives the closest to her dad's Creek house and goes to that pub .😊
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
I LOVED hearing about your experience! My name is Shar - I’m very much into the 40s, 50s and 60s - films, TV, actors and actresses - writers etc My ‘specialist’ subject so to speak 🤭 is Diana Dors (also Marilyn Monroe/Jayne Mansfield) Creek House was amazing - it looked like an idyllic place to grow up!
@lesliegee3621 2 жыл бұрын
@@BeautifulBadandBizarre Hi Shar .yes I love 40s 50s 60s films not a film buff well maybe a bit but it's the actors and actresses I see a scene and can blooming name most outrageous lol .but I just love those films .I'm that age well I'm the baby of my family 58 .a 1963 model 😊lol.Creek house huge .they owned all the way to ferry lane but Dad got hit with a big tax bill .so they sold the right hand side now has a row or 2 of houses on it.So cool and glad I watched your video there is someone out there that likes the same. Suppose its a girlie thing with the Actreesses you like .I also so love our great actresses Diane dors.👍I like Celia Johnson. Maurine O'hara.bit of a dad's army fan to.
@avuncular300 Жыл бұрын
I remember him for his role in the film, 'Holly and the Ivy'. A classic British film with an outstanding cast.
@BeautifulBadandBizarre Жыл бұрын
I’ve not seen ‘Holly and the Ivy! I need to look it up!
@David-uf8ex Жыл бұрын
A wonderful film indeed
@harryplummer6356 3 ай бұрын
Wasn't it though. You hardly see it around Christmas time anymore. A real gem IMO.
@lesliegee3621 3 ай бұрын
John Gregson .so glad you got to visit his grave .hopefully you see Creek house. and Church Square xx ❤❤
@MartysWhiteSuit Жыл бұрын
John Gregson is one of my top favourite actors ever. I was a kid when the Gideon series aired and I was always rooted to the spot. He was also in an advert for Special K. I can't eat a bowl without thinking of him.
@BeautifulBadandBizarre Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣 I’d forgotten about cornflakes! I still watch Gideon!!!! I love it and the fabulous @talkingpicturestvCoUk often show repeats - absolutely never get bored of watching John Gregson!
@MartysWhiteSuit Жыл бұрын
@@BeautifulBadandBizarre Yes. I bought the box set of Dangerous Knowledge. Still good, even after all these years.
@Greenwillow 2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant thanks. Love John Gregson would love to see Kenneth More’s to. ☺️
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
Me too!!!! I absolutely adore him - and Kenneth! They were just the absolute best! Thank you so much for comment!
@peterphosphate5436 2 жыл бұрын
Genevieve is a classic film that featured Kay Kendal who died at an early age and is interred in a graveyard located at Hampstead, London. I remember watching the original series of Gideon’s Way from the early 1960’s and John Gregson was the lead. A favourite actor of mine from those early days. Thanks for visiting his final resting place - It was very interesting to see.
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Yes I agree a true classic - to me it’s Christmas! One of those films you like to watch at the festive season - Kay Kendall was beautiful and such a tragic situation xxx
@peterphosphate5436 2 жыл бұрын
@@BeautifulBadandBizarre I saw the piece you mentioned on TP television celebrating what would have been John Gregson’s 100th Birthday. His wife mentioned that they married at a Catholic Church in Kilburn (she could not remember it’s name) but that would have been The Sacred Heart Church in Quex Road. North West London is my stomping ground! I guess you already know Kay Kendal was married to Rex Harrison and the terminal nature of her illness was kept from her. Genevieve is ranked amongst the top 100 films to see before you die!
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
@@peterphosphate5436 oh brilliant! Yep it was a lovely interview - I so enjoyed it! Thea was so sweet! Oh yes! Kay and Rex and Carole Landis - this is my thing you see - it has been since I can first remember 🤭
@peterphosphate5436 2 жыл бұрын
@@BeautifulBadandBizarre Keep up the good work - I will be watching..
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
I’ll do my best! Thank you!
@angelamatthew1487 2 жыл бұрын
I loved John Grayson in everything, I love near Liverpool so very proud of him. I saw the interview with his wife and children, it was a great video 😀
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
Isn’t that interview heartwarming!! He is still remembered with such love and affection - the most valuable legacy to leave behind! Thank you so much for your lovely comment! ❤️
@djpriddin6211 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Interesting and informative. I remember John Gregson well. Excellent actor
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I’m a huge fan - and I love Gideon’s Way - that and Alfred Burke in Public Eye are two of my favourites that I can literally watch over and over!
@AllanNeaves-qn3zr 11 ай бұрын
Afternoon Shar,its a warm sunny day,just right for nostalgia and a stroll down memory lane 😊 and no better companion than John Gregson. For me he was truly the actor's actor 😊 The body of work he left us,bearing in mind how terribly young he was,is nothing short of miraculous 😊From the delightful Genevieve ( close run with Kenneth Moore ❤😊) On the bridge of a Royal Navy Warship 😮so stiff upper lipped 😊 The little pot boiler " Train of Events" just a company player. He gave each part all the writers and directors wanted.And in some cases more.I've not seen Value for Money, but will seek it out😊As for the TV's Gideon's Way he matched up very well against Jack Hawkins from the movies. But to be fair to Mr Hawkins, John had more time to flesh out the roll😊 Speaking of which, I'm oft to make a nice crusty ham filled one & a small glass of crisp white wine. And to you Shar,I'll raise my glass with the toast. Thank you and carry on 😅😅😊❤❤ as ever Allan&Family
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 11 ай бұрын
Hello Allan! Oh, John Gregson was a magnificent actor! I agree - a true talent and I love Gideon - it's a repeat watch for me - whenever I get the opportunity and I love the re-runs on Talking Pictures - Do you watch that channel Allan? I'd definitely recommend it if you don't! I do love a glass of chilled white wine on a sunny day - although given a choice it's always champagne 🍾🍾🍾 Have a lovely day and thank you as always for your lovely comment and chat! I always enjoy it xx
@seansabhaois Жыл бұрын
'Genevieve' is a movie I'll never forget... starring 'John Gregson' and also Dinah Sheridan, Kenneth More & Kay Kendal. Featuring a couple of veteran cars and the above actors during their London to Brighton shenanigans. The movie an end of year / term treat for kids at the Jo'burg primary school my late brother and I attended around 1970. It was shown on 16mm format in our school hall. In the movie, at some or other club, Kay Kendal's character gets tiddly and demands... "I wanna play the plumpet!" Then astonishes everyone with a solo performance (mimed I guess?) To a couple of boys, this punch-line was uttered over & over, ad naseum, accompanied by our raucous laughter. As it turned out, this was the very last movie, as brothers we saw together.
@BeautifulBadandBizarre Жыл бұрын
It’s another wonderful classic! ❤️🌹Thank you for this wonderful comment! It certainly brings back wonderful memories of childhood entertainment! Xxxx
@2011littlejohn1 2 жыл бұрын
I always liked John Gregson - very convincing in down to earth realistic roles. Another untimely and even earlier death was Kay Kendall who was also in Genevieve.
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
He was! And yea totally agree - Kay’s situation was absolutely tragic - she was a first class actress too!
@duncanrobinson3200 2 жыл бұрын
I have very much become to like John Gregson in the last few years. He was one of my late fathers favourite actors. I have recently been watching the old episodes of Gideon's Way which don't quite remember only being a small child when it was made in the mid 1960's. I can just about remember him in 'Shirley's World' in the early 70's however. It is so very sad that John passed away at such a relatively young age of 56.
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your comment - John Gregson is definitely one of my favourite actors too! I thoroughly enjoy watching Gideon’s Way - I’ve lost count of the amount of times I’ve watched each series now! I agree - he passed away far too soon.
@jamesmcbride6304 2 жыл бұрын
I remember watching him in a lot of films when i was a kid, he had such a distinctive voice. Talented actor.
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
He was fantastic! I love everything I’ve seen him in - my fav is Value for Money though 🤣
@colinturner4158 Жыл бұрын
There weren’t many things he appeared in I didn’t like talented actor.Thank you for the video and information excellent
@BeautifulBadandBizarre Жыл бұрын
He was brilliant!!! My two favourites Gideon and Value for Money but I loved everything else he did too! ❤️ thank you for watching Colin! X
@angelsone-five7912 2 жыл бұрын
Always like anything with John Gregson in, 55 is no age at all. RIP.
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
He was far too young! So much still to do x a truly great actor who could do serious drama and comedy so brilliantly!
@Voxac100b 2 жыл бұрын
I think John was a heavy smoker.
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
@@Voxac100b yes I believe he was - but I think a lot of people were smokers back then - I remember when I was at High school it was practically compulsory if you wanted to be in with the in crowd! Although I never smoked so I wasn’t - I preferred chocolate 🤭
@denisemangan1413 Жыл бұрын
I loved Gideons way🇦🇺
@BeautifulBadandBizarre Жыл бұрын
I did - actually I still watch it whenever I can! Gideon and Public Eye with Alfred Burke! ❤️
@colinturner4158 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely loved the Genevieve film as a child
@BeautifulBadandBizarre Жыл бұрын
It’s great isn’t it! Brilliant cast too 🌹I still love watching it xxxx
@colettegriffiths509 2 жыл бұрын
Thank-you so much for this post. John went to the same Church and school as me! He opened our Summer Fair one year. It was such a happy event for all. He was obviously moved by the whole event! A lovely,lovely man. May he rest in perfect peace. XO Thanks again.
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
Oh WOW! I would have so loved to have met him! That's a wonderful story - thank you so much - - he always seemed to be so lovely in interviews and he had such a twinkle in his eye when he was performing in comedy films! Your comment has put such a smile on my face! Thank you! xxx
@colettegriffiths509 2 жыл бұрын
@@BeautifulBadandBizarre He truly was a gentle man. He started his acting in the Church Hall. St Anthony's of Padua,Queens Drive Liverpool. I hoped he would've 'come home ' to be laid to rest. It is good to now know where he rests. His parties were second to none. Good clean fun. Thank-you again. XO
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
@@colettegriffiths509 oh!!!! Thank you so much!!!! I knew he’d joined a theatre group but I didn’t know exactly where - that’s such interesting information - I appreciate that! Are his parents buried there? He’s on his own in Sunbury but I can only imagine Thea thought she’d be able to get there all the time because she was so young when she lost him - but of course now at 95 she no longer lives close by and isn’t able to get there - so sad x but it is a lovely place - when I first arrived there were so many people attending to graves - it was a very loving atmosphere ❤️
@patrickpayne8272 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you So much for your beautiful and very investigated and professional post...and a lovely touch was the flower's
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I think Valerie was so interesting - she was constantly on the stage before Hammer and retiring - I don’t think it’s always recognised - she played some truly magnificent roles on the stage! It’s such a shame that there isn’t any video of her performances that I know of but she had great reviews!
@jacksugden8190 8 ай бұрын
Sadly died on 18 December 2022, Gregson only made episodes of Gideon’s Way, shame there wasn’t more.
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 7 ай бұрын
Oh I didn't know that - bless her! Thank you for that information. I do wish there were more episodes - of both that and Public Eye with Alfred Burke!
@jacksugden8190 7 ай бұрын
@@BeautifulBadandBizarre 1964 to 1966 for Gideon, I remember the original series, only 26 were sadly made, unable to out why the series was cancelled, again watched Public Eye (1965-1975) when it first came out on ABC Weekend Television in black and white, long before Thames Television in 1968. Public Eye ran for such a long time, for four series, covering 87 episodes, think that Public Eye was passed its air time watching later episodes, and getting boring with the lack of scripts for a war out Burke.
@stewartwebb5699 7 ай бұрын
A Great respectful and informative video as ever. Funny, I have a Talking Pictures link. The Footage Detectives recently showed Dinah Sheridan at the fiftieth celebration of and Genevieve, back in the day. I messaged her daughter Jenny Hanley, who has a show on Boom Radio on a Saturday. She had missed it but saw it on catch up, she replied with a lovely email. Great old film. Thanks again
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 7 ай бұрын
Oh Stewart! I LOVE 'The Footage Detectives' on Talking Pictures - actually to be honest I love everything on Talking Pictures, it's my favourite channel - a real gem! I also grew up loving Jenny Hanley on Magpie! and - as an adult on work experience at a local Newspaper when I was at college - I got to go out on location with the newspaper photographer and meet Dinah Sheridan's son Jeremy! I have a photo taken with him somewhere in this den! xxx
@MichealSeaghdha Жыл бұрын
I like Gregson because his film and television characters typically seemed very grounded, restrained and natural. I didn't know he had died so young (i.e. younger than me!) I viewed 'Scott of the Antarctic' yesterday evening and it was a reminder of how easily he always seemed to be able to blend in with other actors without the desire to upstage any of them. You are right that many of his films have dated quite badly, but of course that's no reflection on his acting ability but more because our values, particularly in Britain, have changed so much. Also, I feel in many cases that's a large part of their nostalgic charm. I am also a big admirer of Glynis Johns and having vintage Diana Dors in the same film makes it compulsory viewing for me.
@BeautifulBadandBizarre Жыл бұрын
Yes John was so young - such a loss to his wife and children and of course to us fans! I loved him in the Weak & The Wicked - he was totally fabulous in Value for Money and never fails to make me laugh even though I’ve seen it so many times! He worked particularly well in my view with Diana - I also love Susan Stephen ❤️❤️❤️
@larry1824 Жыл бұрын
Good solid actor in any genre
@BeautifulBadandBizarre Жыл бұрын
He was!!! ❤️❤️🌹
@rachelmayes298 Жыл бұрын
I loved John Gregson. I often watch him on the television classic film channel regularly. Thank you for his biography. 💖
@BeautifulBadandBizarre Жыл бұрын
I adored him! I particularly love him has Gideon and also as Chaley in Value for Money!! ❤️
@edgarlee2802 2 жыл бұрын
I bought the DVD boxset of Gideon's Way and watched it all the way through. I loved every nostalgic minute of it. Thank you for this video.
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
You’re very welcome! I’m the same! I watch the whole set - give it a few weeks and watch it again! I’m the same with Alfred Burke and Public Eye! Wish they’d made more episodes!
@andywright3450 2 жыл бұрын
Big fan of John thank you for this
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! He was such a talented actor.
@doinggreat9197 2 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace John.
@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 Жыл бұрын
Utterly LOVE your channel. I've conducted family history research for decades and relish tracing lost family links and uncovering the records to confirm them, I'm pretty good at it (even if I say so myself), but most of your research on the subjects you cover is absolutely TOP flight stuff. I'm fascinated with British stars of the post war period, so to find them exhaustively researched, and then to see respects paid, and flowers laid on their graves is manna for my hungry mind. I'm here for the long run. Please keep up the Excellent work.
@BeautifulBadandBizarre Жыл бұрын
Oh!!! This has made my day!!!! Thank you so much - I love research too! I get completely carried away with it 🤭 once I start I find it hard to stop - and then I find it really difficult to decide what to include and what to leave out! That’s very much the hardest part! Thank you again for your kind words - it makes it all worth while! ❤️
@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 Жыл бұрын
@@BeautifulBadandBizarre My own best research, was of one set of my G G grandparents who both unfortunately died of typhus (incredibly in Liverpool in 1903) leaving 7 children as orphans. The eldest 3 stayed in Liverpool, and went on to have their own families and lives, the next 3 were sent off to be fostered in Canada again going on to lead full lives, and I've traced the descendents of each line.... BUT the youngest child, a 3 year old simply disappeared from the records, after failing to find any reference to her in the marriage, death, and local electoral registers I assumed that either there was a gap in the records, or that she had been informally adopted by a friend or neighbour and had her name changed.... one last roll of the dice that occured to me was to check the 1911 census records for the local orphanages in Liverpool, and incredibly I found the now 11 year old little girl as an "inmate", her DoB matched exactly, and from there on I then reconstructed her descending tree and traced the current generation within Liverpool, took a chance and contacted them, and guess what? They weren't in the slightest bit interested in their family history.... Hahaha You can't win them all... but the feeling of reuniting the 7 lines of children (on paper at least) was such a fulfilling moment.
@FTM211 2 жыл бұрын
Hi! Really enjoying this ‘Famous graves’ series and the potted histories of these famous people. Looking forward to what else you have in store. Best regards, Deb x
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Deb! It’s always difficult to decide what to put in and what to leave out as they all lead such full and interesting lives - even though in some cases they were sadly cut short. I’m so excited about what’s coming up - I hope you enjoy them too! ❤️
@keithpower4526 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your great vids. Was surprised you & the comments don’t mention his role in the Titfield Thunderbolt? A fav of mine.
@BeautifulBadandBizarre Жыл бұрын
Oh it has been mentioned! I try to include as much as I can but I hadn’t seen the film so I mostly included as much as I could of what I have seen when I made the video - I’m thinking a video exclusively about that film would be a good one to dive into so please stay tuned and thank you so much for your comment and for watching! ❤️❤️❤️
@davidandrews190 11 ай бұрын
His house on the Thames is sensational I love it Can't recall the name He died way too young 🌈🙁😎Creek House died at 55? God I'm 55 now just 🌞
@ginabideau3748 3 ай бұрын
My all time favourite film and also my daughter's is ,' Hobson Choice.' The acting from Brenda de Banzie Charles Laughton and John Mills was outstanding but de Banzie had the edge on them in my opinion. My other most treasured film is ,'The Quite Man', with John Wayne and Maureen 'O'Hara. A lot of the movie was shot in Co Galway and in 2011 Ms O'Hara came to Cong village to celebrate the films 60th anniversary. She stayed in Ashford Castle and as luck would have it my husband and I booked in to Ashford for that weekends festivities. I had the great fortune to meet Ms O'Hara and she signed her book ,'Tis Herself 'for me which I treasure. Beautiful Bad and Bizarre do you ever review Irish actors?
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment! I'm thrilled to hear about your love for 'Hobson's Choice' and 'The Quiet Man'-both absolute classics with stellar performances. Meeting Maureen O'Hara must have been an unforgettable experience! She was one of my favourite actresses - I particularly love her in Jamaica Inn (I'm a huge fan of Daphne Du Maurier too) Maureen was so beautiful! I'd be absolutely delighted to featured more Irish entertainers - I've every intention of visiting Ireland at some point (my great-grandmother was Irish!) it's just about planning a trip if their resting place is in Ireland. Thanks again for your support and sharing your delightful experiences xxxx
@beautyangelfriends6566 2 жыл бұрын
Loved this, intrigued to know who your next one will be, looking forward to it. Both Value For Money & Genevieve are uploaded to KZfaq!
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! ❤️ I’m so excited about upcoming videos - quite a few have been forgotten in time but still show up in unexpected ways - which I love! Yes!!!! You can watch both those films Value and Genevieve online ❤️
@kenallen768 2 жыл бұрын
Thank u for sharing he was a great actor and I have some of his movies too and Gideon’s way as well rest in peace
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
My pleasure! I agree with you, John was such a talented actor - Gideon’s Way is a favourite vintage TV series! Thank you so much for your comment!
@suffolkandy 2 жыл бұрын
One good old actor was John Gregson on to the next
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
He truly was! I’d say my favs are Value for Money and Gideon - he was also in TV ads - cigars and coffee I think!
@tonymeads6632 Жыл бұрын
Your videos are really interesting. Happy to subscribe. Thanks
@BeautifulBadandBizarre Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for watching and for subscribing - it’s very much appreciated ❤️❤️❤️
@eachwaythief6132 7 ай бұрын
Great video, well done 👍🏽
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! Xxxxx
@barryrudge1576 2 жыл бұрын
Loved all his films from the 1950's and Gideons way is regularly played on one of the Sky Movie channels.
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
Me too! Yes they run the series often on Talking Pictures ❤️
@alisonjordan 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for an interesting, and respectful video.🎥 “Genevieve” was my parents favourite film 🎞 I watched “Genevieve” many years later, and it is a lovely gentle comedy 🎭 John Gregson also starred in the Ealing Comedy “The Titfield Thunderbolt.” Another film my Father enjoyed, as it was about Steam 🚂 Trains.
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I love Genevieve too - I’ve seen a lot of the films John made - but not “The Titfield Thunderbolt” I know it was immensely popular - and it’s definitely on my ‘to watch’ list! I enjoy losing myself in old movies and being transported to another era! There are very few modern movies that hit the right note for me! Thank you again for your lovely comment - a beautiful start to my day and very much appreciated! 🥰
@alisonjordan 2 жыл бұрын
@@BeautifulBadandBizarre Thank you for your reply🙂 I have watched many old 🎥 films over the years. Here are some of my favourites: “Brief Encounter,” “The Third Man,” “The Quiet Man,” with its glorious Irish ☘️ Scenery. The only John Wayne film I have actually watched!! The fight scene is a bit silly, but the beauty of modern technology is you can fast forward!! I have also seen “Strawberry Roan,” a film 🎞 my father enjoyed seeing at the cinema in 19....! It is an interesting film about a farming community in Southern England. It’s a bit sad towards the end. A more modern film, with an old fashioned feel, is Ladies in Lavender.” Starring Judi Dench and Maggie Smith. Again, a bit sad towards the end, but you can’t go wrong with these two actresses. 🎭👩
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
@@alisonjordan my absolute pleasure! I’ve seen some of those wonderful films but there are some to check out - Thank You!!! John Wayne always reminded me if my granddad 🤭 I think I’ve seen quite a few if not all of his films when I was younger! My grandad was a real film enthusiast! We watched many an old film together back in the day x ❤️
@richardwigley4942 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks ❤️
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
You’re welcome!
@musik102 2 жыл бұрын
I loved him in "Miracle in Soho" in which he played the ultimate "Jack the Lad". A terrific film with a great cast.
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
Oh!!!! I haven’t seen that! I’ll look out for it - or at least I don’t think I have - I’m such an avid vintage film watcher I sometimes lose track!
@robertsouthernsouthern5524 2 жыл бұрын
Nice video loved John Gregson in holly and the ivy Christmas classic
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! John Gregson was so talented and charismatic!
@joanne26 2 жыл бұрын
John Gregson was cast in so many wonderful British Films which I have watched over the last 40 years on TV I have also been watching him in a TV series called Gideon’s Way from 1964-1966 So many other wonderful well known actors appeared as well 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🏴
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
Yes!!! He was in many magnificent films! I’m a HUGE fan of Gideon’s Way - that and also Alfred Burke in Public Eye! I watch them over and over 🤭 xxx
@joanne26 2 жыл бұрын
@@BeautifulBadandBizarre Alfred in Public Eye I used to watch And I used to watch him in Enemy At the Door He was born in 1918 slightly older than John A time when both the BBC and ITV were at the top of their game Sadly not now and I say to myself where have all these years gone 🏴🏴🏴
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
@@joanne26 I couldn’t agree with you more!!!! It’s why I’m so happy to live in the past 🤭 I’ve honestly lost count of the amount of times I’ve re-watched those shows and still enjoy watching them! Although annoyingly a few episodes are lost/missing - I have to thank Talking Pictures for everything they do to keep these programmes in the public eye (excuse the pun lol) xxx
@Staggercfc 11 ай бұрын
Great in Gideon's Way. Finished binge-watching all the episodes two days ago.
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 11 ай бұрын
Ohhhhhh!!!! one of my absolute FAVOURITES! I watch Gideon's Way on repeat - that and Public Eye with Alfred Burke as Frank Marker - totally love them! x thank you for watching the video! x
@herby4215 Жыл бұрын
I remember him in that film seen it many times
@BeautifulBadandBizarre Жыл бұрын
Me too - I’ve watched most of his films several times over lol he was great actor x
@johnrees 2 жыл бұрын
He was indeed a great actor and family man ......... back in the 1970s i met Dinah Sheridan who told me how much she liked and admired John when they appeared together in the film Genevieve back in the early 1950s.......... ps Gideons Way is currently being shown on the tv channel Talking Pictures here in the UK............ and it`s still stand up after all these years i remember seeing it on ITV back in 1964 / 1965.
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your comment! John Gregson was without doubt simply one of the best! You met Dinah Sheridan? Oh my word! I love her too! I would have loved to have met her! Talking Pictures is my favourite TV channel! Nothing beats it and I agree - Gideon’s Way definitely still stands up today as a brilliant TV series!
@johnrees 2 жыл бұрын
@@BeautifulBadandBizarre I not only met and talked with Dinah Sheridan but got her autograph as well and somebody took a great picture of us both one film we talked about was one she made with George Formby as a young actress .......... we both agreed Formby`s wife Berilyn was a nasty bit of work ....... ps Here`s another name to ponder over i met and spoke to that superb Hollywood actor the much missed ...... James Stewart .......... and again he was a delight to speak to....... have his autograph as well plus some pictures i took of him back in the mid 1970s.
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
I’m going to be honest… I’m jealous 🤣 I’d have loved her autograph and to have met her! She was so beautiful - I can remember watching her lovely daughter Jenny presenting ‘Magpie’ years ago - she was stunning and so much like her mum! Still is actually! NOW… Jimmy Stewart!!!! What an actor!!!! I think I would have just frozen in total awe! My favourite Christmas movie is ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ I met Don Murray a few years back (Marilyn’s Co-star in Bus Stop) he was at an event I was at in Hollywood - but I was star struck and couldn’t say a word 🤣 my friend had a pic with him but I just couldn’t - I’ve never been that bad before! I’ve heard about George’s wife 🤭 she was quite a character by all accounts!
@blissful179 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for yet another fascinating insight. I lived in Shepperton too up until I was one!
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
You’re so welcome!!! Shepperton is lovely!
@herby4215 Жыл бұрын
I used live in hounslow shepperton studio wasn't far away
@BeautifulBadandBizarre Жыл бұрын
I would have loved to have seen inside Shepperton back in the day when all of those marvellous actors were working there!
@herby4215 Жыл бұрын
@@BeautifulBadandBizarre there was even twichenham studios
@markwalker4219 2 жыл бұрын
Always a stoic figure in films . Someone you could rely on . I liked him in scott of the antarctic and the
@markwalker4219 2 жыл бұрын
The wonderful genevieve
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
I agree entirely! He was a wonderful charismatic actor - not sure who his present day equivalent could be? Not even sure there is one!
@markwalker4219 2 жыл бұрын
I think he was off his time. Might be considered old fashioned now but I think that
@markwalker4219 2 жыл бұрын
That was part of there charm..
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
This is why I love living in the past! There definitely is a charm about old films and actors - There is a lot that’s good about the present - but the old films are truly hard to beat!
@michaeld.5699 2 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
❤️
@richardking6066 Жыл бұрын
Could this be Sunbury-on-Thames by any chance? If so, I might be able to pay a visit myself...
@BeautifulBadandBizarre Жыл бұрын
It is!!! It’s not far from where John lived - but I believe the family home was sold a while back now.
@bertiewooster3326 2 жыл бұрын
Headstone is neglected the family doesn't care your dead your gone goodbye.
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
I don't think that's the case - His wife is in her late 90s and still living but she no longer lives close by to the cemetery and I doubt even if she did, that she is physically able to do anything about it - Also, I think there is something quite lovely about stones ageing - but that's just my opinion.
@jackieporter5323 Жыл бұрын
Very churlish comment to make!
@SuperBluegirl2 2 жыл бұрын
Chayley!!!!!
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
Best film ever 🤭🤭🤭🤣
@Blaggard Жыл бұрын
Can't hardly hear her. couldn't finish it.
@robertallmark248 Жыл бұрын
Titfield thunderbolt as the squire
@BeautifulBadandBizarre Жыл бұрын
❤️❤️❤️
@stephenchappell7512 2 жыл бұрын
Fans of John Gregson will enjoy this episode of the ATV series Espionage featuring a young Dennis Hopper kzfaq.info/get/bejne/prRdm5aIp-CVdIk.html
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
Ohhh! Patricia Neal was in that! Brilliant!
@degsbabe Жыл бұрын
Isn't it amazing all these high powered actors and directors produce such high powered nonsense , and all i would prefer to see is.... ..Genevieve
@BeautifulBadandBizarre Жыл бұрын
Yes Genevieve was fabulous! ❤️
@jonathansteele9457 2 жыл бұрын
Pity the family would not clean their fathers white marble bible as it would come up like new again
@BeautifulBadandBizarre 2 жыл бұрын
I know what you mean but in a way I'm quite conflicted as I think the aged stone looks really nice too - there's something pretty about the natural way it ages but I do agree it's difficult to see what's written on the stone and that's a real shame!
@Voxac100b 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed on that
@FiveLiver Жыл бұрын
The Talking Pictures interview with his family is here: www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Remembering-John-Gregson?id=8e23e91d-42c4-41fd-b0b1-cc3e347dce8d You have to register but it's free.
@BeautifulBadandBizarre Жыл бұрын
I’m already registered - I LOVE Talking Pictures! Also love this interview! Thank you so much for sharing the link!
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